🎉 I just hit 100 WPM 🎊

Publish Date: Mar 7

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As the title suggests, I just hit over 100 WPM. 😎

This has been a long, long journey. I still remember the first time I ran a typing test, it was around 28-30 WPM (spear typing, of course!). That wasn’t even that long ago, maybe just three years back.

I always wanted to improve my typing, but touch typing just didn’t seem like my thing (having smaller hands doesn’t help 😭).

Enough is enough, for a month, I forced myself to keep my hands on the home row, slowly building the habit. It was just terrible, but eventually I got used to it.

Anyone who has struggled with touch typing will understand how hard it is to get used to using their pinky fingers for Q, P, and []{}. And let’s not even talk about numbers, I was still spear typing them just 6 months back! 🫠

For new touch typists, here were my stats a few months ago for inspiration.

Share your WPM in the comments! ✌️

Shrijal Acharya

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Bhaskar PrajapatiMar 7, 2025
Over 100 wpm is seriously impressive. I am in 70 wpm category
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 7, 2025
  Around 70 wpm is great as well, buddy. Just stick to it and it'll improve more and more.
Skyler BranchMar 7, 2025

I use 10fastfingers. This is my Words per minute with accuracy
Shrijal AcharyaMar 7, 2025
Guys, do share your WPM in the comments! 🙌
Anmol BaranwalMar 7, 2025
Heavy coder for sure.

😂 Mine never even crossed 80 wpm lol.
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 7, 2025
  This whole WPM thing doesn’t matter that much. Anything above 50-60 should be enough.
  
  Anyway, you’re doing such a great job, buddy, I look up to you a lot. Just keep writing and building! 🙌
  - Anmol BaranwalMar 8, 2025
    Thanks man. Appreciate all the support I get. If you ever need anything, just DM me and I’m always happy to help. We know each other so it's never a problem.
    
    Still, I believe building is much more exciting than writing. Writing can get boring after a while yk, but the thrill of building is something else :)
    
    Every day, I see people building something amazing on Reddit.
    - Shrijal AcharyaMar 8, 2025
      Appreciate it, buddy. Exactly! As a dev, nothing compares to building. For me, the main issue with writing is just deciding what to write. 🤷‍♂️
      
      Reddit is just awesome. I just created an account there this week. Never knew I was missing so much.
Caleb (pxlmastr)Mar 7, 2025
Me personally, i'm around 60. Congrats on 100 tho
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 8, 2025
  Thank You. Hope you hit 100 soon, buddy! ✌️
Learn Computer AcademyMar 8, 2025
Congrats on hitting 100 WPM—that’s an awesome milestone! 🎉 Your journey from 28 WPM to over 100 in just three years is seriously inspiring. I can totally relate to the pinky struggle (Q and P still trip me up sometimes😄 ). Thanks for sharing your progress
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 8, 2025
  Glad you enjoyed! Thank you 🙌
UjjawalMar 8, 2025
Same 80-100
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 8, 2025
  Wow, that's great! ✌️
Hanna RoseMar 8, 2025
I'm around 100 and i'm using a split keyboard, took me a few months to get here though.
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 8, 2025
  Wow, that's a great WPM you have. I first learned about split keyboards from watching ThePrimeagen. I want to migrate to using it soon, but don't know when. BTW, how's been your experience with it?
  - Hanna RoseMar 8, 2025
    It's more comfortable than traditional keyboards to me, but it takes a bit to learn, especially with mine having blank caps.
OscarMar 8, 2025
I'm wildly inconsistent. I think my baseline is somewhere around 90-100, but I feel like my average for most things is about 120. My best on monkeytype is 165 (on an incredibly simple test). I'm also not great with accuracy :p
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 8, 2025
  120? Sheesh. What's the accuracy you're maintaining with that? 😬
  - OscarMar 8, 2025
    About 85-90%. I'm pretty sick at the moment though, so I'm a little bit less focused. Tbh, I would much rather type at 100 WPM with 100% accuracy.
    - Shrijal AcharyaMar 8, 2025
      Yeah, agree. Higher accuracy definitely helps.
Shrijal AcharyaMar 8, 2025
That's sad to hear.
Vicente G. ReyesMar 9, 2025
Bruhh I'm just at 72wpm
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 9, 2025
  Spend 10-15 mins on Monkeytype or any other typing platform daily and you'll improve for sure.
First name Last nameMar 9, 2025
I am about 65. Shrijal how much time you have taken to reach 100 wpm ? Do you practice Daily? How did you manage about numbers and parentheses etc
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 9, 2025
  Took me around 3 years to go from ~28 wpm to 102. It might feel a bit like exaggeration, but when I started using Neovim with no auto character completion like typing start and end of parenthesis, quotes. It has quite improved my symbol typing speed.
  
  Overall, to get better, just show up and do a few sentences on Monkeytype and make sure to not go for speed at first. Go for accuracy and only then speed. ✌️
  
  Hope this helps! If you want to stick to showing up, set each new tab to open on your preferred typing site. Most browsers already support this, so it’ll always be there when you open a new tab, which might help with consistency.
Peter Kim FrankMar 9, 2025
~140WPM on my first try

I used to race @jess and she'd pretty consistently have me beat
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 10, 2025
  Whoa, that's the highest WPM I've ever seen someone type. Superhuman or what? 🥴
  
  @jess beat you with this speed? You guys are something else. 😳
- Jess LeeMar 10, 2025
  LOL thanks @peter. I actually type pretty slow with lots of typo errors these days - ever since I switched to a mechanical keyboard...but my carpal tunnel has gone away so no complaints 😂
ooleeyanahMar 10, 2025
Getting over 100 is an amazing accomplishment -- I honestly wasn't sure if that was physically possible! Managed 95 WPM, so I'm almost where you're at :D
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 10, 2025
  You're almost there on hitting 100. Keep going, buddy, you'll reach soon. ✌️
Gleb KotovskyMar 10, 2025
First try in the year. I used to practice blind typing literally every day for 2-3 years. It has developed into a solid skill that I can no longer worry about

keyboard: nuphy 65
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 10, 2025
  That's a rock solid stat. Anything above ~95% accuracy with above 100 WPM is goated. I'm also really into smaller keyboards, especially 65% feels like the sweet spot.
Dhvani Mar 10, 2025
gotcha :D
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 10, 2025
  That's some insane typing speed, @knight03! You guys are just too good. 🫠
  - Dhvani Mar 10, 2025
    you'll be there soon. Good luck
Engineer Robin 🎭Mar 10, 2025
I am in 45 wpm category
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 10, 2025
  That's a great start. You have a long way to go, but you'll make it.
HemantMar 10, 2025
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Justin KingMar 13, 2025
Not bad first effort :)
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 14, 2025
  That's awesome. 🔥
Andrew BaisdenMar 17, 2025
Impressive. I need to get better 😂
- Shrijal AcharyaMar 18, 2025
  Go for it, buddy! ✌️
MilesWKApr 5, 2025
This is sooo much better than I thought
Areeba NishatMay 11, 2025
That's awesome—congrats on hitting 100 words per minute! Hitting that speed puts you well above average, and it shows serious dedication, muscle memory, and mental agility. Whether you're a writer, programmer, gamer, or just someone who values efficiency, being able to type that fast means you can turn ideas into action almost as quickly as you think them.

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🎉 I just hit 100 WPM 🎊

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