The world of typing has changed. In the 1970s, every business had rooms full of secretaries whose job it was to type letters that had been hand-written. They were copying the writing into a more readable format. In the early 1980s, the personal computer became a common office machine.
—from Keyboarding Made Simple (1985), a book by Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.
Active since September 30, 2008.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536. | Doug (shangtr0n) | 137.50 | — | 2008-12-11 |
| 537. | Dylan (dr_gammaray) | 137.45 | 98% | 2021-08-13 |
| 538. | Speedy (musique) | 137.43 | 97% | 2014-05-28 |
| 539. | e (javascriptdude) | 137.42 | 98% | 2022-06-17 |
| 540. | (nextremity) | 137.39 | 96% | 2014-07-22 |
| 541. | na_qwerty (velvet_underground) | 137.38 | 100% | 2022-09-07 |
| 542. | x (managerhwang) | 137.35 | 93% | 2016-04-01 |
| 543. | jubilachi (jubilachi) | 137.34 | 99% | 2015-03-26 |
| 544. | Ahmed (nesbmido) | 137.33 | 99% | 2021-05-12 |
| 545. | COMMUNISM WILL (communism_w... | 137.31 | 97% | 2015-01-15 |
| 546. | (lieutenanttoast) | 137.29 | 98% | 2013-02-13 |
| 547. | (slicedog) | 137.27 | 96% | 2016-12-01 |
| 548. | (lqto) | 137.25 | 98% | 2022-10-25 |
| 549. | (dhnguyen66) | 137.25 | — | 2011-03-25 |
| 550. | (kamikrazy) | 137.24 | 98% | 2013-10-24 |
| 551. | Mike (emrenegades) | 137.24 | 98% | 2018-10-01 |
| 552. | brian (imfastafbooiii) | 137.20 | 98% | 2021-05-24 |
| 553. | neil (digid) | 137.20 | — | 2009-01-30 |
| 554. | (solinvictus) | 137.19 | — | 2009-01-19 |
| 555. | (shinonin) | 137.14 | 98% | 2022-02-11 |
| 556. | (kadenscott) | 137.13 | 97% | 2022-06-01 |
| 557. | (typingmonkeys) | 137.13 | 94% | 2015-01-07 |
| 558. | David (davidavid01) | 137.13 | 99% | 2013-05-11 |
| 559. | (tylerandmarchand) | 137.12 | 98% | 2011-12-19 |
| 560. | (amalgamot) | 137.11 | — | 2008-12-02 |
| 561. | (kykro) | 137.09 | 99% | 2014-03-19 |
| 562. | (cherwang) | 137.07 | — | 2010-10-21 |
| 563. | SpicyBoi (aedsman) | 137.04 | 98% | 2022-12-31 |
| 564. | (skete) | 137.03 | 99% | 2022-10-26 |
| 565. | (itskones) | 137.02 | 98.7% | 2023-09-19 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 107,999 | 74.75 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 213 | 72.93 | March 30, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 41 | 54.43 | February 25, 2016 |
| Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 6 | 68.05 | March 1, 2024 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |