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Fact · Typing and writing speed

15,468keystrokes per hour

At the online average of 51.56 words per minute, a typist enters about 15,468 characters in an hour, counting five characters per word.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

How it is calculated: 51.56 words per minute x 5 characters per word x 60 minutes = 15,468 characters per hour. This counts characters typed, not backspaces, so it is an approximation of keystrokes.

Calculated from

In a study of 136 million keystrokes from an online typing test, the average participant typed 51.56 words per minute, with a standard deviation of 20.2.
The speed in words per minute on the How We Type test counts one word as five characters long.

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The online average is about 15,468 keystrokes per hour | Yap