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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15008. | Gabriel (gabdvorak) | 60.24 | — | 2011-03-03 |
| 15009. | gail (gail_5rickman) | 60.24 | 98% | 2012-07-29 |
| 15010. | Gary (gkchen) | 60.24 | 93% | 2015-03-05 |
| 15011. | Gina (borbinon) | 60.24 | 94% | 2020-07-09 |
| 15012. | Zupery (zupery) | 60.24 | 95% | 2023-02-28 |
| 15013. | Jia Quan (weejiaquan) | 60.24 | 89% | 2014-01-20 |
| 15014. | ndh (ndhtypes) | 60.23 | 93% | 2015-12-20 |
| 15015. | tin (tinronaldo) | 60.23 | — | 2010-09-04 |
| 15016. | Frank (fanyang) | 60.23 | 96% | 2013-07-22 |
| 15017. | Bidou (bidou) | 60.23 | 95% | 2020-04-30 |
| 15018. | deceitful (deceitful) | 60.23 | 90% | 2013-10-16 |
| 15019. | Ahmed (sudanix) | 60.22 | 94% | 2012-10-31 |
| 15020. | Casey (clmaher) | 60.22 | — | 2010-08-02 |
| 15021. | Bob (bredemannrar) | 60.22 | 95% | 2017-12-30 |
| 15022. | Sean (bluewalrus) | 60.22 | 96% | 2012-08-28 |
| 15023. | Juicy (juicytomato) | 60.22 | 95% | 2023-01-05 |
| 15024. | Thy (cyworld_pro) | 60.21 | — | 2010-06-27 |
| 15025. | Aleksi (mehtae) | 60.21 | 89% | 2011-10-02 |
| 15026. | THE KID (nschattner) | 60.21 | 90% | 2016-01-29 |
| 15027. | Rahul (russellriago) | 60.20 | 96% | 2018-05-21 |
| 15028. | Logan (stag) | 60.20 | 90% | 2015-05-02 |
| 15029. | Dej (dejaylobs) | 60.20 | 93% | 2022-12-25 |
| 15030. | Erfan (erfan_hedayati) | 60.20 | 95% | 2021-05-22 |
| 15031. | Ushio (chinesew0rker) | 60.20 | 93% | 2023-06-20 |
| 15032. | lum (illumsi) | 60.20 | 95% | 2023-01-14 |
| 15033. | Saif (type_err) | 60.20 | 97.5% | 2021-02-03 |
| 15034. | Matthew (wormshurm) | 60.19 | 96% | 2020-01-02 |
| 15035. | Greti (greti) | 60.19 | 94% | 2013-08-30 |
| 15036. | Kandrion (kandrion) | 60.19 | 92% | 2016-09-12 |
| 15037. | James (jpnjpn6) | 60.19 | 96% | 2020-09-20 |
| 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 |