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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990. | lolee (leptir) | 96.69 | 94% | 2011-05-16 |
| 1991. | Kelvin (winlost2) | 96.67 | 98% | 2021-09-23 |
| 1992. | (thecmd999) | 96.67 | 95% | 2014-07-02 |
| 1993. | Bobby Mac (bobbymaclol) | 96.66 | 93% | 2012-10-05 |
| 1994. | Veektur (d3v1lish) | 96.66 | — | 2010-12-14 |
| 1995. | Michael (mwong95) | 96.65 | 95% | 2015-08-28 |
| 1996. | Sputnik (silentsputnik) | 96.63 | 95% | 2014-10-24 |
| 1997. | Bruh (bruh432) | 96.63 | 97% | 2021-12-16 |
| 1998. | tstats[fernot94] (fernot94) | 96.63 | 89% | 2012-07-29 |
| 1999. | Danny (dragonzor) | 96.59 | 90% | 2014-05-13 |
| 2000. | 셰인 (shayneorok) | 96.58 | 95% | 2015-09-20 |
| 2001. | Crono (ddrcrono) | 96.57 | 97% | 2011-10-26 |
| 2002. | merebanana (merebanana) | 96.56 | 100% | 2022-09-25 |
| 2003. | Dongle (wankle) | 96.55 | 99% | 2015-11-03 |
| 2004. | Talby (talby) | 96.53 | 93% | 2012-10-28 |
| 2005. | Awheio (awheio) | 96.53 | 97% | 2011-10-15 |
| 2006. | Matthew (kasai) | 96.52 | — | 2010-03-09 |
| 2007. | Chris (chrisnob) | 96.52 | 97% | 2021-06-10 |
| 2008. | A (antykingfish2) | 96.51 | 98% | 2017-11-01 |
| 2009. | white (mrwhiteee) | 96.49 | 97% | 2023-02-01 |
| 2010. | SCUMBAGGED (to0z) | 96.49 | 99% | 2013-09-06 |
| 2011. | RASHID LATIF (waseembari406) | 96.45 | 97% | 2022-04-21 |
| 2012. | Joseph (frozenclaw) | 96.45 | 88% | 2012-02-29 |
| 2013. | anurag (sabanurag) | 96.44 | 96% | 2021-01-14 |
| 2014. | Sesshy (sesshy) | 96.44 | — | 2011-01-11 |
| 2015. | Novadeluxe (fuccboy420) | 96.43 | 96% | 2019-02-20 |
| 2016. | Sora (kimchinatorr) | 96.42 | 96% | 2015-05-12 |
| 2017. | pi (kerosenee) | 96.42 | 97% | 2017-02-10 |
| 2018. | rumbata (rumbata2) | 96.41 | 95% | 2015-09-05 |
| 2019. | Colemak Lost (_champ_) | 96.40 | 96% | 2021-09-08 |
| 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 |