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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 956. | (chrysmere) | 105.77 | — | 2009-10-29 |
| 957. | (scimister) | 105.76 | 98% | 2012-03-29 |
| 958. | (mauler09) | 105.76 | 95% | 2014-05-20 |
| 959. | (ksoch) | 105.75 | — | 2010-05-25 |
| 960. | poke (treecko) | 105.75 | 96% | 2016-03-06 |
| 961. | (little_cherry) | 105.74 | — | 2011-04-25 |
| 962. | (linuxman_linux) | 105.74 | 98% | 2022-08-05 |
| 963. | Andoko (supertolol) | 105.73 | 98% | 2011-06-18 |
| 964. | Pertsa (pertsaonerrfa) | 105.71 | 98% | 2013-06-29 |
| 965. | (not_aelius) | 105.71 | 97% | 2023-07-17 |
| 966. | Fianchetto123 (fianchetto123) | 105.69 | 99% | 2022-12-25 |
| 967. | skurt skurt (m__k) | 105.68 | 93% | 2017-03-26 |
| 968. | (jdizzla) | 105.68 | 96% | 2016-08-27 |
| 969. | (shinymoogle) | 105.67 | 100% | 2013-09-28 |
| 970. | Domenic (g0bl0x) | 105.61 | 99% | 2012-05-19 |
| 971. | (trinidadrobba) | 105.60 | 96% | 2017-01-23 |
| 972. | (asp24) | 105.59 | 92% | 2013-11-29 |
| 973. | (gruzzlybear) | 105.59 | 97% | 2021-11-15 |
| 974. | (cmihai) | 105.56 | 96% | 2016-10-09 |
| 975. | Phish (phishphishphish) | 105.56 | 99% | 2022-04-30 |
| 976. | csnormie (nerfedcookie) | 105.54 | 97% | 2021-02-21 |
| 977. | (magicant) | 105.54 | 94% | 2016-06-30 |
| 978. | (fallenfromthestars) | 105.46 | 97% | 2015-04-11 |
| 979. | (nowaysout) | 105.44 | 98% | 2016-09-24 |
| 980. | (jbourget87) | 105.35 | 96% | 2015-11-05 |
| 981. | (nullatrum) | 105.34 | 97% | 2019-01-21 |
| 982. | (nonoesimposible) | 105.34 | 99% | 2022-05-25 |
| 983. | Krowvesc (crovesk) | 105.33 | 98% | 2021-12-01 |
| 984. | ∞ (gatewaydrug) | 105.32 | — | 2008-12-29 |
| 985. | (derekc5475) | 105.27 | 94% | 2014-04-24 |
| 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 |