How much does a ream of A4 paper (500 sheets) weigh?
Ream of A4 paper (500 sheets) weighs about 2.5 kg (5.5 lb).
💻 That's about the weight of 2 laptops — or 4 basketballs 🏀, or 7 cans of soda 🥤.
At 2.5 kg, it ranks #3 of 3 in Office & Stationery (lightest to heaviest) — heavier than Stapler (250 g).
This is a specific, standardized product, so the weight above is an exact figure — not an average across variants.
A ream of paper weighs 2.5 kg — and you can calculate it exactly instead of guessing: area x grammage x 500.
Category: Office & Stationery
| Grams | 2,495 g |
|---|---|
| Kilograms | 2.495 kg |
| Ounces | 88 oz |
| Pounds | 5.5 lb |
Source: 500 sheets of A4 (0.06237 m2 each) at 80 g/m2: 500 x 0.06237 x 80 = 2,495 g.