Percentiles
Typing speed: how do you compare?
Median 42 online typing tests · approximate
Words per minute. Bell curve around the online-test average of about 40 wpm. Approximate.
online typing tests · approximate
| Percentile | Typing speed |
|---|---|
| 5th percentile | 19 wpm |
| 10th percentile | 24 wpm |
| 25th percentile | 33 wpm |
| 50th percentile | 42 wpm |
| 75th percentile | 51 wpm |
| 90th percentile | 60 wpm |
| 95th percentile | 65 wpm |
A bell curve fitted to published averages; every value is a modeled estimate. The slider on the main page runs past this table up to the record: Barbara Blackburn, 212 wpm, the fastest typist on record.