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Ream of paper

Ream of paper has an estimated weight of 10.9 kilograms. It ranks #233 of 436 in the Everyday Objects category.

Source excerpt: A ream of office copy paper or what people use in printers and photocopiers has 500 individual papers. If you look at the label, the package is written “20 or 24 lb bond”.

Position in category

436 Items in category 21.5 tonnes Category average 18.1 kilograms Category median 2.5 milligrams–907 tonnes Category span

Similar weight

Laptop Computer 11 kilograms Medium sized dog 10–12 kilograms Small Dog Crate 9–13 kilograms Car’s tire ≈11.3 kilograms

Weight ladder

How this item compares with its eight closest neighbours on a logarithmic scale.

10.9 kilograms
Portable Electric Fan ≈10 kilograms Small Window Air Conditioning Unit ≈10 kilograms Standard Bowling Ball ≈10 kilograms Haast’s Eagle ( Hieraaetus moorei) 9.07–11.8 kilograms Ream of paper This item 10.9 kilograms Laptop Computer 11 kilograms Medium sized dog 10–12 kilograms Small Dog Crate 9–13 kilograms Car’s tire ≈11.3 kilograms

Weight details

Typical 10.9 kilograms
Minimum 10.9 kilograms
Maximum 10.9 kilograms
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

This doesn’t mean a rim of paper weighs 20 or 24 pounds though because they calculate 4 times the size of the papers.

Unit conversions

Kilograms10.9 kilograms
Pounds24 pounds
Metric tonnes0.011 tonnes
Grams10,886 grams
Ounces384 ounces
Stones1.71 stones

Source

1 sources
10 Things That Weigh Around 3 Kg (Kilograms) weightofstuff.com · Everyday Objects · Section: 9. Ream of paper · Article updated 2024-07-18
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Frequently asked questions

How much does Ream of paper weigh?

Ream of paper typically weighs about 10.9 kilograms, within a recorded range of 10.9 kilograms.

Where does Ream of paper rank among Everyday Objects?

It ranks #233 of 436 entries in Everyday Objects, heavier than 23% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-07-18.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb45007a4c0>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence High
Category Everyday Objects
Category rank #233 of 436
Weight position Heavier than 23% of items
Updated 2024-07-18
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID ream-of-paper
URL slug ream-of-paper

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.