The world of typing has changed. In the 1970s, every business had rooms full of secretaries whose job it was to type letters that had been hand-written. They were copying the writing into a more readable format. In the early 1980s, the personal computer became a common office machine.
—from Keyboarding Made Simple (1985), a book by Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11365. | (evoamac) | 86.19 | 96% | 2011-08-23 |
| 11366. | (hahnurk) | 86.19 | 98% | 2018-09-21 |
| 11367. | (granwizard) | 86.19 | 98% | 2022-09-24 |
| 11368. | (lavenenoz) | 86.18 | 96% | 2020-03-04 |
| 11369. | (mroglan) | 86.18 | 97% | 2021-05-26 |
| 11370. | (taiwankim) | 86.18 | 96% | 2022-10-13 |
| 11371. | (gchenstephen) | 86.18 | 99% | 2018-06-30 |
| 11372. | soulengine (soulengine) | 86.18 | 99% | 2015-11-15 |
| 11373. | (knortic) | 86.18 | 95% | 2017-02-12 |
| 11374. | (ganestalay) | 86.17 | 98% | 2019-02-26 |
| 11375. | (distortedharmony) | 86.17 | 95% | 2022-12-28 |
| 11376. | (noquiterino) | 86.17 | 94% | 2017-05-10 |
| 11377. | (faithisfear) | 86.17 | — | 2011-02-11 |
| 11378. | (riddletonbigmad) | 86.16 | 96.3% | 2023-06-01 |
| 11379. | (potatomike) | 86.16 | 98% | 2021-03-04 |
| 11380. | (fsluw) | 86.16 | — | 2009-06-08 |
| 11381. | (ihyy) | 86.15 | 98% | 2018-07-10 |
| 11382. | Shance (temulent) | 86.15 | 95% | 2018-01-12 |
| 11383. | (revel) | 86.15 | 97% | 2011-11-06 |
| 11384. | (mgremlin) | 86.15 | 96% | 2012-01-05 |
| 11385. | (johan@kmj.se) | 86.14 | 98% | 2015-11-03 |
| 11386. | (0x13ba) | 86.14 | 97% | 2023-04-19 |
| 11387. | Sam (sam77777) | 86.14 | 97% | 2022-12-30 |
| 11388. | (errichto) | 86.14 | 98% | 2014-06-22 |
| 11389. | (woodwheel) | 86.14 | 91% | 2011-06-08 |
| 11390. | (rezero) | 86.14 | 92% | 2016-02-13 |
| 11391. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (poundcayx) | 86.14 | 93% | 2016-05-12 |
| 11392. | (lordmeliodas) | 86.13 | 97% | 2020-02-16 |
| 11393. | tanjung (tanjungtech) | 86.13 | 95% | 2015-06-02 |
| 11394. | Shadow (shadow_monarch) | 86.12 | 96% | 2022-01-02 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 107,999 | 74.75 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 213 | 72.93 | March 30, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 41 | 54.43 | February 25, 2016 |
| Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 6 | 68.05 | March 1, 2024 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |