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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22855. | Mahadi (mahadi) | 48.10 | 89% | 2014-01-16 |
| 22856. | Kurt (kurtlee0129) | 48.10 | 94% | 2022-04-27 |
| 22857. | Yanzhuo (yzmonsterhunter) | 48.10 | 88% | 2015-10-23 |
| 22858. | Anhthu (123panthu) | 48.10 | 93% | 2021-01-08 |
| 22859. | levry (levry) | 48.10 | 97% | 2023-01-11 |
| 22860. | Bob (xminer99) | 48.10 | 95% | 2022-02-08 |
| 22861. | Justin (thephysicist) | 48.09 | 95% | 2020-12-05 |
| 22862. | Edmund (edmundltm) | 48.09 | 97% | 2012-11-26 |
| 22863. | Ken (piq9117) | 48.09 | 83% | 2016-08-13 |
| 22864. | JC (chiver) | 48.09 | 98% | 2015-11-20 |
| 22865. | Not Me (grayhat57) | 48.09 | 93% | 2022-02-15 |
| 22866. | michael (michaeljan23) | 48.09 | — | 2009-10-04 |
| 22867. | Joel (phitsuh) | 48.09 | 94% | 2018-09-25 |
| 22868. | Minh (triminh966) | 48.08 | 88% | 2013-08-03 |
| 22869. | miniowl (miniowl) | 48.08 | — | 2010-12-06 |
| 22870. | VAGYNA (noob_penes_vagyna_t... | 48.08 | 95% | 2023-06-09 |
| 22871. | abart (abart711) | 48.07 | 87% | 2014-05-16 |
| 22872. | Generic (generics) | 48.07 | 87% | 2013-04-15 |
| 22873. | sytek (sytek28) | 48.07 | 95% | 2015-07-23 |
| 22874. | Luke (lukecunningham) | 48.07 | 93% | 2014-09-08 |
| 22875. | Nhung (chjcky) | 48.07 | — | 2008-11-29 |
| 22876. | Groopy (groopyja) | 48.07 | 93% | 2011-05-14 |
| 22877. | Brian (almostregular) | 48.07 | 93% | 2012-04-15 |
| 22878. | ELtwo (eltwo_rdy) | 48.07 | 94% | 2015-07-03 |
| 22879. | G-Flow (rg3000385) | 48.07 | 95% | 2020-02-01 |
| 22880. | m3d (m3dsh) | 48.07 | 95.8% | 2021-02-01 |
| 22881. | AshenOne (kevinman117) | 48.07 | 88% | 2011-11-09 |
| 22882. | John Paul (jp_ramolete16) | 48.07 | 95% | 2022-03-20 |
| 22883. | ayyy topkek (ayyytopkek) | 48.07 | 95% | 2023-10-09 |
| 22884. | Sabrina (oddlyandunlikely) | 48.06 | 94% | 2018-02-11 |
| 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 |