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 (46+3)	# of POVs (623)	% of Total POVs	Word Count (1,333,216)	% of Word Count
Adolin Kholin	47	7.54%	72,371	5.43%
Shalash	4	0.64%	1,193	0.09%
Axies the Collector	1	0.16%	2,100	0.16%
Balat Davar	1	0.16%	1,344	0.10%
Baxil	1	0.16%	1,267	0.10%
Cenn	1	0.16%	4,510	0.34%
Dalinar Kholin	92	14.77%	211,759	15.88%
Dalinar Kholin (flashback)	15	2.41%	47,274	3.55%
Ellista	1	0.16%	1,959	0.15%
Eshonai	7	1.12%	17,896	1.34%
Gaz	2	0.32%	1,447	0.11%
Geranid	1	0.16%	1,446	0.11%
Hauka	1	0.16%	2,087	0.16%
Ishikk	1	0.16%	2,058	0.15%
Jasnah Kholin	9	1.44%	12,562	0.94%
Kaladin	144	23.11%	326,480	24.49%
Kaladin (flashback)	11	1.77%	39,902	2.99%
Kalak	1	0.16%	1,290	0.10%
Kaza	1	0.16%	3,207	0.24%
Lhan	1	0.16%	2,549	0.19%
Lift	24	3.85%	51,159	3.84%
Lopen	12	1.93%	17,891	1.34%
Mem	1	0.16%	1,185	0.09%
Meridas Amaram	1	0.16%	1,141	0.09%
Moash	9	1.44%	12,993	0.97%
Navani Kholin	10	1.61%	13,426	1.01%
Nikli	1	0.16%	892	0.07%
Palona	1	0.17%	398	0.03%
Puuli	1	0.17%	819	0.06%
Renarin Kholin	7	1.18%	2,898	0.23%
Rlain	1	0.17%	2,872	0.22%
Rock	1	0.17%	7,782	0.61%
Rysn Ftori	20		52,828
Shallan Davar	119	20.03%	297,288	23.28%
Shallan Davar (flashback)	9	1.52%	22,276	1.74%
Sheler	1	0.17%	878	0.07%
Sigzil	1	0.17%	3,987	0.31%
Skar	1	0.17%	4,448	0.35%
Szeth-son-son-Vallano	20	3.37%	32,006	2.51%
Talenel	1	0.17%	915	0.07%
Taravangian	4	0.67%	13,683	1.07%
Teft	10	1.68%	6,601	0.52%
Torol Sadeas	5	0.84%	4,840	0.38%
Venli	14	2.36%	14,221	1.11%
Wit	3	0.51%	5,391	0.42%
Yalb	1		1,395
Yanagawn	1	0.17%	882	0.07%
Ym	1	0.17%	2,986	0.23%
Zahel	1	0.17%	434	0.03%

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	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	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	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 (56,282)	% of Word Count
Rysn	17	58.62%	38,317	68.08%
Lopen	10	34.48%	15,678	27.86%
Nikli	1	3.45%	892	1.58%
Yalb	1	3.45%	1,395	2.48%

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