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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27989. | Filip (pelikan) | 39.72 | 85% | 2014-01-15 |
| 27990. | Yashwanth (warmblanket) | 39.71 | 92.6% | 2023-10-03 |
| 27991. | Saitor (saitor) | 39.71 | 92% | 2014-05-20 |
| 27992. | Erica (suzeyq86) | 39.71 | 93% | 2011-10-17 |
| 27993. | Aileen (tea19941015) | 39.70 | 89% | 2012-10-04 |
| 27994. | Spoodah (spoodah) | 39.70 | 83% | 2016-09-22 |
| 27995. | Archisle (leannejane) | 39.70 | 93% | 2012-10-13 |
| 27996. | Jiranimo (jiranimo) | 39.70 | 94% | 2022-01-02 |
| 27997. | SBTMS (sbtms) | 39.70 | 91.8% | 2021-02-14 |
| 27998. | phoenix (cun_con) | 39.70 | — | 2009-10-08 |
| 27999. | Mimi (mimzo) | 39.70 | — | 2009-07-06 |
| 28000. | Dendimon (j_a_e_t) | 39.70 | 90% | 2015-02-09 |
| 28001. | Jisu (jisu0702) | 39.70 | 91% | 2016-06-30 |
| 28002. | Khánh Còi (khanhcoi) | 39.70 | 93% | 2012-08-27 |
| 28003. | Mr Speed (mrspeed) | 39.70 | — | 2009-08-14 |
| 28004. | mars (mao5) | 39.70 | 89% | 2012-12-23 |
| 28005. | Glen (the_next_legend) | 39.69 | 86% | 2016-03-22 |
| 28006. | Chris (marti593) | 39.69 | 96% | 2017-12-12 |
| 28007. | Latham (fireking_1) | 39.69 | 96% | 2022-08-30 |
| 28008. | Wer (kami3n) | 39.69 | 97% | 2020-12-14 |
| 28009. | Cindy (jsgrammy) | 39.69 | 93% | 2013-02-16 |
| 28010. | Aaron (a_aron) | 39.69 | 92% | 2021-02-07 |
| 28011. | Matthew (mattcollins) | 39.69 | 90% | 2012-10-10 |
| 28012. | silver (mhelvile43) | 39.69 | 89% | 2014-01-17 |
| 28013. | Trolling (trollingjokerman) | 39.69 | 92% | 2017-01-21 |
| 28014. | futurefarmer (carlitomilo) | 39.69 | 87% | 2012-03-14 |
| 28015. | Boyiddhanath (boyiddhanath_85) | 39.69 | 95% | 2018-03-14 |
| 28016. | Sanjay (sadhu_sanjay) | 39.69 | 90% | 2015-12-16 |
| 28017. | Cyberlizard (fares01) | 39.68 | 90% | 2016-10-04 |
| 28018. | Carol-Lee (ginger_flake) | 39.68 | 94% | 2022-09-13 |
| 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 |