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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28678. | Adebayọ (annonp) | 38.43 | 100% | 2021-06-20 |
| 28679. | Robert (elitists) | 38.43 | 94% | 2019-09-21 |
| 28680. | Omar (omar_hafez) | 38.43 | 93% | 2022-02-04 |
| 28681. | Swapnil (swapnilgupta) | 38.43 | 92% | 2012-12-12 |
| 28682. | Drake (butteryess) | 38.42 | — | 2009-07-31 |
| 28683. | claudia (pikaboo) | 38.42 | — | 2009-10-20 |
| 28684. | Ahmed (web_master) | 38.42 | — | 2009-11-02 |
| 28685. | hubertus (hubertus1512) | 38.42 | 91% | 2021-03-22 |
| 28686. | Racer111 (racer_111) | 38.42 | 94% | 2023-05-23 |
| 28687. | Dusan (kdule) | 38.42 | 94.5% | 2023-06-25 |
| 28688. | bos05 (bos05) | 38.42 | 91% | 2023-09-13 |
| 28689. | Anmol (anmolgup) | 38.41 | 94% | 2018-12-08 |
| 28690. | Manish (mackwriter) | 38.41 | 90% | 2015-07-16 |
| 28691. | shyam (shyam1114) | 38.41 | 95% | 2016-03-11 |
| 28692. | Jason (tightnf) | 38.41 | 95% | 2021-01-21 |
| 28693. | Vanja (njavex) | 38.41 | 92% | 2020-01-02 |
| 28694. | Jacob (jpotts8) | 38.40 | 94% | 2018-04-22 |
| 28695. | Adur (adurto) | 38.40 | 92% | 2021-05-07 |
| 28696. | harry (harry1992) | 38.40 | 97% | 2018-04-17 |
| 28697. | dina (learner2505) | 38.40 | 94% | 2023-08-15 |
| 28698. | SIYI (roselsy1992) | 38.40 | 95% | 2014-08-31 |
| 28699. | Dhavan (dhavan) | 38.40 | 95% | 2022-06-06 |
| 28700. | Avijeet (avijeet_03) | 38.40 | 94% | 2022-02-04 |
| 28701. | Federico (_cali) | 38.40 | 88% | 2016-10-02 |
| 28702. | Bryce (gauss) | 38.39 | — | 2009-04-02 |
| 28703. | Gerri (gerri) | 38.39 | — | 2010-10-25 |
| 28704. | Brittan (bholloway2014) | 38.39 | 91% | 2012-02-26 |
| 28705. | vishnu (vishnusabarish) | 38.39 | 96% | 2018-03-21 |
| 28706. | jucadar (jucadar) | 38.39 | 89% | 2016-07-22 |
| 28707. | busshyzDRill (silvercrow0) | 38.38 | 96% | 2021-10-01 |
| 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 |