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How Big Is the Titanic?

The Titanic is about 883 ft (269 m) long. That is about 157 times as long as the average man is tall. The famous ocean liner that sank in 1912.

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How big is the Titanic compared to the average man?

The Titanic is about 157 times as long as the average man is tall. The Titanic is 157× the size of the average man: about 157 average men lined up would match it.

Titanic size facts

The Titanic was 269 meters (882 ft) long.
It was the largest ship afloat when it was launched.
Its funnels rose about 53 meters above the bottom of the keel.

How does the Titanic compare to other things?

The Titanic next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Titanic
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	5.18 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	47,400× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	32.9× bigger
CN Tower	1,815 ft (553 m)	933 ft (284 m) bigger
One World Trade Center	1,776 ft (541 m)	893 ft (272 m) bigger
Twin Towers (World Trade Center)	1,729 ft (527 m)	846 ft (258 m) bigger
Taipei 101	1,667 ft (508 m)	784 ft (239 m) bigger
Petronas Towers	1,483 ft (452 m)	600 ft (183 m) bigger
Empire State Building	1,453 ft (443 m)	571 ft (174 m) bigger
Icon of the Seas	1,198 ft (365 m) long	315 ft (96 m) bigger
Aircraft carrier	1,093 ft (333 m) long	210 ft (64 m) bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	200 ft (61 m) bigger
Devils Tower	869 ft (265 m)	13 ft (4 m) smaller
Golden Gate Bridge tower	745 ft (227 m)	138 ft (42 m) smaller
Gateway Arch	630 ft (192 m)	253 ft (77 m) smaller
Space Needle	604 ft (184 m)	279 ft (85 m) smaller
Sagrada Família	566 ft (173 m)	317 ft (96.5 m) smaller
Washington Monument	554 ft (169 m)	328 ft (100 m) smaller
Great Pyramid of Giza	454 ft (139 m)	428 ft (131 m) smaller
London Eye	443 ft (135 m)	440 ft (134 m) smaller
Starship	397 ft (121 m)	486 ft (148 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	22× smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	157× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	169× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

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