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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1843. | James (jammacbook) | 97.71 | 98% | 2020-10-29 |
| 1844. | Matt (mattlo) | 97.70 | 98% | 2015-02-10 |
| 1845. | Asdf (surfinmuse) | 97.69 | 94% | 2014-05-05 |
| 1846. | Pacific Monk (pacificmonk) | 97.68 | 98% | 2011-07-06 |
| 1847. | Jeremy (jeremytx91) | 97.68 | 97% | 2017-04-03 |
| 1848. | Symmys (symmys) | 97.67 | 97% | 2016-04-07 |
| 1849. | Yuhang (yuhang0722) | 97.67 | 98.3% | 2023-08-21 |
| 1850. | l (loch) | 97.66 | 86% | 2013-06-07 |
| 1851. | Snowieball (snowieball) | 97.65 | 96% | 2015-06-23 |
| 1852. | Eke-Martin (laahan) | 97.64 | 98% | 2023-03-14 |
| 1853. | Sid (darklordsep) | 97.64 | 14% | 2013-08-21 |
| 1854. | Ma (silma) | 97.64 | 97% | 2012-11-28 |
| 1855. | きる (kiruuu) | 97.64 | 94% | 2012-02-11 |
| 1856. | Eli (elithesped) | 97.62 | 97% | 2022-03-02 |
| 1857. | Ed (etduwx) | 97.62 | 98% | 2011-11-08 |
| 1858. | ~?A,6UC`8^:8.$B&@6qB\z[ (ni... | 97.62 | 93% | 2016-05-28 |
| 1859. | ndtn (kurachi) | 97.61 | 98% | 2012-09-21 |
| 1860. | Chris (charlie10) | 97.61 | 96% | 2014-02-05 |
| 1861. | Aymurat (iammurat) | 97.60 | 98% | 2023-03-14 |
| 1862. | Doing My Best (oooooooooooo... | 97.60 | 87% | 2015-07-25 |
| 1863. | Hilda (hildamd) | 97.60 | 98% | 2017-06-12 |
| 1864. | infinite (infinitex3logy) | 97.60 | — | 2010-02-14 |
| 1865. | Alex (thearguer) | 97.59 | 94% | 2013-12-04 |
| 1866. | Rey (reycuadrado) | 97.59 | 94% | 2022-06-16 |
| 1867. | Karellen (karellen) | 97.58 | 94% | 2016-05-12 |
| 1868. | Dany (danypell) | 97.56 | 94% | 2013-06-26 |
| 1869. | Kaiji (johnpetrucci) | 97.55 | — | 2011-01-14 |
| 1870. | Mew (mw46) | 97.55 | 98% | 2022-01-13 |
| 1871. | Jared (jrad) | 97.55 | — | 2009-07-19 |
| 1872. | Demon (demon666) | 97.54 | — | 2009-03-31 |
| 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 |