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title: "How much does a Big Ben weigh?"
description: "Big Ben weighs 13.76 t (30,300 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/weight/big-ben/
site: "At One Place"
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# How much does a Big Ben weigh?

**Typical weight: 13.76 t**

That is 30,300 lb, or 13,800 kg.

The clock tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster; Big Ben is properly the name of its great bell.

> The bell named Big Ben; the tower itself is far heavier.

## How that compares

*Big Ben against things of a similar mass.*

- Whale shark: 9,000–21,000 kg
- Semi truck: 12,000–36,290 kg
- Garbage truck: 12,000–20,000 kg
- Concrete mixer truck: 11,000–16,000 kg
- Big Ben: 13.76 t
- City bus: 11,000–20,000 kg
- Double-decker bus: 12.65 t
- Hubble Space Telescope: 11.11 t

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## Common questions

### How much does Big Ben weigh?

Big Ben weighs 13.76 t (30,300 lb). The bell named Big Ben; the tower itself is far heavier.

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