What is Human Benchmark?
Human Benchmark is a website of short tests that measure one thing each: how fast you react, how many numbers you can hold in your head, how well you remember a sequence of flashing squares, how accurately you can click moving targets and how fast you type. Each test takes a minute or two and ends with a score and a chart showing where you sit against everyone else who has taken it.
It has been around since the mid-2000s and keeps spreading because the scores are easy to argue about. The reaction time test and the chimp test, a memory test modelled on a famous experiment with chimpanzees, are the ones that get passed around classrooms, offices and group chats.
Main Features
- Reaction Time: click when the screen turns green, averaged over five tries.
- Sequence Memory: repeat a pattern of squares that grows one step longer each round.
- Aim Trainer: hit 30 targets as fast as you can, scored in milliseconds per target.
- Number Memory: memorise a number that gains a digit every level.
- Verbal Memory: say whether each word is new or one you have already seen.
- Chimp Test: click numbered squares in order after they turn blank.
- Visual Memory and Typing: remember highlighted tiles on a growing grid, and a words-per-minute typing test.
- Percentiles: every result is placed on a chart of all recorded scores.
How to Get Started with Human Benchmark
- Open humanbenchmark.com and pick a test from the dashboard.
- Read the one-line instructions and click to start.
- Play through the rounds; most tests end when you make a mistake.
- Check your score against the percentile chart, then try again to beat it.
- Sign up for a free account if you want your results saved.
Human Benchmark Pricing
Human Benchmark is free. The site shows ads, and a free account lets you save scores and track them over time. There is no paid tier.
Who Should Use It?
- Anyone who wants a quick, fair way to settle who has the fastest reactions.
- Gamers checking their aim and reaction times between sessions.
- Students and teachers looking for a hands-on demonstration of memory limits.
- People who like a two-minute challenge with a number at the end.
Human Benchmark Alternatives
- Monkeytype: a cleaner typing test with far more settings.
- TypeRacer: typing speed as a live race against other people.
- Sporcle: trivia and knowledge quizzes instead of reflex tests.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Human Benchmark free?
Yes. Every test is free to play, with ads on the page. Creating an account is optional and free, and only adds a saved history of your scores.
What is a good reaction time on Human Benchmark?
The site puts most people somewhere in the 200 to 300 millisecond range on the reaction test. Your monitor, mouse and browser add a little delay, so compare yourself on the same device rather than against a friend's phone.
What is the chimp test?
Numbered squares appear, then go blank the moment you click the first one. You have to click the rest in order from memory. It is based on a study where chimpanzees beat human adults at the same task.