The fastest typists in the world the year was 1985, when barbara blackburn became listed in the gui. The fastest abc typer ever recorded in the world most facts. The fastest verified typing speed in history appears to have been achieved by stella pajunasgarnand, also from chicago, at 216 words per minute, in 1946 in one minute on an ibm electric typewriter. This man holds the guinness world record for fastest typing court reporter. The idea for the guinness book of world records came out of an argument sir hugh beaver, managing director of the guinness brewery, had on a. We work with leading global brands and businesses to break world records as part of. Jnu staffer vinod kumar does not just punch in numbers at the universitys. One can evaluate individual typing speed by taking a test online before applying to these positions.
Who and what speed is the fastest touch typist in the. Mohammed khurshid hussain, 23, wrote a 103character sentence in just 47 seconds after practicing his technique for six hours a. He has earned a place in the india book of records for typing all the 26 letters in alphabetical order without spaces in 2. The highest typing speed ever recorded was 216 words per minute wpm, set by stella pajunas in 1946, using an ibm electric typewriter. Barbara blackburn of salem, oregon maintained a speed of 150 wpm for 50 min 37,500 key strokes and attained a speed of 170 wpm using the dvorak simplified keyboard dsk system. Swype user sets guinness world record for texting speed. According to wikipedia as of 2005, writer barbara blackburn was the fastest alphanumerical english language typist in the world, according to the guinness book of world records. Word flow with shape writing, the same microsoft research. Khurshid hussain sets guinness world record typing sentence with nose. Snapkeys world record is an app that introduces users to another alternative to the standard qwerty keyboard layout dubbed 2i, but adds a twist to mobile typing. Arttu who previously held the guinness world record for sms texting in 2001 finished typing a 55 word text on his treo 650 using only one hand and one thumb in 2 minutes 22. The guinness world record for ipad typing speed has been. Has there ever been a record for typing how many words per.
See more ideas about guinness book, world records and guinness. Jnu staffer has 4 guinness book records for typing skills. The fastest typing speed ever, 216 words per minute, was achieved by stella pajunasgarnand from chicago in 1946 in one minute on an ibm electric. The guinness book of world records notes that the fastest typing speed is held by barbara blackburn, who peaked at a top wpm speed of 212 in 2005. The 23yearold man from india has previously been in the guinness book of world records for typing the entire english alphabet using fingers this time in 3. Many people have asked him those questions and here are his answers. Using the dvorak simplified keyboard, she has maintained 150 words per minute wpm for 50 minutes, and 170 wpm for shorter periods. What does this champion speed writer say about reading back. The razortoothed piranhas of the genera serrasalmus and pygocentrus are the.
An average typist can achieve about 30 to 45 wpm usually the minimum required for dispatch positions and other typing data entry jobs. There is also a speed level at which every student and reporter can, on average, transcribe that speed and usually get a score of 95% or better. Michael shestov types in 27 languages with speeds reaching. Speed typing online provides six different test round times. Fleksy breaks the guinness world record for fastest. Kursheed hussain set the world record for typing the alphabet with spaces between each letter, managing to clock a time of 3. Weirdest guinness world record holders guinness world. Gaurav sharma appeared relaxed but focused in his purple hoodie on january 16, 2014. The fastest typing speed ever, 216 words per minute, was achieved by stella pajunasgarnand from chicago in 1946 in one minute on an ibm electric using the qwerty key layout. Techie now aiming for the guinness in record typing speed the. Natalie set the world record while a student at the compucollege school of business. As of 2005, writer barbara blackburn was the fastest english language typist in. Though this record is not recognized by guinness because it wasnt monitored by their team. And, today, we have sean wrona, popular for his incredible typing speed.
Man sets new guinness world record for typing with his. Wrona has also unofficially beaten blackburns endurance typing record by maintaining a speed of 174 wpm over a 50minute duration. Man makes a new guinness world record for fastest typing. According to the guinness book of world records, barbara blackburn, with an amazing top speed of 212 words per minute wpm, is the fastest ever. Just a few decades ago, typing was considered the special talent required for stenographers of courtrooms. Torres typed the following paragraph using facial motioncapture technology. Using the dvorak simplified keyboard, she maintained 150 wpm for 50 minutes, and 170 wpm for shorter periods. Man sets world record for speed typing with his nose.
Typing on the ipads keyboard not the actual guinness world record attempt apple just months ahead of when apple is set to make tweaks to the software keyboard that ships with its ipad, the. Do you know who the fastest typist in the world is. Test your keyboarding and typing speed online free. The improvements we made to the core of fleksy the fleksy engine go beyond prediction to deliver the fastest and most comfortable typing. Mark kislingbury, the setter of the guinness world record of 360 words per minute with 97. Michael shestov sets a new world record of fast and errorfree typing on pc. Words per minute, commonly abbreviated wpm sometimes uppercased wpm, is a measure of words processed in a minute, often used as a measurement of the speed of typing. Hopefully in the next few years i can break it by typing 370 or 380 words per minute, kislingbury said.
The fastest typist in the world once typed 216 words in one minute click here for wikipedia proof. Guinness book of world records barbara blackburn holds the title for being the fastest typist in the world. Advanced typists generally are expected to operate at typing speeds above 60 wpm. Watch guinness book of world records cell phone typing speed techonology stats iphoneguide on dailymotion. Using the dvorak simplified keyboard, she has maintained 150 wpm for 50 minutes, 170 wpm for shorter periods of time, and has been clocked at a peak speed of 212 wpm.
The year was 1985, when barbara blackburn became listed in the guinness book of world records for her speed of 170 wpm. What is the record for the fastest typing in words per. Smartphone typing speed on average is only 25% slower than keyboards capcom showcase mega man 11. Funnily enough, on his official guinness book of world records page.
Unfortunately, guiness does not keep speed typing records. Guinness book of world records cell phone typing speed techonology stats. To support our new guinness world record speed, weve released the best fleksy yet for both android and ios. Teen breaks guinness world record for fastest texting. In 1985, barbara blackburn became a guinness book record holder for her speed of 170 words per minute wpm, with an average speed of 150 wpm for 50 minutes.
Treo 650 sets new speedtyping guinness world record. Texting speed records were previously all encompassing. Males tend to type faster than females, averaging 43 wpm words per. The fastest typing speed ever, 216 words in one minute, was achieved by stella pajunas in 1946 on an ibm electric. As of 2005, barbara blackburn is the fastest typist in the world, according to the guinness book of world records. Fastest time to type using one finger guinness world records. What would you consider a slow, good, and fast typing speed. That nearly perfectly level, lets call that your realtime speed.
New app snapkeys world record uses innovative keyboard. The highest typing speed ever recorded was 216 words per minute wpm, set. The numeric entry or 10 key speed is a measure of ones ability to manipulate the numeric keypad found on most modern separate computer keyboards. He has hit 256 wpm at the ultimate typing championship. Why your typing means youre probably not up to the job. Being a guinness book of world records record holder is quite an honor for mark, whos from. The fastest typing speed on an alphanumeric keyboard, 216 words in one minute, was achieved by stella pajunas in 1946 on an ibm electric. As far as the fastest typers in the world go, check out the following site.
Funnily enough, on his official guinness book of world record s page, there are several people claiming to be faster than him. Currently, the fastest english language typist is barbara blackburn, who reached a peak typing. Barbara blackburn, the worlds fastest typist amf typing. Microsoft brings worlds fastest texting to windows phone. Although you may not yet be able to beat stella pajunasgarnands 1946 world record, you can still improve your typing speed with a few simple tec. My dream is to break the guinness world records for typing the alphabet with spaces, which currently stands at 3. Why your typing means youre probably not up to the job less than half of britons hit the 50 words per minute typing speed seen as minimum for work. The guinness world record for the fastest typing speed on an ipad has been broken. Sean wrona set another record at the ultimate typing championship with a speed of 256 wpm. Techie now aiming for the guinness in record typing speed. Japans chitetsu watanabe confirmed as the worlds oldest man living at 112 years old. The new record of the fastest abc typer was taken by barbara blackburn in 2005.