What Your Speed Means Based on studies of average adult readers, here are some basic speed categories: 1 out of 2 adults can read 200 WPM (“average” readers) 1 out of 10 adults can read 300 WPM (“good” readers) 1 out of 100 adults can read 400 WPM (“fast” readers) 1 out of 1,000 adults can read 600 WPM (“speed” readers)
