Daily Steps Percentile Calculator
See how your daily steps compares with a relevant reference population.
Shreves et al., Step Counts and Stepping Intensity Among U.S. Adults
Wrist accelerometry over seven days in 8,762 adults. Mean: 8,818 steps/day (95% CI 8,676–8,961). Published threshold shares: 48.6% of adults under 60 reached 9,000 steps; 44.8% of adults 60+ reached 7,000.
What this calculator measures
See how your daily steps compares with a relevant reference population. The comparison uses the reference population and evidence identified on this page.
How to interpret your result
A percentile describes the approximate percentage of the stated reference population with a lower value. When a source supports only categories, medians, or averages, Humanlytic shows that broader comparison instead of inventing an exact percentile.
How this works
Evidence quality
Direct published benchmarks
Method
Humanlytic compares the entered step count with the paper’s age-specific threshold: 9,000 steps/day for adults under 60 or 7,000 for adults 60 and older. The paper reports that 48.6% and 44.8%, respectively, met those thresholds. Without a full distribution, no exact percentile is generated.
Data source
Shreves et al. — Step Counts and Stepping Intensity Among U.S. Adults, NHANES 2011–2014
Limitations
The study reports a mean and the shares meeting age-specific step thresholds, not a complete step-count percentile distribution. Humanlytic therefore reports only the supported side of the documented threshold and does not invent a curve.