Fact · Typing and writing speed
In the phone study, people aged 10 to 19 typed fastest, although they spent less time on their phones than people aged 20 to 39.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Younger people between 10-19 typed fastest although they spent less time on their mobile compared to those aged 20-39.”
How do People Type on Mobile Devices? Observations from a Study with 37,000 Volunteers, Kseniia Palin et al., Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 2019), 2019, Study summary.
Open the original (DOI 10.1145/3338286.3340120)- What it measures
- Speeds were measured in a sentence transcription task.
- What it does not show
- Volunteer sample, not a census.