How big is Boeing 747-8?
Boeing 747-8: 76.3 m (250 ft). Measured as length — overall length.
Source: Wikipedia — Boeing 747-8
Where it sits
Among the 14 vehicles & ships on this page Boeing 747-8 ranks 7th from the top by size. The largest in the group is Emma Maersk at 397 m, which is 5.2× the size of Boeing 747-8, while the smallest, Tesla Model 3, is 4.69 m.
Stand an adult of 1.7 m beside it and the ratio is 44.9×: you would need 44 people stacked head to foot to match its size.
In everyday distances
It fits inside a football pitch 1.4 times over — a pitch is about 105 m and Boeing 747-8 is only 76.3 m.
Walking at an easy 1.4 m/s you cover 76.3 m in 55 seconds. A jet at 900 km/h covers it in 305 milliseconds.
Next to its neighbours in size
The nearest thing larger than it in this collection is Statue of Liberty at 93 m (305 ft), 1.22× the size. Note the two figures are not the same measurement: for Boeing 747-8 it is length, for Statue of Liberty it is height.
The nearest thing smaller is International Space Station at 73 m (240 ft), so Boeing 747-8 is 1.05× as big as it. They sit in the same group.
Against fixed yardsticks
Against three fixed yardsticks — Eiffel Tower (330 m) is 4.33× the size of Boeing 747-8; Boeing 747-8 is 2.55× the size of blue whale (29.9 m); Earth (12,742 km) is 166,999× the size of Boeing 747-8.
How this figure was taken
Vehicles are listed by overall length. Rockets are the exception and are given as full stack height standing on the pad. Everything is drawn standing upright so one scale holds.
How the sizes are taken. Each figure says what it measures — height, length, diameter or elevation — and for which individual or convention. Everything is drawn standing upright on one baseline so a single scale holds, including things that are long rather than tall. Values come from the linked Wikipedia article for each item.
Read the rest — common questions
How big is the Boeing 747-8?
76.3 m (250 ft), measured as length: overall length.
Where does the Boeing 747-8 rank among vehicles & ships?
Number 7 of 14 on this site, from Emma Maersk at 397 m down to Tesla Model 3 at 4.69 m.
What is the next size up?
Statue of Liberty, at 93 m, is 1.22× the size.
What is the next size down?
International Space Station, at 73 m, is 1.05× smaller.
How reliable is the figure?
It is taken from the cited Wikipedia article and states its basis (overall length). Values are rounded, and where individuals differ the figure is a representative one, so expect small differences from other sources.