# 70 WPM typing speed

**URL:** https://community.typesy.com/t/70-wpm-typing-speed/1473
**Category:** All About Touch Typing
**Created:** [April 6, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/70-wpm-typing-speed/1473 "2020-04-06T11:06:16Z")
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### Author: ![estellegunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9a140/32.png) [@estellegunn](https://community.typesy.com/u/estellegunn)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/70-wpm-typing-speed/1473/1 "2020-04-06T11:06:16Z")

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I am now at 70 WPM in typing, is this enough?

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### Author: ![ABernales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@ABernales](https://community.typesy.com/u/ABernales)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/70-wpm-typing-speed/1473/2 "2020-04-07T03:39:17Z")

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Hi Estelle,

That’s AWESOME!

Average speed of most people is 45 WPM.

Though this speed is considered okay, but if you want to stand out from the crowd, you can aim for a 90–100 WPM.

Regards,  
Typesy Team