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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20168. | max (supermaxan) | 52.31 | 94.7% | 2021-02-03 |
| 20169. | Ben Asam (bemarc) | 52.31 | 98% | 2021-07-02 |
| 20170. | Evan (evanger) | 52.31 | 93% | 2017-10-30 |
| 20171. | Vaj (taychee) | 52.31 | 93% | 2022-11-30 |
| 20172. | Go Broncos (hicksterman7) | 52.30 | 97% | 2013-10-28 |
| 20173. | N (typedvorak) | 52.30 | — | 2010-01-04 |
| 20174. | RYU (ryuf) | 52.30 | 96% | 2011-09-06 |
| 20175. | Telight (telight) | 52.30 | — | 2011-02-26 |
| 20176. | Sanji (kuroashi) | 52.30 | 96% | 2018-06-11 |
| 20177. | Stevie (steviewonder) | 52.30 | 95% | 2017-02-04 |
| 20178. | Zach (guitar_19_1992) | 52.30 | 87% | 2011-12-18 |
| 20179. | larry (okbutdidiask) | 52.30 | 96% | 2022-10-25 |
| 20180. | Kaleb (chillybeans) | 52.30 | 88% | 2013-06-20 |
| 20181. | noideaforname (noideaforname) | 52.30 | 97% | 2021-08-23 |
| 20182. | Jakob (xhaldx) | 52.30 | 94% | 2021-04-17 |
| 20183. | Fragobert (fragobert) | 52.30 | 93% | 2022-09-02 |
| 20184. | Meggan (meg155) | 52.29 | — | 2009-05-01 |
| 20185. | Praveen (praveenkcs28) | 52.29 | 93% | 2013-08-11 |
| 20186. | Teppo (saden) | 52.29 | 94% | 2015-04-27 |
| 20187. | Skuzzle (skuzzlebutt) | 52.29 | 94% | 2016-11-22 |
| 20188. | András (bundikah) | 52.29 | 90% | 2016-02-08 |
| 20189. | Oliver (opdavies) | 52.29 | 94% | 2021-03-21 |
| 20190. | Jude (philivey) | 52.29 | 95% | 2019-04-07 |
| 20191. | Jerry (6jel) | 52.29 | 92.1% | 2023-10-20 |
| 20192. | ditalksy (ditalksy) | 52.29 | 87% | 2016-03-22 |
| 20193. | Sameer (sameersadiq1) | 52.28 | 91% | 2017-04-13 |
| 20194. | Neil (neil_004) | 52.28 | 93% | 2011-06-12 |
| 20195. | John (johnlorac) | 52.28 | 96% | 2023-02-07 |
| 20196. | anonRED (somebody_red) | 52.28 | 97% | 2022-05-26 |
| 20197. | Kevin (kevcomo) | 52.28 | 96% | 2022-05-08 |
| 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 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |