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How Big Is an Ostrich?

An ostrich is about 7 ft 10 in (240 cm) tall. That is 2 ft 3 in (69 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). The largest and fastest-running bird.

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How big is an ostrich compared to the average man?

An ostrich is 2 ft 3 in (69 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes an ostrich 1.4× the size of the average man. By volume, about 1.7 average man (world) would fit inside an ostrich.

Ostrich height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

An ostrich measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	7 ft 10 in
Inches	94.5 in
Centimeters	240 cm
Meters	2.4 m

Ostrich size facts

Male ostriches stand about 2.1 to 2.8 meters tall.
Ostrich eggs are the largest of any living bird, about 15 cm long.

How does an ostrich compare to other things?

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

Thing	Size	Compared to Ostrich
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	580 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	5.31 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	3,690× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	138× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	5.1× bigger
Robert Wadlow	8 ft 11 in (272 cm)	1 ft 0.5 in (32 cm) bigger
Komodo dragon	8 ft 6 in (260 cm) long	7.9 in (20 cm) bigger
Sultan Kösen	8 ft 3 in (251 cm)	4.3 in (11 cm) bigger
Polar bear	8 ft 2 in (250 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Bigfoot	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	0 pm smaller
Horse	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Bull shark	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Manute Bol	7 ft 7 in (231 cm)	3.5 in (9 cm) smaller
Yao Ming	7 ft 6 in (229 cm)	4.3 in (11 cm) smaller
Victor Wembanyama	7 ft 4 in (224 cm)	6.3 in (16 cm) smaller
Shaquille O'Neal	7 ft 1 in (216 cm)	9.4 in (24 cm) smaller
Rumeysa Gelgi	7 ft 1 in (215 cm)	9.8 in (25 cm) smaller
André the Giant	7 ft 0 in (213 cm)	11 in (27 cm) smaller
Kevin Durant	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)	11 in (29 cm) smaller
LeBron James	6 ft 9 in (206 cm)	1 ft 1.5 in (34 cm) smaller
Cooper Flagg	6 ft 9 in (206 cm)	1 ft 1.5 in (34 cm) smaller
Brian Shaw	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	1 ft 2.5 in (37 cm) smaller
Peter the Great	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	1 ft 2.5 in (37 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	2 ft 3 in (69 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	2 ft 8 in (81 cm) 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: Ostrich by Ferran Sayol. See credits.