average persons daily steps
At 5000 steps, the average American walks about 2.5 miles or about four kilometers each day: Pedometer Steps per Mile. Pedometer researcher Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke published a study in 2004, showing a wide variation in the 200 men and women who participated. 1  Men: 7192 steps per day.  Women: 5210 steps per day.
Fitbit released data on the average steps per day for each U.S. state, based on over one million users, comparing summer to winter 2012 to 2014. Overall, Fitbit wearers walked 7,000 steps per day in winter and 1,000 more steps per day in summer, around an average of 8,000 steps. How Many Steps per Day Are Enough? The goal of 10,000 steps per day was not originally determined by research.