180 g6.35 oz
A medium apple, about 3 in (7.6 cm) across, weighs about 180 g (6.4 oz); the USDA says 182 g. Small apples weigh about 150 g (5.3 oz), large ones about 225 g (7.9 oz). Up to 30% of an apple’s volume is air, so apples float. The record apple weighed 1.849 kg (4 lb 1 oz).
| Heaviest apple on recordHirosaki, Japan, 2005 | 1.85 kg4.08 lb |
|---|---|
| Largest commercial size, 48-count48 apples to a 40 lb carton | 378 g13.3 oz |
| Large appleAbout 3¼ in (8.3 cm) across | 223 g7.87 oz |
| Medium appleAbout 3 in (7.6 cm) across | 182 g6.42 oz |
| Small appleAbout 2¾ in (7 cm) across | 149 g5.26 oz |
| Extra small appleAbout 2½ in (6.4 cm) across | 101 g3.56 oz |
USDA FoodData Central, the US government’s food composition database, lists a medium apple of about 3 in (7.6 cm) across at 182 g (6.4 oz). A small apple of 2¾ in weighs 149 g, a large one of 3¼ in weighs 223 g, and an extra-small one of 2½ in only 101 g. Small differences in width make a big difference in weight: going from 2½ to 3¼ in more than doubles it.
The apple trade sizes fruit by count, the number of apples that fit in a 40 lb (18.1 kg) carton. The Washington Apple Commission says Washington’s crop usually peaks at sizes 88 to 100, apples about 3 in across that weigh 6 to 8 oz (170 to 227 g). At 100 to the carton, each apple averages about 181 g by our maths. The biggest size sold is 48, about 378 g (13.3 oz) each, and supplies of it are very limited.
About 86% of an apple’s weight is water, according to the same USDA data.
Apple flesh is full of tiny air pockets between its cells. A 2015 study by Herremans and colleagues, published in Frontiers in Plant Science, says this space can make up as much as 30% of an apple’s volume, depending on the variety. All that air makes a whole apple lighter than the same volume of water, so it floats.
The air builds up as the fruit grows. In Jonagold apples, the study found the share of air in the flesh rose from 10.6% seven weeks after full bloom to 26.4% at 22 weeks. Varieties differ too: a 2023 study in Foods found Golden Delicious the softest and most porous of four varieties tested, while Jazz, Fuji and Braeburn were firmer and less porous.
Guinness World Records lists the heaviest apple as one of 1.849 kg (4 lb 1 oz), grown and picked by Chisato Iwasaki at his apple farm in Hirosaki, Japan, on 24 October 2005. That is about as much as ten medium apples.
A medium apple weighs about 182 g, according to USDA data. Small apples weigh about 149 g and large ones about 223 g.
About two and a half medium apples, or three small ones. A medium apple weighs about 0.4 lb (182 g) and a small one about 0.33 lb (149 g).
About five or six medium apples. At 182 g each, five weigh 910 g and six weigh 1.09 kg.
Because up to 30% of an apple’s volume is air trapped between its cells, which makes the whole fruit less dense than water. Softer, more porous varieties such as Golden Delicious hold more air than firm ones like Jazz or Fuji.
A 1.849 kg (4 lb 1 oz) apple grown by Chisato Iwasaki in Hirosaki, Japan, and picked on 24 October 2005. It still holds the Guinness World Record.
Last checked October 4, 2026.
