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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22002. | Szilu (szilu) | 49.39 | 94% | 2019-10-05 |
| 22003. | Matt (abundance) | 49.39 | 95% | 2020-10-23 |
| 22004. | noize (noizemaker) | 49.39 | 94% | 2018-07-19 |
| 22005. | eli (ollro) | 49.39 | 92% | 2022-07-24 |
| 22006. | Spectral (sspectral) | 49.38 | 93% | 2022-05-11 |
| 22007. | sportyboy (sportyboy) | 49.37 | — | 2009-10-24 |
| 22008. | mrigology (typerpro214) | 49.37 | 89% | 2016-09-16 |
| 22009. | BlackBeardTyping (3lack3ear... | 49.37 | 96% | 2021-05-03 |
| 22010. | PhanhotboY (phanhotboy) | 49.37 | 95.9% | 2023-05-25 |
| 22011. | CrazyCriminal (crazycriminal_) | 49.37 | 95% | 2023-02-25 |
| 22012. | anyoneofus (buidangchung) | 49.36 | — | 2008-12-18 |
| 22013. | Justice (gumbol) | 49.36 | 94% | 2013-11-25 |
| 22014. | Kupo (kuponata) | 49.36 | 89% | 2013-12-25 |
| 22015. | Neel (jydoenwat) | 49.36 | 96% | 2021-12-02 |
| 22016. | msakinom (msakinom) | 49.36 | 94.6% | 2023-10-06 |
| 22017. | Bossinater43 (bossinater43) | 49.36 | 95% | 2016-08-26 |
| 22018. | Kewal (kewal4ever) | 49.35 | 93% | 2014-04-25 |
| 22019. | Andreas (akap) | 49.35 | 98% | 2021-02-23 |
| 22020. | JC42 (joyouschicken42) | 49.35 | 94% | 2023-07-11 |
| 22021. | Irfan (irfan_is_the_best) | 49.35 | 94% | 2022-04-02 |
| 22022. | pastarishi (pastarishi) | 49.35 | 94% | 2022-06-07 |
| 22023. | Deron (deron) | 49.34 | — | 2010-11-17 |
| 22024. | Quzrin (quzrin) | 49.34 | 90% | 2012-11-08 |
| 22025. | Romit (junior12345) | 49.34 | 97% | 2021-08-31 |
| 22026. | Leo (leotong9589) | 49.34 | 96% | 2021-10-25 |
| 22027. | Sunbites (sunbites_4610) | 49.34 | 94% | 2021-03-28 |
| 22028. | Chinwendu (quickey_1) | 49.34 | 95% | 2020-11-20 |
| 22029. | goku (goku6987) | 49.33 | 95% | 2013-07-14 |
| 22030. | Jamie (jtduby) | 49.33 | 93% | 2016-05-26 |
| 22031. | Roberto (bertdellefave123) | 49.33 | 93.5% | 2023-05-15 |
| 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 |