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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
27176. | Professor (fan_professor) | 60.69 | 98% | 2023-02-05 |
27177. | Amol (amolrao) | 60.69 | 93% | 2016-02-08 |
27178. | Lisa (leesemm) | 60.69 | — | 2010-01-27 |
27179. | Rhetorik (mad6amer) | 60.68 | 91% | 2014-05-30 |
27180. | carsa (carsatam) | 60.68 | — | 2011-04-13 |
27181. | Aaron (parched1) | 60.68 | 97% | 2021-02-18 |
27182. | Suryakanta (skroy) | 60.68 | 98% | 2022-02-16 |
27183. | Thuy (thuydinh) | 60.68 | 94% | 2012-09-04 |
27184. | cv (lalala) | 60.68 | — | 2010-04-20 |
27185. | tstats[abu_egila] (abu_egila) | 60.68 | 97% | 2023-09-07 |
27186. | tung (tungdcn) | 60.67 | — | 2009-05-17 |
27187. | zapelots (zapelots) | 60.67 | 94% | 2020-09-03 |
27188. | Hei (heison) | 60.67 | 94% | 2011-12-06 |
27189. | MaurĂcio (mv4rgas) | 60.67 | 96% | 2017-01-05 |
27190. | Ali (ali_thowfeek) | 60.67 | 99% | 2021-01-11 |
27191. | VonHustler (vonhustler) | 60.67 | 96% | 2023-10-05 |
27192. | Astroforce1 (astroforce1) | 60.66 | 96% | 2023-05-22 |
27193. | Chappybbx (chappybbx) | 60.66 | 96% | 2022-07-24 |
27194. | Dalu (dalu) | 60.66 | — | 2011-03-10 |
27195. | THANH TUAN (hthanhtuan257) | 60.66 | 96.9% | 2021-02-22 |
27196. | Maritimursus (maritimursus) | 60.66 | 95% | 2023-03-31 |
27197. | Funky (funkybuddha) | 60.66 | 96% | 2022-03-01 |
27198. | Juan illo (juanillo) | 60.66 | 96% | 2019-01-31 |
27199. | Tanner (tgr004) | 60.65 | 93% | 2018-11-04 |
27200. | DocileMango (mangotyper) | 60.65 | 97.5% | 2021-02-19 |
27201. | brad (bradthelad6) | 60.65 | — | 2008-10-22 |
27202. | Bao (baodn19) | 60.65 | 97% | 2023-03-18 |
27203. | JojiDesu (jojidesu) | 60.65 | 97% | 2022-12-03 |
27204. | Ismael (huerta) | 60.64 | 97% | 2014-03-20 |
27205. | Talgat (take88) | 60.64 | 94% | 2014-09-27 |
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 |
All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |