The Stormlight Archive/Statistical analysis

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This page contains a brief statistical analysis of each of the books in The Stormlight Archive. Links to a statistical analysis for each book are available at that book's section below, which can easily be navigated to with the table of contents to the right.

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The Stormlight Archive

Character (54+5)	# of POVs (851)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (1,792,008)	% of Word Count
Kaladin	194	22.8%	424,227	23.68%
Shallan Davar	146	17.16%	357,460	19.95%
Dalinar Kholin	108	12.69%	245,040	13.68%
Adolin Kholin	64	7.52%	115,851	6.47%
Navani Kholin	51	5.99%	101,745	5.68%
Venli	40	4.7%	61,107	3.41%
Lift	25	2.94%	54,970	3.07%
Rysn Ftori	20	2.35%	51,956	2.9%
Dalinar Kholin (flashback)	15	1.76%	47,274	2.64%
Kaladin (flashback)	11	1.29%	39,902	2.23%
Szeth	21	2.47%	33,749	1.88%
Taravangian	11	1.29%	23,914	1.33%
Shallan Davar (flashback)	9	1.06%	22,276	1.24%
Jasnah Kholin	10	1.18%	19,442	1.09%
Eshonai	7	0.82%	17,896	1%
Venli (flashback)	8	0.94%	17,628	0.98%
Lopen	12	1.41%	17,620	0.98%
Moash	12	1.41%	16,293	0.91%
Eshonai (flashback)	9	1.06%	14,902	0.83%
Teft	14	1.65%	11,658	0.65%
Rlain	6	0.71%	8,754	0.49%
Rock	1	0.12%	7,782	0.43%
Wit	4	0.47%	7,363	0.41%
Torol Sadeas	5	0.59%	4,840	0.27%
Cenn	1	0.12%	4,510	0.25%
Skar	1	0.12%	4,448	0.25%
Lirin	2	0.24%	4,385	0.24%
Renarin Kholin	8	0.94%	4,354	0.24%
Sigzil	1	0.12%	3,987	0.22%
Kaza	1	0.12%	3,207	0.18%
Ym	1	0.12%	2,986	0.17%
Syl	1	0.12%	2,829	0.16%
Lhan	1	0.12%	2,549	0.14%
Adin	2	0.24%	2,270	0.13%
Dabbid	1	0.12%	2,258	0.13%
Axies the Collector	1	0.12%	2,100	0.12%
Hauka	1	0.12%	2,087	0.12%
Ishikk	1	0.12%	2,058	0.11%
Ellista	1	0.12%	1,959	0.11%
Hesina	1	0.12%	1,902	0.11%
Gaz	2	0.24%	1,447	0.08%
Geranid	1	0.12%	1,446	0.08%
Sja-anat	1	0.12%	1,363	0.08%
Yalb	1	0.12%	1,361	0.08%
Balat Davar	1	0.12%	1,344	0.08%
Kalak	1	0.12%	1,290	0.07%
Baxil	1	0.12%	1,267	0.07%
Ash	4	0.47%	1,193	0.07%
Mem	1	0.12%	1,185	0.07%
Meridas Amaram	1	0.12%	1,141	0.06%
Chiri-Chiri	1	0.12%	1,129	0.06%
Talenel	1	0.12%	915	0.05%
Nikliasorm	1	0.12%	883	0.05%
Yanagawn	1	0.12%	882	0.05%
Sheler	1	0.12%	878	0.05%
Puuli	1	0.12%	819	0.05%
Lezian	1	0.12%	578	0.03%
Zahel	1	0.12%	434	0.02%
Palona	1	0.12%	398	0.02%

The Way of Kings

For a chapter by chapter statistical analysis, see The Way of Kings/Statistical analysis.

Character (17+1)	# of POVs (123)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (384,265)	% of Word Count
Kalak	1	0.8130%	1,290	0.3357%
Szeth-son-son-Vallano	5	4.0650%	17,061	4.4399%
Cenn	1	0.8130%	4,510	1.1737%
Kaladin	35	28.4553%	127,042	33.0610%
Kaladin (flashback)	11	8.9431%	39,902	10.3840%
Shallan Davar	15	12.1951%	65,810	17.1262%
Ishikk	1	0.8130%	2,058	0.5356%
Balat Davar	1	0.8130%	1,344	0.3498%
Adolin Kholin	13	10.5691%	22,634	5.8902%
Dalinar Kholin	28	22.7642%	87,401	22.7450%
Rysn Ftori	1	0.8130%	2,768	0.7203%
Axies the Collector	1	0.8130%	2,100	0.5465%
Gaz	2	1.6260%	1,447	0.3766%
Teft	4	3.2520%	2,252	0.5861%
Baxil	1	0.8130%	1,267	0.3297%
Geranid	1	0.8130%	1,446	0.3763%
Navani Kholin	1	0.8130%	1,669	0.4343%
Wit	1	0.8130%	1,595	0.4151%

Words of Radiance

For a chapter by chapter statistical analysis, see Words of Radiance/Statistical analysis.

Character (21+1)	# of POVs (178)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (398,238)	% of Word Count
Jasnah Kholin	1	0.5618%	5,283	1.3266%
Shallan Davar	50	28.0899%	125,141	31.4237%
Dalinar Kholin	19	10.6742%	29,904	7.5091%
Kaladin	55	30.8989%	124,850	31.3506%
Torol Sadeas	5	2.8090%	4,840	1.2154%
Shallan Davar (flashback)	9	5.0562%	22,276	5.5936%
Eshonai	6	3.3708%	15,053	3.7799%
Ym	1	0.5618%	2,986	0.7498%
Rysn Ftori	1	0.5618%	7,602	1.9089%
Adolin Kholin	18	10.1124%	28,895	7.2557%
Zahel	1	0.5618%	434	0.1090%
Talenel	1	0.5618%	915	0.2298%
Navani Kholin	1	0.5618%	2,522	0.6333%
Lift	1	0.5618%	10,664	2.6778%
Szeth-son-son-Vallano	2	1.1236%	1,667	0.4186%
Teft	1	0.5618%	1,333	0.3347%
Lhan	1	0.5618%	2,549	0.6401%
Taravangian	1	0.5618%	7,122	1.7884%
Lopen	1	0.5618%	615	0.1544%
Moash	1	0.5618%	625	0.1569%
Meridas Amaram	1	0.5618%	1,141	0.2865%
Wit	1	0.5618%	1,821	0.4573%

Edgedancer

For a chapter by chapter statistical analysis, see Edgedancer/Statistical analysis.

Character (2)	# of POVs (20)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (40,660)	% of Word Count
Lift	19	95.00%	38,573	94.87%
Hauka	1	5.00%	2,087	5.13%

Oathbringer

For a chapter by chapter statistical analysis, see Oathbringer/Statistical analysis.

Character (29+1)	# of POVs (273)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (454,440)	% of Word Count
Shallan Davar	54	19.78%	106,337	23.4%
Dalinar Kholin	45	16.48%	94,454	20.78%
Kaladin	54	19.78%	74,588	16.41%
Dalinar Kholin (flashback)	15	5.49%	47,274	10.4%
Adolin Kholin	16	5.86%	20,842	4.59%
Venli	14	5.13%	14,221	3.13%
Szeth	13	4.76%	13,278	2.92%
Moash	8	2.93%	12,368	2.72%
Navani Kholin	8	2.93%	9,235	2.03%
Rock	1	0.37%	7,782	1.71%
Jasnah Kholin	8	2.93%	7,279	1.6%
Taravangian	3	1.1%	6,561	1.44%
Skar	1	0.37%	4,448	0.98%
Rysn Ftori	1	0.37%	4,141	0.91%
Sigzil	1	0.37%	3,987	0.88%
Kaza	1	0.37%	3,207	0.71%
Teft	5	1.83%	3,016	0.66%
Renarin Kholin	7	2.56%	2,898	0.64%
Rlain	1	0.37%	2,872	0.63%
Eshonai	1	0.37%	2,843	0.63%
Wit	1	0.37%	1,975	0.43%
Ellista	1	0.37%	1,959	0.43%
Lift	4	1.47%	1,922	0.42%
Lopen	1	0.37%	1,598	0.35%
Shalash	4	1.47%	1,193	0.26%
Mem	1	0.37%	1,185	0.26%
Yanagawn	1	0.37%	882	0.19%
Sheler	1	0.37%	878	0.19%
Puuli	1	0.37%	819	0.18%
Palona	1	0.37%	398	0.09%

Dawnshard

For a chapter by chapter statistical analysis, see Dawnshard (novella)/Statistical analysis.

Character (4)	# of POVs (29)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (55,096)	% of Word Count
Lopen	10	34.48%	15,407	27.96%
Nikliasorm	1	3.45%	883	1.6%
Rysn Ftori	17	58.62%	37,445	67.96%
Yalb	1	3.45%	1,361	2.47%

Rhythm of War

For a chapter by chapter statistical analysis, see Rhythm of War/Statistical analysis.

Character (23+2)	# of POVs (229)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (458,792)	% of Word Count
Kaladin	49	21.4%	97,078	21.16%
Navani Kholin	41	17.9%	88,319	19.25%
Shallan Davar	28	12.23%	60,172	13.12%
Venli	26	11.35%	47,886	10.22%
Adolin Kholin	17	7.42%	43,480	9.48%
Dalinar Kholin	16	6.99%	33,281	7.25%
Venli (flashback)	8	3.49%	18,628	3.84%
Eshonai (flashback)	9	3.93%	15,902	3.25%
Taravangian	7	3.06%	10,231	2.23%
Jasnah Kholin	2	0.87%	7,880	1.5%
Rlain	5	2.18%	6,882	1.28%
Teft	4	1.75%	5,057	1.1%
Lirin	2	0.87%	4,385	0.96%
Lift	1	0.44%	4,811	0.83%
Moash	3	1.31%	3,300	0.72%
Syl	1	0.44%	3,829	0.62%
Adin	2	0.87%	2,270	0.49%
Dabbid	1	0.44%	2,258	0.49%
Wit	1	0.44%	2,972	0.43%
Hesina	1	0.44%	2,902	0.41%
Szeth	1	0.44%	2,743	0.38%
Renarin Kholin	1	0.44%	1,456	0.32%
Sja-anat	1	0.44%	1,363	0.3%
Chiri-Chiri	1	0.44%	1,129	0.25%
Lezian	1	0.44%	578	0.13%

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