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.
Active since September 30, 2008.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28872. | Matthew (mmongillo) | 57.68 | 99% | 2022-10-16 |
| 28873. | Olaf (olaf_surgut) | 57.68 | 93% | 2020-07-01 |
| 28874. | Shywings (shywings) | 57.68 | 96% | 2012-03-05 |
| 28875. | Enrico (emacalino) | 57.68 | — | 2010-10-26 |
| 28876. | Ye (ylin) | 57.67 | 97% | 2020-04-15 |
| 28877. | louis (louis) | 57.67 | — | 2009-02-14 |
| 28878. | candy from mars (redmercy) | 57.67 | 85% | 2014-09-11 |
| 28879. | Natsumi (nattynutty) | 57.67 | 95% | 2015-03-18 |
| 28880. | Khang (manhkhangvn) | 57.67 | 92% | 2014-04-25 |
| 28881. | jay (jay_s) | 57.67 | — | 2009-01-28 |
| 28882. | Mehmet (mhmtsni) | 57.66 | 95% | 2021-03-22 |
| 28883. | Azerty 0w0 (benz_) | 57.65 | 95% | 2020-11-09 |
| 28884. | Mitch (mitchtin) | 57.65 | 96% | 2021-05-31 |
| 28885. | Aunrhi (aunrhi) | 57.65 | 96% | 2021-02-11 |
| 28886. | Leo (leo_gallardo) | 57.65 | 95% | 2017-07-11 |
| 28887. | Marko (antilx) | 57.65 | 93% | 2015-06-10 |
| 28888. | Nikitas (giannis101) | 57.64 | 99% | 2019-09-15 |
| 28889. | molive (molive) | 57.64 | 95% | 2021-01-25 |
| 28890. | Simon (kotlinski) | 57.64 | 91% | 2012-04-12 |
| 28891. | anyoneofus (buidangchung) | 57.64 | — | 2008-12-16 |
| 28892. | Membrane (xmembranex) | 57.63 | 95% | 2022-09-27 |
| 28893. | Jhairus (jhairus) | 57.63 | 96% | 2022-12-07 |
| 28894. | Mausam (im_eagle) | 57.63 | 98% | 2023-05-05 |
| 28895. | Simon (vincewent) | 57.63 | 95% | 2018-01-17 |
| 28896. | ninja (ninja_op) | 57.63 | 93% | 2021-03-10 |
| 28897. | oO (nbfangyan) | 57.63 | — | 2010-11-03 |
| 28898. | Lương Toàn (iiibaobinhiii) | 57.63 | 95% | 2011-11-23 |
| 28899. | acronomis (acronomis) | 57.63 | — | 2009-12-24 |
| 28900. | Andrew (andrewdvorak) | 57.62 | 95% | 2021-07-03 |
| 28901. | mupppet (mcmuppet) | 57.62 | 96% | 2021-08-05 |
| 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 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |