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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18229. | Hendrik (badbossy) | 55.25 | 89% | 2013-07-22 |
| 18230. | Owad (m00cha) | 55.25 | — | 2011-02-06 |
| 18231. | Matthew (matt15151) | 55.25 | 90% | 2016-03-07 |
| 18232. | stl (stl74) | 55.25 | — | 2010-06-02 |
| 18233. | Alice (alice_guo) | 55.24 | 95% | 2015-03-04 |
| 18234. | Lyadde (lyadde) | 55.24 | 95% | 2018-09-06 |
| 18235. | Denis (1nadequacy) | 55.24 | 95% | 2015-03-17 |
| 18236. | Jonathan (drsteam) | 55.23 | 93% | 2019-03-19 |
| 18237. | Bolt (boltxd) | 55.23 | 94% | 2021-12-17 |
| 18238. | Mars (ninurex) | 55.23 | — | 2009-11-14 |
| 18239. | Rino (rino_gitu_loh) | 55.23 | — | 2009-07-27 |
| 18240. | Dominik (aeniwon) | 55.23 | 93% | 2015-06-12 |
| 18241. | Adarsh (adarsh1001) | 55.23 | 97% | 2018-09-10 |
| 18242. | vee (andimlaikok) | 55.22 | 93% | 2022-09-07 |
| 18243. | Fugacity (fugacity) | 55.22 | 88% | 2016-11-23 |
| 18244. | Leon (leonhh) | 55.22 | — | 2011-04-14 |
| 18245. | bhanu (codingbegginer) | 55.21 | 95.1% | 2023-07-24 |
| 18246. | Alberto (staku) | 55.21 | 87% | 2013-05-30 |
| 18247. | Vincent (vminjares) | 55.21 | 87% | 2011-06-28 |
| 18248. | n00b (monil) | 55.21 | 95% | 2011-07-18 |
| 18249. | meos (meos) | 55.21 | 91% | 2014-10-12 |
| 18250. | Dashboard (dashboard) | 55.21 | 98% | 2011-12-08 |
| 18251. | aomine (aomine247) | 55.20 | 93% | 2023-04-04 |
| 18252. | Cameron (archori) | 55.20 | 93% | 2016-08-30 |
| 18253. | Van Hoang (hoangelec) | 55.20 | 89% | 2011-09-25 |
| 18254. | los (typossarevalid) | 55.20 | 94% | 2022-03-08 |
| 18255. | eric (meilaki) | 55.20 | 95% | 2021-01-27 |
| 18256. | me (waxy_candle) | 55.20 | 93% | 2019-05-13 |
| 18257. | Martin (maddin) | 55.20 | 96% | 2022-07-26 |
| 18258. | Tomara (tomara1991) | 55.20 | — | 2009-02-18 |
| 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 |