What Your Number Means

With the defaults (250 words in 1 minute 15 seconds), the result is 200 WPM — Average for an adult reader. A 50,000-word novel would take about 4 hours 10 minutes of reading time, or roughly 8 days at 30 minutes per day.

Benchmarks

First through third graders read at 80-120 WPM, middle schoolers at 150-200, average adults at 200-250, college students at 300-400, and trained speed readers above 700. Match the material to your pace — technical documents are read slowly even by fast readers.