Sedra-Stats
First of the 54 sedras; first of 12 sedras in B'reishit
Written on 241 lines in a Sefer Torah, ranks 9th
23 Parshiyot; 10 open, 13 closed, ranks 6th
146 p'sukim - ranks 8th (5th), same as Mikeitz; but Miketz is longer in lines, words, letters
1931 words - ranks 8th (5th)
7235 letters - ranks 11th (5th)
The book of B'reishit has the most sedras (22.2%), the most columns and lines (24.5%), the most p'sukim (26.2%), the most words (25.8%), the most letters (25.6%), the longest sedras in words and letters (but not p'sukim), shorter than average p'sukim, and the smallest number of mitzvot - only 3, two positives and one prohibition.
Not only is B’reishit first of the 54 sedras, it has the largest G’matriya of all sedra names, 913. (Bo is smallest with 3)

Mitzvot
One (positive) mitzva in B'reishit

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