To be fair, English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word "fly" signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman's apparel is clearly asking to be mangled.
—from The Mother Tongue, English and How It Got That Way, a book by Bill Bryson
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008. | ehe (aeronsic) | 108.90 | 100% | 2025-10-25 |
| 2009. | A Pigeon (a_pigeon) | 108.89 | 99% | 2015-07-20 |
| 2010. | T (tcubesak) | 108.88 | 96% | 2017-11-23 |
| 2011. | medD (mistermask___) | 108.87 | 98.5% | 2025-02-16 |
| 2012. | Bitbat (bitbat) | 108.86 | 96.8% | 2023-08-06 |
| 2013. | Czar (czarlol) | 108.85 | 97% | 2025-05-12 |
| 2014. | Adham (adham94) | 108.85 | 95% | 2015-08-01 |
| 2015. | Gordon (gleung) | 108.84 | 98% | 2021-10-17 |
| 2016. | ap4thet1c (alextolio) | 108.84 | 94% | 2017-01-19 |
| 2017. | mjc (artilar) | 108.83 | 97% | 2017-12-08 |
| 2018. | (sputype) | 108.83 | 99% | 2022-09-07 |
| 2019. | Andrew (mcentag) | 108.83 | 99% | 2018-07-21 |
| 2020. | korus (ikarusfilms) | 108.83 | 96% | 2016-07-12 |
| 2021. | 🍉 Palestine Will be Free... | 108.82 | 98% | 2016-05-13 |
| 2022. | Stand with Israel (wercut) | 108.81 | 98% | 2022-12-14 |
| 2023. | praks (praks01) | 108.81 | 97% | 2025-07-01 |
| 2024. | bilal (_o_o) | 108.79 | 98% | 2025-04-19 |
| 2025. | Fire (fireelements) | 108.79 | 98% | 2024-07-04 |
| 2026. | Derek (sadrobot) | 108.79 | 96% | 2016-10-22 |
| 2027. | quite fast (edonn) | 108.79 | 98% | 2021-01-19 |
| 2028. | jph (the_philippines) | 108.79 | 98% | 2016-09-16 |
| 2029. | Husky (husky_d) | 108.78 | 98% | 2025-10-13 |
| 2030. | Ante (houci) | 108.78 | 98.5% | 2024-09-23 |
| 2031. | Alexander (need4speed402) | 108.77 | 98% | 2020-05-14 |
| 2032. | Sachin (thegame53700) | 108.76 | 91% | 2016-12-12 |
| 2033. | insouciant (hhnonquit) | 108.74 | 97% | 2023-07-01 |
| 2034. | MiB (meninblack) | 108.74 | 97% | 2016-05-12 |
| 2035. | Bizz (bizatch) | 108.73 | 99% | 2018-02-01 |
| 2036. | aqibm (aqibm) | 108.72 | 94% | 2018-01-05 |
| 2037. | procrastinating (sticknleaf) | 108.70 | 97% | 2026-03-06 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 51,986 | 74.12 | April 3, 2015 |
| Instant Death Mode | 56 | 80.85 | December 26, 2018 |
| New Texts Proving Ground | 1 | 114.77 | March 22, 2015 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |