Rivers · #59 biggest of 1,014
How big is the Ganges River?
2,525 km
The Ganges River measures 2,525 km. That's about 285 Mount Everests lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 2,525 km, or about 1,569 miles.
- It's about 1.49 million times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 285 Mount Everests could line up across it.
- Walking nonstop, you'd need about 21 days to travel its length.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #59 by size.
Size comparison
How Ganges River stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Brahmaputra River
2,900 km
Danube River
2,850 km
Euphrates River
2,800 km
Triton (moon)
2,707 km
Ganges River
2,525 km
Pluto
2,377 km
Colorado River
2,330 km
Eris (dwarf planet)
2,326 km
Titania (moon)
1,578 km
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about less than 0.001% of its height.
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