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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5246. | Slurp (slurpburp) | 80.96 | 96% | 2019-09-16 |
| 5247. | Vinnie (vincentb) | 80.96 | — | 2009-09-25 |
| 5248. | Arma (armaggedun) | 80.96 | 91% | 2016-09-29 |
| 5249. | ibz (ibrasome) | 80.96 | 95% | 2022-01-16 |
| 5250. | Fat (fatmonkeyman991) | 80.95 | 97% | 2021-12-14 |
| 5251. | Alex (supersupreme) | 80.95 | 97% | 2012-01-26 |
| 5252. | yethaplaya (yethaplaya) | 80.94 | 95% | 2023-07-25 |
| 5253. | Allan (ajdx88) | 80.94 | 95% | 2017-10-17 |
| 5254. | Emilie (svitkona) | 80.94 | 96% | 2012-05-23 |
| 5255. | BonkRipper79 (whiteembers) | 80.94 | 93% | 2016-09-14 |
| 5256. | Lelouch (capitalism) | 80.93 | 91% | 2013-08-31 |
| 5257. | Turtle (kameiphilip) | 80.93 | 96% | 2017-05-16 |
| 5258. | Claudia (chrisjordan) | 80.91 | 98% | 2011-12-16 |
| 5259. | Mr. (dandymcgee) | 80.91 | 94% | 2016-04-30 |
| 5260. | Bleh (entropian) | 80.91 | 98% | 2021-03-27 |
| 5261. | Park Shin Hye (yipaepaen) | 80.91 | 97% | 2022-01-08 |
| 5262. | Paul (wildwhitenacho) | 80.90 | 98% | 2018-09-04 |
| 5263. | Kyle (cecil1402) | 80.90 | 92% | 2012-05-16 |
| 5264. | R (raythetse) | 80.90 | 96% | 2014-11-15 |
| 5265. | Spike (joeyseveros) | 80.89 | — | 2011-03-11 |
| 5266. | x (mxlxdx) | 80.89 | 97% | 2018-10-19 |
| 5267. | M (methawatc) | 80.89 | 98% | 2019-07-24 |
| 5268. | Eric (pakkazull) | 80.88 | 95% | 2016-03-17 |
| 5269. | Evan (anathema728) | 80.88 | 95% | 2014-07-25 |
| 5270. | Randy (wolfrayne) | 80.88 | 99% | 2014-10-23 |
| 5271. | pratyush (pmadhukar) | 80.88 | 94% | 2013-08-24 |
| 5272. | Master (mastersparky) | 80.88 | 95% | 2016-06-21 |
| 5273. | rock_hat (glitchscott) | 80.87 | 95% | 2016-01-29 |
| 5274. | Katie (zhangalang) | 80.87 | 94% | 2014-07-09 |
| 5275. | ibm model m (qpaper) | 80.87 | 97.3% | 2023-11-03 |
| 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 |