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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5004. | Sean (ziltiod94) | 81.63 | 95% | 2013-10-29 |
| 5005. | Ryan Smith (chickenhelmet) | 81.63 | 98% | 2023-05-10 |
| 5006. | tstats[barockt] (barockt) | 81.63 | 97% | 2021-10-27 |
| 5007. | Rayndy (rayndy1) | 81.62 | — | 2009-11-21 |
| 5008. | Shaxi (shaxigaming) | 81.62 | 94% | 2012-12-29 |
| 5009. | Mate (smweb) | 81.62 | 95% | 2013-11-02 |
| 5010. | chuck657 (mrstealurrobux) | 81.62 | 97% | 2019-10-14 |
| 5011. | TypingMaster. (righteous2) | 81.62 | 98% | 2021-08-11 |
| 5012. | William (feil) | 81.61 | 95% | 2014-09-29 |
| 5013. | LisaS (lisasinmd) | 81.61 | 94% | 2015-01-27 |
| 5014. | sam (bbreaker) | 81.60 | — | 2010-12-01 |
| 5015. | Dani (d33psc4n) | 81.60 | 97% | 2021-08-12 |
| 5016. | Mark (faithless) | 81.59 | 91% | 2016-04-10 |
| 5017. | tenzork (tenzork) | 81.59 | — | 2009-12-30 |
| 5018. | Joni (jonijiya) | 81.59 | 95% | 2016-02-27 |
| 5019. | John (jaifire) | 81.58 | 97% | 2012-05-16 |
| 5020. | Laura (kagnakga) | 81.57 | 86% | 2013-12-19 |
| 5021. | Brett (bretterson) | 81.57 | — | 2009-06-04 |
| 5022. | Tom (stacked_dude) | 81.57 | 97% | 2018-07-31 |
| 5023. | Matt (mdbeatle) | 81.57 | 95% | 2015-04-02 |
| 5024. | ElevenQuasar3 (elevenquasar3) | 81.56 | — | 2009-03-13 |
| 5025. | gabril (gabril) | 81.56 | 99% | 2023-09-10 |
| 5026. | Lego (lamborgotii) | 81.55 | 97% | 2020-11-20 |
| 5027. | Huang (huang_) | 81.55 | 96% | 2023-04-06 |
| 5028. | Gilbert (azulsky085) | 81.54 | 97% | 2016-12-18 |
| 5029. | Steffen (muta) | 81.54 | — | 2009-05-10 |
| 5030. | lucktale (lucktale) | 81.54 | 95% | 2023-08-20 |
| 5031. | Christopher (chrischafin) | 81.54 | 97% | 2023-03-04 |
| 5032. | Sebastian (sebaci) | 81.54 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 5033. | Alex (arandazzo829) | 81.53 | 90% | 2013-05-15 |
| 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 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |