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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23220. | Paul (paulm_drive) | 47.60 | 98% | 2019-09-17 |
| 23221. | tstats[salahf5] (salahf5) | 47.59 | 94% | 2020-09-10 |
| 23222. | CORPSE (corpse_husband) | 47.59 | 96.7% | 2023-09-27 |
| 23223. | Locomotion22 (locomotion22) | 47.59 | 94% | 2020-12-16 |
| 23224. | Olivia (oliviaswaim) | 47.58 | 93% | 2015-10-19 |
| 23225. | Alex (moosotaur) | 47.58 | 95% | 2021-05-11 |
| 23226. | Jonathan (dirtyrice) | 47.58 | 94% | 2018-01-10 |
| 23227. | Dongfeng (besieger) | 47.58 | 96% | 2020-06-07 |
| 23228. | Arbean (tarrega12) | 47.58 | — | 2011-02-10 |
| 23229. | Tahsin (sarcasticfur) | 47.57 | 96% | 2020-08-28 |
| 23230. | IArgosyI (iargosyi) | 47.57 | 94% | 2021-12-03 |
| 23231. | Tim (kingofracer) | 47.57 | 93% | 2012-03-13 |
| 23232. | ramune (ramune1) | 47.57 | 97% | 2023-01-24 |
| 23233. | Michael (usedtank14) | 47.57 | 93% | 2021-03-06 |
| 23234. | Chandra (chan4k) | 47.57 | 96% | 2020-12-03 |
| 23235. | HarHarMahadev (abhis) | 47.57 | 95% | 2016-06-11 |
| 23236. | bluesight (maveblue) | 47.56 | 95% | 2021-11-30 |
| 23237. | keyboard (0001wpm) | 47.56 | 95% | 2020-11-09 |
| 23238. | Prabhat (prabhat0208) | 47.56 | 95% | 2023-09-11 |
| 23239. | (amithps66) | 47.56 | 94% | 2022-11-13 |
| 23240. | James (ryandaryno) | 47.56 | 98% | 2021-03-10 |
| 23241. | Nagy (gynagy) | 47.56 | 92% | 2013-06-01 |
| 23242. | Varga (atesz143) | 47.56 | 92% | 2013-03-28 |
| 23243. | Jeudry (jeudry) | 47.56 | 87% | 2014-03-27 |
| 23244. | Ojas (ojas) | 47.56 | 95% | 2013-06-26 |
| 23245. | Marcel (marcel2) | 47.55 | 89% | 2013-12-04 |
| 23246. | Konstantin (kost91n) | 47.55 | 95% | 2017-10-31 |
| 23247. | Arsen (punkbooster) | 47.55 | 96% | 2016-08-03 |
| 23248. | ghobeere jao (godknowswhy) | 47.55 | — | 2011-01-09 |
| 23249. | crappykeyboard (weaslyf_ckboy) | 47.54 | 98% | 2020-07-07 |
| 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 |