The world of typing has changed. In the 1970s, every business had rooms full of secretaries whose job it was to type letters that had been hand-written. They were copying the writing into a more readable format. In the early 1980s, the personal computer became a common office machine.
—from Keyboarding Made Simple (1985), a book by Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20248. | anson (76gor) | 71.17 | 97% | 2012-06-08 |
| 20249. | Przemek (yokometal) | 71.17 | 94% | 2015-10-16 |
| 20250. | KENNETTE (kennshinn) | 71.17 | 92% | 2016-10-16 |
| 20251. | Freddy (insanefreddy926) | 71.17 | 91% | 2011-05-07 |
| 20252. | Nicky (nickymaze) | 71.16 | 98% | 2014-05-01 |
| 20253. | SlowAF (alec5001) | 71.16 | 98% | 2023-07-20 |
| 20254. | Eric (lostinvoid) | 71.16 | 97% | 2021-05-17 |
| 20255. | prairie2022 (prairie) | 71.16 | 97% | 2022-07-04 |
| 20256. | Michael (magic_michael) | 71.16 | 97% | 2023-04-04 |
| 20257. | Josh (joshmgeorge) | 71.16 | 97.1% | 2021-02-05 |
| 20258. | Fredrik (falcanen) | 71.16 | 98% | 2018-01-22 |
| 20259. | Altair (altairjapan) | 71.15 | 97% | 2023-06-26 |
| 20260. | #jannatulfirdaus (amnii) | 71.15 | 95% | 2022-10-29 |
| 20261. | moshams (moshams) | 71.15 | 96% | 2015-01-05 |
| 20262. | Ben (benmatthew) | 71.15 | 95% | 2015-10-12 |
| 20263. | Tianqi (chentianqi) | 71.15 | 91% | 2015-09-20 |
| 20264. | Russia#1 (typingisfunfornoone) | 71.14 | 97% | 2023-08-23 |
| 20265. | Justin (justwendell) | 71.14 | 94% | 2014-12-08 |
| 20266. | zbee :] (449783) | 71.14 | 96.9% | 2023-10-05 |
| 20267. | Anna (azn11) | 71.14 | 93% | 2014-12-05 |
| 20268. | Jericho (typersimon) | 71.14 | 95% | 2021-01-06 |
| 20269. | Cyanosite (szzsombor1) | 71.14 | 94.6% | 2021-02-21 |
| 20270. | Chetan (comhacks) | 71.14 | 94% | 2013-03-08 |
| 20271. | MrGamer (mrgamer197) | 71.14 | 95% | 2016-03-25 |
| 20272. | slowasfwuck (wubz) | 71.14 | 91% | 2013-07-28 |
| 20273. | breadedsouth (breadedsouth) | 71.13 | 97% | 2021-03-27 |
| 20274. | Misticati (misticati) | 71.13 | 99% | 2012-04-04 |
| 20275. | Mikael (herbertwest) | 71.13 | 98% | 2016-06-22 |
| 20276. | Staci (stacirenee) | 71.13 | — | 2009-09-21 |
| 20277. | Qebonut (qebonut) | 71.12 | 99% | 2015-04-22 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 107,999 | 74.75 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 213 | 72.93 | March 30, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 41 | 54.43 | February 25, 2016 |
| Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 6 | 68.05 | March 1, 2024 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |