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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8197. | Siddhartha (carte_blanche) | 73.03 | 99% | 2020-05-07 |
| 8198. | script/script (henville12) | 73.03 | 96% | 2021-09-03 |
| 8199. | Taylor (zarr_) | 73.03 | 91% | 2013-01-23 |
| 8200. | Siraj (spidywebs) | 73.03 | 97% | 2019-10-03 |
| 8201. | Kei (azathoth4) | 73.03 | 97% | 2020-08-16 |
| 8202. | HD (hdcodecj) | 73.03 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
| 8203. | cough cough (rizwan234) | 73.03 | 99% | 2023-06-07 |
| 8204. | H (allstarhit) | 73.03 | 96% | 2022-08-11 |
| 8205. | Gus (v1per41) | 73.03 | 97.1% | 2021-01-28 |
| 8206. | nanda bakana (mutality) | 73.02 | 95% | 2016-05-05 |
| 8207. | Mo (mhuang422) | 73.02 | — | 2009-03-01 |
| 8208. | 5k m1chael (mihai03) | 73.02 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
| 8209. | Lai (lai_) | 73.02 | 97% | 2023-03-05 |
| 8210. | Just (justvomit) | 73.02 | 98% | 2012-11-11 |
| 8211. | Kera (kera77) | 73.02 | 98% | 2021-08-04 |
| 8212. | Tailer (tailerchimchar) | 73.02 | 88% | 2014-10-06 |
| 8213. | Christopher (cc738) | 73.01 | 87% | 2013-01-21 |
| 8214. | en (en_revol) | 73.01 | 97% | 2013-08-26 |
| 8215. | Dang Hai (haidanghoang193) | 73.01 | 96% | 2023-03-29 |
| 8216. | mosab (mosabreda) | 73.01 | 97% | 2023-04-21 |
| 8217. | Hans (geohans41) | 73.00 | 98% | 2016-06-06 |
| 8218. | mike (mima) | 73.00 | — | 2008-11-14 |
| 8219. | Parent (parent_) | 73.00 | 95% | 2017-10-01 |
| 8220. | Shivam Rai (shivamrai162) | 73.00 | 97% | 2023-04-21 |
| 8221. | BoBon (bonbon) | 72.99 | — | 2008-10-21 |
| 8222. | boat (boatt) | 72.99 | 96% | 2021-03-22 |
| 8223. | Michael (pigophone) | 72.97 | 96% | 2014-11-06 |
| 8224. | mdlp (mdlp) | 72.97 | 98% | 2023-09-06 |
| 8225. | Bruce (brucejamesmonge) | 72.97 | 95% | 2015-09-30 |
| 8226. | Mechanical or GTFO (keiange... | 72.97 | 93% | 2014-04-19 |
| 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 |