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66percent of keyboard time
When the same text is entered, speech at 153 words per minute takes about two-thirds less time than typing at 52 words per minute. Both rates include correcting errors during entry, so the saving does not include editing the draft afterwards.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
- How it is calculated
- 1 - 52 / 153 = 0.66, so 66 percent of the keyboard time is saved
Calculated from
- In the same controlled study on an iPhone, English text entered on the built-in QWERTY keyboard reached 52 words per minute, against 153 words per minute by speech.
- In a controlled study on an iPhone, English text entered by speech reached 153 words per minute, against 52 words per minute on the built-in keyboard, 2.93 times faster.