How Much Do Refrigerators Weigh? Averages From 55 Models

Fridges are heavy. We all know that.

But just how heavy are they? Will you be able to get it in the car, the moving truck, or even just carry it?

I was curious about this, so I dove into some research. I’ve looked up the statistics for over 50 refrigerators to find out how much each type weighs.

On average, a refrigerator weighs between 160-320lbs. This is based on data from 50 different refrigerator weights of various types. The weight of a refrigerator depends on its size, type (i.e. French Door), and whether it has an ice dispenser. (These are weights when fridge is empty).

Here’s a quick summary of the averages of each type:

Image	Refrigerator Type	Number Reviewed	Average Weight (lbs)	Average Weight (kg)
	French Door Fridges	15	305lbs	138kg
	Side by Side Fridges	10	290lbs	131kg
	Bottom Freezer Fridges	10	214lbs	85kg
	Top Freezer Fridges	10	171lbs	80kg
	Mini Fridges	10	62lbs	27kg

Those French Door Fridges sure are heavy.

Interested in a little more detail? Good, me too. Let’s dive in.

Refrigerator Weights by Type

How Much Do French Door Refrigerators Weigh?

Let’s start with the bulkiest type and work backwards. Here’s the stats for the 15 French Door refrigerator weights graphed against capacity in cubic feet.

Total capacity (fridge+freezer) is on the vertical axis, plotted against the fridge weight.

As you can see, the fridge weight increases with capacity – with an average weight of 305lbs (90kg). Interestingly, it doesn’t seem to increase according to height – that’s more of a design thing.

What does influence the refrigerator weight (as well as capacity) is fridge depth and ice makers. If it’s a counter depth model (29″ deep instead of 33″), the fridge weighs around 60lbs less. Similarly, an ice maker tends to push the empty weight up by another 20lbs or so.

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How Much Do Side-By-Side Refrigerators Weigh?

Onto a massively popular type, and the one we’re glad to have at home. Here’s the 10 Side by Side refrigerator weights graphed against capacity in cubic feet.

Once again, I found capacity to be the best correlation with refrigerator weight.

Coming in an average of 15lbs less than French door fridges, side by side models are still on the bulky side with 290lbs average weight (83kg).

Again, as well as capacity, the refrigerator depth also correlates with weight – counter-depth models weighing around 50lbs less than full depth models. Ice makers come standard with almost any good side-by-side model nowadays, so we can’t see the influence of them here.

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How Much Do Bottom Freezer Refrigerators Weigh?

Next up on the list are fridges with freezers in the bottom. Here’s the 10 Bottom Freezer refrigerator weights graphed against capacity in cubic feet.

Interestingly, these seem to be more split into different weight/capacity categories than having a linear relationship with weight.

Despite having similar height (~70 inches) and depth (up to 33 inches) as French Door and Side by Side fridges, Bottom Freezer model weigh considerably less with an average of 214lbs (90lbs less than the French Door average).

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How Much Do Top Freezer Refrigerators Weigh?

Time for the old-classic fridges that have small freezer sections on top. Here’s the 10 Top Freezer refrigerator weights graphed against capacity in cubic feet.

Isn’t a clear relationship on a graph just lovely? Capacity to Weight ratio confirmed.

Considerably shorter, shallower, and narrower than the models above, these Top Freezer Fridges come in at an average of just 172lbs.

They’re more suited to a small apartment or even a garage/entertaining room than a full-sized home. In fact, with an average capacity of 17 cubic feet, they’re only around 70% of the average French Door fridge.

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How Much Do Mini Fridges Weigh?

Last up, I had to also include the teenage / “man cave” favorite. The mini fridge. Here’s the 10 Mini Fridge weights refrigerator weights graphed against capacity in cubic feet.

Just look at those capacities – aren’t they cute? (No, I don’t know what’s going on with that super lightweight, high capacity fridge)

As we’d expect, mini fridges are just a fraction of the weight of their bigger counterparts. A weight which is best predicted by looking at the fridge capacity. The models looked at (classed as ‘Mini Fridges’ by Home Depot) contained both counter height and skinny full height (up to 58″) options.

One interesting point is that the depths of these fridges are pretty all over the place, versus the much more standard 29″ or 33″ options for the larger models.

Raw Data:

That’s it! I hope all of that data was useful to you. If you’d like to have the raw data to play with, you can download it here.

If you’d like more details or data, just shoot me a message via our contact page.

To round out this article, here’s my take on Frequently Asked Questions related to refrigerator weights.

Refrigerator Weight FAQ’s

And th-th-that’s all, folks!

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-Craig