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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20130. | shnchckn (chnsbttr) | 52.43 | 96% | 2023-01-03 |
| 20131. | Alexey (achabunin) | 52.42 | 92% | 2012-09-07 |
| 20132. | KualaKrai (kelantan) | 52.42 | 94% | 2011-10-30 |
| 20133. | Ditri (vtthach) | 52.42 | — | 2010-05-08 |
| 20134. | Pro (bestprotyper) | 52.42 | 93% | 2020-06-03 |
| 20135. | james (jameslolol) | 52.42 | 97% | 2019-02-18 |
| 20136. | Jacky (ack__y) | 52.42 | 95% | 2021-03-01 |
| 20137. | imslowaf (imslowafuwu) | 52.42 | 96% | 2021-05-29 |
| 20138. | Martin (murten) | 52.42 | 97% | 2016-01-26 |
| 20139. | nikigamer1989 (nikigamer1989) | 52.42 | 97% | 2017-10-30 |
| 20140. | tom (feelthewrath) | 52.42 | 95% | 2022-09-25 |
| 20141. | Christ (opposition) | 52.41 | 93% | 2013-11-25 |
| 20142. | tyler (tyler92) | 52.41 | 96% | 2016-02-10 |
| 20143. | (wordish) | 52.41 | 94% | 2023-02-08 |
| 20144. | Zheng_Dao (marmot0814) | 52.41 | 94% | 2021-03-29 |
| 20145. | Ahmet (imamocrat) | 52.41 | 93% | 2021-07-06 |
| 20146. | Chiranjivee (cjthehacker7) | 52.40 | 92% | 2014-05-28 |
| 20147. | ADARSH (adarshkumar) | 52.40 | 95% | 2022-09-30 |
| 20148. | Kairav (parzivalkairav) | 52.40 | 95% | 2022-09-19 |
| 20149. | Tayfun (tadakoglu) | 52.39 | 93% | 2011-08-18 |
| 20150. | Sandeep (sand_yin) | 52.39 | 92% | 2013-05-14 |
| 20151. | Goose (caitie94) | 52.39 | 95% | 2015-06-03 |
| 20152. | Jason (jasjelly14) | 52.39 | 86% | 2013-11-22 |
| 20153. | skriveleif (scoopa) | 52.39 | 89% | 2014-09-05 |
| 20154. | Arika (nhatphu1001) | 52.39 | 93.3% | 2021-02-15 |
| 20155. | R (alerd) | 52.38 | 95% | 2019-01-03 |
| 20156. | Said (villager4) | 52.38 | 96% | 2021-07-21 |
| 20157. | Gary (ensu1) | 52.38 | 89% | 2017-03-20 |
| 20158. | abul (akazad12) | 52.37 | 92% | 2016-12-18 |
| 20159. | wes (wesxp44) | 52.37 | 90% | 2014-11-12 |
| 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 |