Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times reported on a typing demonstration given the previous day in Brooklyn by a Thomas Osborne of Rochester, New York. The Times reported that Mr. Osborne "holds the championship for fast typing, having accomplished 126 words a minute at Toronto August 13, 1888."
—from Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys, a book by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22187. | bill (billwatterson) | 49.41 | 97% | 2020-08-21 |
| 22188. | Matt (concopa) | 49.41 | 86% | 2012-10-23 |
| 22189. | luke (luke29) | 49.41 | — | 2009-03-21 |
| 22190. | SlowPoke (noucs) | 49.40 | 93% | 2020-03-25 |
| 22191. | tstats[prabin_bajal] (prabi... | 49.40 | 94.4% | 2023-10-25 |
| 22192. | Sup (chickeneight) | 49.40 | 95% | 2021-03-08 |
| 22193. | StarLushh (starlushh) | 49.40 | 95% | 2021-03-06 |
| 22194. | Victor (anuktoy) | 49.40 | 92% | 2011-12-29 |
| 22195. | Johan (johlun) | 49.40 | 90% | 2015-08-25 |
| 22196. | eli (ollro) | 49.39 | 92% | 2022-07-24 |
| 22197. | noize (noizemaker) | 49.39 | 94% | 2018-07-19 |
| 22198. | Matt (abundance) | 49.39 | 95% | 2020-10-23 |
| 22199. | Szilu (szilu) | 49.39 | 94% | 2019-10-05 |
| 22200. | Ronnel (ronnel012188) | 49.39 | 94% | 2013-01-24 |
| 22201. | Sander (brumba) | 49.39 | — | 2009-06-06 |
| 22202. | Spectral (sspectral) | 49.38 | 93% | 2022-05-11 |
| 22203. | CrazyCriminal (crazycriminal_) | 49.37 | 95% | 2023-02-25 |
| 22204. | mrigology (typerpro214) | 49.37 | 89% | 2016-09-16 |
| 22205. | PhanhotboY (phanhotboy) | 49.37 | 95.9% | 2023-05-25 |
| 22206. | BlackBeardTyping (3lack3ear... | 49.37 | 96% | 2021-05-03 |
| 22207. | sportyboy (sportyboy) | 49.37 | — | 2009-10-24 |
| 22208. | msakinom (msakinom) | 49.36 | 94.6% | 2023-10-06 |
| 22209. | Bossinater43 (bossinater43) | 49.36 | 95% | 2016-08-26 |
| 22210. | Nick (lemech) | 49.36 | 94% | 2021-09-10 |
| 22211. | Neel (jydoenwat) | 49.36 | 96% | 2021-12-02 |
| 22212. | Kupo (kuponata) | 49.36 | 89% | 2013-12-25 |
| 22213. | Justice (gumbol) | 49.36 | 94% | 2013-11-25 |
| 22214. | anyoneofus (buidangchung) | 49.36 | — | 2008-12-18 |
| 22215. | pastarishi (pastarishi) | 49.35 | 94% | 2022-06-07 |
| 22216. | Irfan (irfan_is_the_best) | 49.35 | 94% | 2022-04-02 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 78,663 | 61.98 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 85 | 61.75 | March 31, 2010 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 55.64 | May 1, 2021 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 3 | 58.73 | May 18, 2021 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |