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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8004. | _(:3) ∠) (neco36) | 73.44 | 94% | 2014-04-10 |
| 8005. | Ashley (star) | 73.44 | — | 2008-10-02 |
| 8006. | Jon (treantprotector) | 73.44 | 90% | 2013-01-01 |
| 8007. | John (greekinfo) | 73.44 | 93% | 2011-07-11 |
| 8008. | tstats[gravityhurts] (gravi... | 73.44 | 95.3% | 2023-10-01 |
| 8009. | Yousef (cleverwolf7) | 73.44 | 97% | 2018-11-26 |
| 8010. | Daniel (metalspork) | 73.44 | 90% | 2011-07-23 |
| 8011. | tstats[kaitokidokuroba] (ka... | 73.44 | 96% | 2021-10-27 |
| 8012. | Oetjel (oetjel) | 73.43 | 95% | 2018-03-10 |
| 8013. | mv0 (the_oko) | 73.43 | 98% | 2020-04-25 |
| 8014. | Vield (vield) | 73.43 | 85% | 2016-12-11 |
| 8015. | M (migrape) | 73.43 | 98.5% | 2023-10-30 |
| 8016. | xxuwutuontosimpxx (billydoa... | 73.43 | 96% | 2023-07-13 |
| 8017. | Helen (mtssh4k) | 73.43 | 96% | 2019-02-05 |
| 8018. | yuhri (yuhri) | 73.43 | 98% | 2017-09-28 |
| 8019. | Rod (compangit) | 73.43 | 95% | 2022-02-08 |
| 8020. | Evils (evils_dvorak) | 73.42 | 98% | 2016-02-10 |
| 8021. | Adam (shoelegend88) | 73.42 | 95% | 2015-12-01 |
| 8022. | Miles (eightmiles27) | 73.42 | 96% | 2023-01-05 |
| 8023. | MonyTheG (maherttv) | 73.42 | 94% | 2021-05-02 |
| 8024. | captain (fegit) | 73.42 | 97% | 2022-06-10 |
| 8025. | Jeremy (neargood) | 73.42 | — | 2010-08-29 |
| 8026. | Raido (audioplacid) | 73.41 | 97% | 2012-04-01 |
| 8027. | Periwinkle (niknik2121) | 73.41 | 93% | 2016-08-24 |
| 8028. | Ryan (_rdm_) | 73.41 | — | 2009-05-02 |
| 8029. | namsom (charliesom) | 73.40 | 93% | 2016-09-12 |
| 8030. | Tomaz (tomaz1502) | 73.40 | 95% | 2020-01-18 |
| 8031. | Liwamster (liwamster15) | 73.40 | 96% | 2021-03-10 |
| 8032. | Francisco (cdt1) | 73.40 | 97% | 2021-10-01 |
| 8033. | Bob (b0bm3y3r5) | 73.39 | 97% | 2017-09-13 |
| 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 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |