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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3973. | Ethan (thatonepear) | 85.73 | 96% | 2018-05-01 |
| 3974. | kenny (speedygonzalez18) | 85.69 | 95% | 2020-11-05 |
| 3975. | NiglaciousXII (glaedrlol) | 85.69 | 95% | 2014-11-23 |
| 3976. | Lokesh (call2lokesh) | 85.69 | — | 2008-10-05 |
| 3977. | Leah (beamup2space) | 85.69 | — | 2010-02-26 |
| 3978. | Alex (alexkylelee) | 85.67 | 98% | 2020-12-07 |
| 3979. | Pierce (jedipierce) | 85.66 | 97% | 2023-07-18 |
| 3980. | David (zbuffered) | 85.65 | 99% | 2015-07-22 |
| 3981. | Xmoonsheep (xmoonsheep) | 85.65 | 97.7% | 2023-09-05 |
| 3982. | Ben (benjo74) | 85.65 | 96% | 2020-01-03 |
| 3983. | Ted (macfan) | 85.64 | 99% | 2021-03-23 |
| 3984. | Rebecca (friendofpyrex) | 85.64 | 96% | 2014-04-14 |
| 3985. | The (seasick) | 85.64 | 89% | 2011-05-13 |
| 3986. | Solomon (a1l337sauce) | 85.63 | 98% | 2017-07-22 |
| 3987. | jeff (jongy) | 85.63 | — | 2010-11-16 |
| 3988. | Jeremy (fatcj) | 85.63 | 98% | 2014-09-26 |
| 3989. | penguinking (emperorpenquin) | 85.62 | 96% | 2020-11-08 |
| 3990. | muB (mubmubson) | 85.62 | 96% | 2021-09-20 |
| 3991. | James (jamesh0pe) | 85.62 | 99% | 2023-02-15 |
| 3992. | Pichi (bionickraken) | 85.62 | 93% | 2016-06-10 |
| 3993. | Mahrue (mahrue) | 85.61 | 92% | 2016-02-11 |
| 3994. | havic (havic9) | 85.61 | 96% | 2019-12-28 |
| 3995. | Erik (the__cpl) | 85.60 | 97% | 2018-07-23 |
| 3996. | davit (davit12) | 85.59 | 98% | 2021-06-21 |
| 3997. | Ron (ronnyron) | 85.59 | 98% | 2017-10-21 |
| 3998. | Jods (jodslife) | 85.59 | 98% | 2013-08-23 |
| 3999. | Kevin (xrocca) | 85.58 | 98% | 2015-08-13 |
| 4000. | kqbmig (kqbmig) | 85.58 | 95% | 2013-09-27 |
| 4001. | doom (doomi87) | 85.58 | 92% | 2014-08-26 |
| 4002. | Ace (killgon) | 85.57 | 98% | 2022-05-20 |
| 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 |