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How Big Is an Orca?

An orca is about 25 ft (7.5 m) long. That is about 4.4 times as long as the average man is tall. Also called the killer whale; actually the largest dolphin.

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How big is an orca compared to the average man?

An orca is about 4.4 times as long as the average man is tall. An orca is 4.4× the size of the average man: about 4.4 average men lined up would match it. By volume, about 87 average men would fit inside an orca.

Orca length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

An orca measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	24 ft 7 in
Inches	295 in
Centimeters	750 cm
Meters	7.5 m

Orca size facts

Male orcas are about 6 to 8 meters long and weigh up to 6 tonnes.
A male's dorsal fin can be 1.8 meters tall.

How does an orca compare to other things?

An orca next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Orca
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	186 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	1.7 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	1,180× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	44× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	15 ft (4.7 m) bigger
Iguanodon	33 ft (10 m) long	8 ft 2 in (250 cm) bigger
Therizinosaurus	33 ft (10 m) long	8 ft 2 in (250 cm) bigger
Allosaurus	31 ft (9.5 m) long	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) bigger
Parasaurolophus	31 ft (9.5 m) long	6 ft 7 in (200 cm) bigger
Stegosaurus	30 ft (9 m) long	4 ft 11 in (150 cm) bigger
Triceratops	28 ft (8.5 m) long	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) bigger
Basking shark	26 ft (8 m) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) bigger
Carnotaurus	26 ft (8 m) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) bigger
Two-story house	26 ft (8 m)	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) bigger
Stonehenge	24 ft (7.3 m)	7.9 in (20 cm) smaller
Ankylosaurus	23 ft (7 m) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Dilophosaurus	23 ft (7 m) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) smaller
Pteranodon	20 ft (6 m) long	4 ft 11 in (150 cm) smaller
Pickup truck	19 ft (5.9 m) long	5 ft 3 in (160 cm) smaller
Giraffe	17 ft (5.2 m)	7 ft 7 in (230 cm) smaller
Saltwater crocodile	17 ft (5.2 m) long	7 ft 7 in (230 cm) smaller
Green anaconda	17 ft (5.2 m) long	7 ft 7 in (230 cm) smaller
Quetzalcoatlus	16 ft (5 m)	8 ft 2 in (250 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	4.4× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	4.7× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: Orca by Olesja Bogomaz. See credits.