Basketball players
Kobe Bryant Height
Kobe Bryant is 6'6" (198.1 cm) tall, as officially listed by NBA.com.
- Feet / inches
- 6'6"
- Centimeters
- 198.1 cm
- Rank in our list
- #12 of 121
- Category
- Basketball players
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Where Kobe Bryant's height comes from
- Kobe Bryant — Listed as 6'6" by NBA.com. (official listing) View the source
This is the height in an official roster or profile. Leagues and clubs measure their players, but listings are rarely updated after the first season and some were historically taken in shoes, so the figure can be a centimeter or two off.
Kobe Bryant in other units
| Unit | Kobe Bryant |
|---|---|
| Centimeters | 198.1 |
| Meters | 1.981 |
| Millimeters | 1,981 |
| Total inches | 77.99 |
| Feet (decimal) | 6.499 |
How Kobe Bryant compares with other basketball players
Among the 16 basketball players in our list, Kobe Bryant ranks number 11 by height, where 1 is the tallest.
Their average height is 203.7 cm, so Kobe Bryant is 5.6 cm shorter than average for the group.
The tallest of them is Manute Bol (7'6" (228.6 cm)) and the shortest is Muggsy Bogues (5'3" (160 cm)).
Celebrities with a similar height
The closest heights to Kobe Bryant in our list belong to Michael Jordan (6'6" (198.1 cm)), Dwayne Johnson (6'5" (195.6 cm)), Zlatan Ibrahimović (6'5" (195.6 cm)), and Aaron Judge (6'7" (200.7 cm)).
How Kobe Bryant ranks among adults
Kobe Bryant is taller than about 99% of adult men and 99% of adult women in the US.
Percentiles are estimated from the CDC averages, assuming heights follow a normal distribution with a standard deviation of about 7.6 cm for men and 7.1 cm for women. Real distributions differ slightly at the extremes.
Compared with average heights
- Kobe Bryant is 22.8 cm taller than the average US man (175.3 cm).
- Kobe Bryant is 36.8 cm taller than the average US woman (161.3 cm).
Averages: CDC anthropometric reference data for US adults, 2015–2018.
Kobe Bryant in everyday terms
- Kobe Bryant is 106.7 cm taller than a standard kitchen counter (91.4 cm).
- Kobe Bryant is 5.1 cm shorter than a standard interior door (203.2 cm).
- Kobe Bryant is 45.7 cm shorter than a standard 8-foot ceiling (243.8 cm).
- Kobe Bryant is 106.7 cm shorter than a basketball rim (304.8 cm).
These reference heights are typical values for buildings and fittings in the US; the chart above draws Kobe Bryant on the same scale as any of them if you add them from the Objects tab.
Frequently asked questions
How tall is Kobe Bryant?
Kobe Bryant is 6'6" (198.1 cm) tall, as officially listed by NBA.com.
How tall is Kobe Bryant in centimeters?
Kobe Bryant is 198.1 cm, which is 1.98 meters or 78 inches in total.
Is Kobe Bryant taller than average?
Kobe Bryant is 22.8 cm taller than the average US man (175.3 cm). Kobe Bryant is 36.8 cm taller than the average US woman (161.3 cm).
What percentage of adults are shorter than Kobe Bryant?
Kobe Bryant is taller than about 99% of adult men and 99% of adult women in the US.
Who is taller, Kobe Bryant or Shaquille O'Neal?
Shaquille O'Neal is taller: 7'1" (215.9 cm) against 6'6" (198.1 cm), a difference of 17.8 cm.