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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1606. | Ivy (blandblur) | 99.49 | 89% | 2012-09-04 |
| 1607. | Jester (cypher26) | 99.48 | 94% | 2016-09-09 |
| 1608. | Jam135k (superbluejjj) | 99.47 | 97.3% | 2021-02-04 |
| 1609. | Brandon (unisykolist) | 99.47 | 98% | 2014-12-26 |
| 1610. | Will (gt261) | 99.46 | 92% | 2011-08-31 |
| 1611. | dont cheat (glaivenside) | 99.46 | 98% | 2011-07-15 |
| 1612. | Sophie (sdw199) | 99.46 | 97% | 2020-09-28 |
| 1613. | Johnjacob (johnjacob) | 99.44 | 98% | 2012-09-23 |
| 1614. | Bao (rogeratbao) | 99.42 | 97% | 2014-03-06 |
| 1615. | Imran (imranbashirseo) | 99.42 | — | 2010-09-15 |
| 1616. | Dafort (dafpogi) | 99.42 | 99% | 2018-02-16 |
| 1617. | Rebecca (reb0625) | 99.41 | 91% | 2012-08-03 |
| 1618. | Kristen (johnnytruant) | 99.40 | — | 2010-09-03 |
| 1619. | Zein (zein) | 99.40 | 92% | 2011-11-24 |
| 1620. | swedish crabi (thunberg123) | 99.39 | 97% | 2016-10-17 |
| 1621. | Kevin (clearlynotkevin) | 99.38 | 97% | 2022-02-08 |
| 1622. | Cody (codiferous) | 99.37 | — | 2009-05-03 |
| 1623. | ⠈⠁ᵀ ᴱ ᴵ ᴸ ᴼ... | 99.36 | 98% | 2021-01-26 |
| 1624. | Grotesque (grotesquevinny) | 99.34 | 96% | 2017-03-03 |
| 1625. | Daniel (daw9801) | 99.33 | 98.3% | 2023-09-08 |
| 1626. | Paul (dettoaltrimenti) | 99.33 | — | 2010-09-23 |
| 1627. | `kf (kf_ck) | 99.32 | 95% | 2011-10-10 |
| 1628. | ProfessionalAussieChoker (c... | 99.31 | 97% | 2023-09-27 |
| 1629. | jonny (jlun23) | 99.31 | 96% | 2021-07-10 |
| 1630. | - (waynelin14) | 99.30 | 91% | 2014-02-04 |
| 1631. | rapid (rapid) | 99.30 | — | 2009-03-26 |
| 1632. | Juan (kriegarg) | 99.30 | 88% | 2012-12-08 |
| 1633. | Eru (eruchitanda) | 99.29 | 91% | 2014-01-05 |
| 1634. | helle (helleruhe) | 99.29 | — | 2009-12-15 |
| 1635. | drexel (typesslow) | 99.26 | — | 2010-03-13 |
| 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 |