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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
4052. | Zicheng (bin_laggin) | 107.68 | 98.3% | 2023-10-17 |
4053. | Helen (humasta) | 107.67 | 99% | 2013-05-17 |
4054. | Brian (xbjsx) | 107.66 | — | 2009-08-01 |
4055. | J (windycruse) | 107.66 | 93% | 2017-04-28 |
4056. | .... (hatesmylife) | 107.66 | 96% | 2016-11-28 |
4057. | seez (seez) | 107.65 | 98% | 2019-08-03 |
4058. | jiff (bobbymole) | 107.64 | 98% | 2012-05-04 |
4059. | Battesti (koubou) | 107.64 | 99% | 2011-05-19 |
4060. | McKenzie (mackchen) | 107.63 | 93% | 2017-02-22 |
4061. | Felix (fg123) | 107.62 | 96% | 2013-10-02 |
4062. | Cainda (cainda) | 107.62 | 99% | 2022-07-31 |
4063. | Austin (austinpenguin) | 107.61 | 95% | 2017-09-21 |
4064. | Greg (gmriggs) | 107.61 | 94% | 2017-01-08 |
4065. | David (infodav) | 107.61 | 96% | 2013-04-11 |
4066. | Nick (njcanderson) | 107.60 | 98% | 2014-06-30 |
4067. | 🤓 (ohumad) | 107.60 | 99% | 2011-09-05 |
4068. | Sammy (toucht) | 107.59 | — | 2009-12-19 |
4069. | Steve (srd93) | 107.59 | 97% | 2015-02-01 |
4070. | lowkey (ahlu) | 107.59 | 97% | 2021-05-13 |
4071. | cantthinkofusername (cantth... | 107.59 | 98% | 2022-06-05 |
4072. | Amarpreet (ampit) | 107.58 | 99% | 2014-12-12 |
4073. | umad? #yoloswag (yariyari) | 107.58 | 93% | 2012-09-17 |
4074. | Space (spacedandy) | 107.57 | 99% | 2021-09-01 |
4075. | Jocelyn (jjjones) | 107.56 | 100% | 2014-05-14 |
4076. | Jimmy (zen529) | 107.56 | 99% | 2022-12-12 |
4077. | Alex (alexjdam) | 107.55 | — | 2009-06-16 |
4078. | Dan (danphilibin) | 107.55 | — | 2008-10-31 |
4079. | B( . Y . )BS (100accuracy) | 107.54 | 98% | 2016-05-31 |
4080. | Daniel (39clues) | 107.54 | 97% | 2014-03-17 |
4081. | vroom💤 (noprop) | 107.54 | 96% | 2021-04-23 |
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 |