AverageTypingSpeed.com exists to answer one question with actual rigor: how fast do you type, compared to everyone else? Not “the average is 40 WPM” copied from page to page — but percentiles, age benchmarks, job requirements from real listings, and a test that shows you exactly where you stand.
Who runs this site
I’m Umar Attique, a data researcher. I build measurement tools and the datasets behind them: the typing test on our homepage, the percentile model it reports against, and the job-postings research that grounds our “what speed do jobs require” figures. Every number on this site has a named source or a documented model behind it — you can audit the whole approach on the methodology page. More about my work at umarattique.com.
What makes this site different
Three things. Sources: our baselines come from the two most credible typing studies ever published, cited in full. Our own data: every anonymous test taken here makes the benchmarks better — this site measures, it doesn’t just repeat. Context: a WPM number alone is trivia; a percentile, an age comparison and a job-requirement check make it useful.
Contact
Corrections, data questions, research collaborations, or teachers who’d like the test for classroom use: the contact page reaches me directly.