To be fair, English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word "fly" signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman's apparel is clearly asking to be mangled.
—from The Mother Tongue, English and How It Got That Way, a book by Bill Bryson
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944. | Michael (cobbler) | 108.59 | 97% | 2017-09-01 |
| 1945. | Lance (laance) | 108.58 | 97% | 2019-10-18 |
| 1946. | Michael (swordmanjones) | 108.58 | 98% | 2021-12-31 |
| 1947. | Jun (vegetto1126) | 108.58 | 99% | 2023-03-08 |
| 1948. | lassiS (latez) | 108.57 | 97% | 2015-09-17 |
| 1949. | Rosa (rrosie1213) | 108.56 | 98.1% | 2021-02-05 |
| 1950. | Vincent (effaz) | 108.56 | 96% | 2016-03-18 |
| 1951. | Jeremy (daddystravinsky) | 108.55 | 98% | 2020-08-25 |
| 1952. | Skai (skaithecat) | 108.54 | 97.5% | 2023-10-22 |
| 1953. | Kevin (brahnji) | 108.53 | 98% | 2017-11-07 |
| 1954. | Miku (dmtechno) | 108.52 | 98% | 2022-03-16 |
| 1955. | Toyota (websitejunkie) | 108.50 | 96.8% | 2025-04-06 |
| 1956. | Mango (mangotdm) | 108.46 | 97% | 2022-04-22 |
| 1957. | Ossi (xyeet) | 108.46 | 98% | 2020-05-08 |
| 1958. | Jackie (laserelite) | 108.45 | 98% | 2021-06-28 |
| 1959. | JustMonotone (justmonotone) | 108.43 | 98% | 2020-06-12 |
| 1960. | Saku (sample__) | 108.41 | 99% | 2025-02-24 |
| 1961. | andyTHPS (andythps) | 108.41 | 100% | 2022-06-18 |
| 1962. | Languisa (languisa) | 108.41 | 99% | 2020-07-11 |
| 1963. | Vurt (vurt) | 108.41 | 99% | 2022-02-20 |
| 1964. | Qi (whathaha3) | 108.41 | 98% | 2022-09-11 |
| 1965. | teddy (teddyzee) | 108.41 | 92% | 2015-07-28 |
| 1966. | Gary (garyboo) | 108.41 | 99% | 2019-12-31 |
| 1967. | John Kelly (jkelly_t) | 108.40 | 98% | 2024-09-27 |
| 1968. | Sock (0816seung) | 108.40 | 93% | 2016-08-08 |
| 1969. | follow (deleonhle) | 108.39 | 88% | 2016-12-18 |
| 1970. | Ryan (jmk14) | 108.38 | 98% | 2019-10-13 |
| 1971. | jonathanirvings (jonathanir... | 108.38 | 99% | 2023-04-13 |
| 1972. | ActiveUnique (activeunique) | 108.38 | 100% | 2015-08-06 |
| 1973. | twitch.tv/CGreyIce (imslow10) | 108.35 | 98% | 2020-08-07 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 51,986 | 74.12 | April 3, 2015 |
| Instant Death Mode | 56 | 80.85 | December 26, 2018 |
| New Texts Proving Ground | 1 | 114.77 | March 22, 2015 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |