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How Big Is a Polar Bear?

A polar bear is about 8 ft 2 in (250 cm) long. That is 2 ft 7 in (79 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). The largest bear and the largest land carnivore.

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How big is a polar bear compared to the average man?

A polar bear's length is 2 ft 7 in (79 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). By volume, about 7.1 average men would fit inside a polar bear.

Polar Bear length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A polar bear measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	8 ft 2 in
Inches	98.4 in
Centimeters	250 cm
Meters	2.5 m

Polar Bear size facts

Adult male polar bears are about 2.4 to 2.6 meters long and weigh 350 to 700 kg.
Standing on its hind legs, a large male can reach about 3 meters.
Under the white fur, a polar bear's skin is black.

How does a polar bear compare to other things?

A polar bear next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Polar bear
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	557 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	5.1 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	3,540× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	132× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	4.9× bigger
Tiger	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) bigger
Goliath	9 ft 6 in (290 cm)	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) bigger
Moose	9 ft 6 in (290 cm) long	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) bigger
Lion	9 ft 6 in (290 cm) long	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) bigger
Robert Wadlow	8 ft 11 in (272 cm)	8.7 in (22 cm) bigger
Komodo dragon	8 ft 6 in (260 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Sultan Kösen	8 ft 3 in (251 cm)	0.39 in (10 mm) bigger
Bigfoot	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
Horse	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
Bull shark	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
Ostrich	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
Manute Bol	7 ft 7 in (231 cm)	7.5 in (19 cm) smaller
Yao Ming	7 ft 6 in (229 cm)	8.3 in (21 cm) smaller
Victor Wembanyama	7 ft 4 in (224 cm)	10 in (26 cm) smaller
Shaquille O'Neal	7 ft 1 in (216 cm)	1 ft 1.5 in (34 cm) smaller
Rumeysa Gelgi	7 ft 1 in (215 cm)	1 ft 2 in (35 cm) smaller
André the Giant	7 ft 0 in (213 cm)	1 ft 2.5 in (37 cm) smaller
Kevin Durant	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)	1 ft 3.5 in (39 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	2 ft 7 in (79 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	3 ft 0 in (91 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: Polar bear by Tracy Heath. See credits.