What is the fastest typing speed?Videomankeid's fastest keying speed was 216 words per minute (wpm), established by Stella Pajunas in 1946 using an IBM electric typewriter. Currently, the fastest typist in the English language is Barbara Blackburn, who in 2005 achieved a high input speed of 212 wpm during a keying rate test using a Dvorak simplified keyboard. Sean Wrona sets another record in the Ultimate Typing Championship-- 256 WPM. Wrona also broke Blackburn's keying rate record unofficially, maintaining 174 wpm for 50 minutes. However, Guinness did not recognize this document as the team did not track it.
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