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What is the average typing speed?

40–65 WPM

What is the average typing speed?

The average touch typist types at 40–65 words per minute (WPM). The world record is 212 WPM. Most people type at roughly 37% of their speaking speed. Professional transcriptionists typically type at 70–120 WPM.

Source: Dhakal et al. (2018), CHI

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