Mouse
45 results + baseline
- Median
- 273 ms
- Mean
- 283 ms
Reaction Time Test ยท population data
Average Human Reaction Time
Every first attempt recorded on this page, split by input device. First attempts only, because practice moves the curve.
These curves are a fitted baseline plus 71 first attempts recorded here. The baseline is a curve, not a sample, so none of it is a real person and the counts below say so. Baseline fitted from Human Benchmark's published reaction time statistics (n=81,000,000) (source). That figure pools every input device into one number. Splitting it by mouse, trackpad and touchscreen is our extrapolation, not theirs. Per-device offsets are extrapolated, not measured. The baseline is dropped once a device class holds 5,000 real first attempts.
- Sample
- 71 first attempts
- Last result
- 2026-10-09
- Page generated
- 2026-10-10
Trackpad
3 results + baseline
- Median
- 291 ms
- Mean
- 302 ms
Touchscreen
23 results + baseline
- Median
- 317 ms
- Mean
- 330 ms
Percentile breakdown
Read a row as: to reach this percentile you need this score or better. The gap between the 50th and the 75th is usually far smaller than the gap between the 95th and the 99th, which is why small improvements move you a long way in the middle and almost nowhere at the top.
| Percentile | Mouse | Trackpad | Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 390 | 416 | 454 |
| 25th | 330 | 351 | 383 |
| 50th | 273 | 291 | 317 |
| 75th | 226 | 241 | 264 |
| 90th | 191 | 203 | 222 |
| 95th | 172 | 183 | 201 |
| 99th | 142 | 152 | 166 |
Citing this page
Not yet. This page holds 71 real first attempts and offers no citation format until it passes 200. Below that the curves are mostly the fitted baseline, and a quotable median would be a quotable guess. The methodology page explains what the baseline is.
Take the reaction time test to place yourself on these curves.