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.
Active since September 30, 2008.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36658. | winter (wintercool) | 42.86 | — | 2008-12-26 |
| 36659. | Harry (just) | 42.86 | — | 2009-03-26 |
| 36660. | prashant (prashant1847) | 42.85 | 96% | 2021-09-16 |
| 36661. | Timm (onlytimm) | 42.85 | 87% | 2017-02-01 |
| 36662. | Dan (danwest_124) | 42.85 | 96% | 2022-08-15 |
| 36663. | Kate (salvia) | 42.85 | 91% | 2013-10-19 |
| 36664. | GeneralPinkie (generalpinkie) | 42.85 | 90% | 2015-10-22 |
| 36665. | Nathan (nathantyper) | 42.85 | — | 2010-10-20 |
| 36666. | kristie (mozisek) | 42.85 | — | 2009-02-22 |
| 36667. | Anura (dehigaspage) | 42.84 | 93% | 2016-01-06 |
| 36668. | Rajat (rajatrockers007) | 42.84 | 90% | 2015-11-25 |
| 36669. | Gerald (geraldagung_29) | 42.84 | 97% | 2015-12-04 |
| 36670. | nitro (nitrocircus) | 42.84 | 92% | 2017-06-18 |
| 36671. | nat (nationalist) | 42.84 | 83% | 2012-10-19 |
| 36672. | Stayaway (stayaway) | 42.84 | 74% | 2012-09-30 |
| 36673. | Pankaj (pankaj_gupta) | 42.84 | — | 2010-01-28 |
| 36674. | Kit (kit_p) | 42.83 | 95.5% | 2023-10-19 |
| 36675. | futurefarmer (carlitomilo) | 42.83 | 92% | 2012-02-29 |
| 36676. | Renee (adyso2) | 42.83 | 87% | 2016-04-18 |
| 36677. | darshan (da4shano) | 42.82 | 93.1% | 2021-02-15 |
| 36678. | AGuyTryinToImpressHerCrushB... | 42.82 | 95% | 2020-11-09 |
| 36679. | Ashish (ashishwinner) | 42.82 | 93% | 2017-02-11 |
| 36680. | Splitslayer Chill (ikramnisar) | 42.81 | 97% | 2021-03-05 |
| 36681. | Devboxer (devboxer) | 42.81 | 94% | 2023-01-14 |
| 36682. | Adebayọ (annonp) | 42.81 | 97% | 2021-07-13 |
| 36683. | Art (exp_pen) | 42.81 | 93% | 2019-06-09 |
| 36684. | Divine (wickedlydivine) | 42.81 | 96% | 2021-01-07 |
| 36685. | Bibek (bibek_khyaju) | 42.81 | 96% | 2020-08-21 |
| 36686. | vaibhav (vbhvmehra) | 42.81 | 93% | 2017-05-09 |
| 36687. | Aslam (aslam__nijami) | 42.80 | 94% | 2022-07-31 |
| 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 |