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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15035. | deceitful (deceitful) | 60.23 | 90% | 2013-10-16 |
| 15036. | Ahmed (sudanix) | 60.22 | 94% | 2012-10-31 |
| 15037. | Casey (clmaher) | 60.22 | — | 2010-08-02 |
| 15038. | Bob (bredemannrar) | 60.22 | 95% | 2017-12-30 |
| 15039. | Sean (bluewalrus) | 60.22 | 96% | 2012-08-28 |
| 15040. | Juicy (juicytomato) | 60.22 | 95% | 2023-01-05 |
| 15041. | Thy (cyworld_pro) | 60.21 | — | 2010-06-27 |
| 15042. | Aleksi (mehtae) | 60.21 | 89% | 2011-10-02 |
| 15043. | THE KID (nschattner) | 60.21 | 90% | 2016-01-29 |
| 15044. | Rahul (russellriago) | 60.20 | 96% | 2018-05-21 |
| 15045. | Logan (stag) | 60.20 | 90% | 2015-05-02 |
| 15046. | Dej (dejaylobs) | 60.20 | 93% | 2022-12-25 |
| 15047. | Erfan (erfan_hedayati) | 60.20 | 95% | 2021-05-22 |
| 15048. | Ushio (chinesew0rker) | 60.20 | 93% | 2023-06-20 |
| 15049. | lum (illumsi) | 60.20 | 95% | 2023-01-14 |
| 15050. | Saif (type_err) | 60.20 | 97.5% | 2021-02-03 |
| 15051. | Matthew (wormshurm) | 60.19 | 96% | 2020-01-02 |
| 15052. | Greti (greti) | 60.19 | 94% | 2013-08-30 |
| 15053. | Lily (lilyyma16) | 60.19 | 90% | 2016-04-23 |
| 15054. | Kandrion (kandrion) | 60.19 | 92% | 2016-09-12 |
| 15055. | James (jpnjpn6) | 60.19 | 96% | 2020-09-20 |
| 15056. | Dillon (dillondavis32) | 60.19 | 94% | 2016-04-22 |
| 15057. | Cheyenne (cheycc) | 60.18 | 96% | 2015-01-31 |
| 15058. | snerck5454 (cheshiredoge) | 60.18 | 98% | 2018-01-18 |
| 15059. | unknown (3h65fhuyo9zf3) | 60.18 | 96% | 2022-02-25 |
| 15060. | Zac (linus_tech_deck) | 60.18 | 95% | 2020-08-27 |
| 15061. | breadedsouth (breadedsouth) | 60.18 | 97% | 2021-04-09 |
| 15062. | Hunt (huntzhang) | 60.18 | 95% | 2021-03-25 |
| 15063. | EscapeVelocity (escapeveloc... | 60.18 | 94% | 2023-10-16 |
| 15064. | Dawn (fondestalloy56) | 60.18 | 96% | 2021-08-27 |
| 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 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |