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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897. | (bam189) | 96.93 | 94% | 2011-12-01 |
| 1898. | (xlily) | 96.91 | 95% | 2013-07-28 |
| 1899. | (deadlycz) | 96.90 | 91% | 2014-07-30 |
| 1900. | (fuzzybaffy) | 96.89 | — | 2009-04-16 |
| 1901. | (typingchica) | 96.89 | 96% | 2017-07-16 |
| 1902. | (neskonnekt) | 96.87 | — | 2009-06-16 |
| 1903. | xiaobai (superbarnie) | 96.87 | 98% | 2016-07-12 |
| 1904. | (teravortryx) | 96.86 | 98% | 2022-06-27 |
| 1905. | Timo (urmaul) | 96.85 | 95% | 2016-03-23 |
| 1906. | Cowbell (morris_l) | 96.85 | 96% | 2022-10-09 |
| 1907. | (ethan17458) | 96.85 | 99% | 2020-09-03 |
| 1908. | Benjie (xbenjie) | 96.84 | 96% | 2021-12-10 |
| 1909. | (grinaghim) | 96.84 | 96% | 2015-07-30 |
| 1910. | (jds02006) | 96.83 | 98% | 2012-06-14 |
| 1911. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (glandock1) | 96.83 | 97% | 2021-06-18 |
| 1912. | (noverci) | 96.82 | 100% | 2012-01-29 |
| 1913. | (cherryblossom) | 96.81 | — | 2009-10-25 |
| 1914. | (roemo) | 96.81 | — | 2010-12-27 |
| 1915. | (kenixx) | 96.81 | 98% | 2017-07-24 |
| 1916. | (17maxklivans) | 96.81 | 97.4% | 2021-01-27 |
| 1917. | (morticia94) | 96.80 | 98% | 2020-04-09 |
| 1918. | (deezhoes) | 96.78 | 92% | 2012-11-24 |
| 1919. | Ray Philip (jhong050196) | 96.77 | 98% | 2017-12-11 |
| 1920. | (23kuznetsovdavid) | 96.76 | 98% | 2022-02-11 |
| 1921. | Bojack (uberjoe) | 96.74 | 98% | 2020-06-03 |
| 1922. | . (qwertrewq) | 96.74 | 97% | 2012-08-14 |
| 1923. | (intheoryno) | 96.73 | 90% | 2014-08-30 |
| 1924. | (epixaid) | 96.73 | 99% | 2020-03-02 |
| 1925. | (yurek) | 96.73 | 97.1% | 2023-08-06 |
| 1926. | (ayazkhan) | 96.72 | 96% | 2016-08-12 |
| 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 |