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How Tall Is Yao Ming?

Yao Ming is reported to be 7 ft 6 in (229 cm) tall. That is 1 ft 11 in (58 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). Former NBA center from China.

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How tall is Yao Ming compared to the average man?

Yao Ming is 1 ft 11 in (58 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes Yao Ming 1.3× the size of the average man. By volume, about 2.4 average men would fit inside Yao Ming.

Yao Ming height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

Yao Ming measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	7 ft 6 in
Inches	90.2 in
Centimeters	229 cm
Meters	2.29 m

Yao Ming height facts

Yao Ming is 7 ft 6 in (229 cm) tall.
He is one of the tallest players in NBA history.

How does Yao Ming compare to other things?

Yao Ming next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Yao Ming
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	608 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	5.56 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	3,860× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	144× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	5.3× bigger
Komodo dragon	8 ft 6 in (260 cm) long	1 ft 0 in (31 cm) bigger
Sultan Kösen	8 ft 3 in (251 cm)	8.7 in (22 cm) bigger
Polar bear	8 ft 2 in (250 cm) long	8.3 in (21 cm) bigger
Bigfoot	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	4.3 in (11 cm) bigger
Horse	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	4.3 in (11 cm) bigger
Bull shark	7 ft 10 in (240 cm) long	4.3 in (11 cm) bigger
Ostrich	7 ft 10 in (240 cm)	4.3 in (11 cm) bigger
Manute Bol	7 ft 7 in (231 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Victor Wembanyama	7 ft 4 in (224 cm)	2 in (5 cm) smaller
Shaquille O'Neal	7 ft 1 in (216 cm)	5.1 in (13 cm) smaller
Rumeysa Gelgi	7 ft 1 in (215 cm)	5.5 in (14 cm) smaller
André the Giant	7 ft 0 in (213 cm)	6.3 in (16 cm) smaller
Kevin Durant	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)	7.1 in (18 cm) smaller
LeBron James	6 ft 9 in (206 cm)	9.1 in (23 cm) smaller
Cooper Flagg	6 ft 9 in (206 cm)	9.1 in (23 cm) smaller
Brian Shaw	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	10 in (26 cm) smaller
Peter the Great	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	10 in (26 cm) smaller
Door	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	10 in (26 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	1 ft 11 in (58 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	2 ft 3.5 in (70 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.

Wikipedia: Yao Ming