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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
18128. | Thai :) (elecweb) | 73.65 | 97.4% | 2023-09-22 |
18129. | Dave (daveyb) | 73.64 | — | 2010-08-29 |
18130. | Quench (quench) | 73.64 | 98% | 2019-04-16 |
18131. | Chinchilla (chinchilla) | 73.64 | 96% | 2012-04-04 |
18132. | DefyingTheOdds (brianwood16) | 73.64 | 98% | 2012-04-06 |
18133. | Chad (metypegoodgood) | 73.64 | 97% | 2021-01-06 |
18134. | Thomas (gimdal) | 73.64 | — | 2009-12-31 |
18135. | Ayoub (ayoubensalem) | 73.63 | 97% | 2022-07-02 |
18136. | Octo (octophobia) | 73.62 | 90% | 2017-03-12 |
18137. | Samuel (necroleachate) | 73.62 | — | 2009-12-16 |
18138. | Panzzor (panzzor) | 73.62 | 97% | 2020-01-02 |
18139. | Giovanni (giovavanni) | 73.62 | — | 2011-01-28 |
18140. | AnesDZ (anes201) | 73.62 | 96% | 2023-05-26 |
18141. | someone (i_love_sonechkka) | 73.62 | 96% | 2023-07-12 |
18142. | Abhinav (abhinavpal0987) | 73.62 | 96% | 2023-04-02 |
18143. | mafia (mafia207) | 73.62 | 96% | 2023-06-30 |
18144. | TexpoKOALA (texpokoala) | 73.61 | 96% | 2023-02-08 |
18145. | CompNerd (mpra13) | 73.61 | 96.1% | 2023-10-23 |
18146. | slowmxbrowns (slowmxbrowns) | 73.61 | 99% | 2021-03-03 |
18147. | Hank (burnedbyburton) | 73.61 | 93% | 2012-05-27 |
18148. | Robert (brorrobert) | 73.61 | 96% | 2016-04-08 |
18149. | Rogeriusx (rogeriusx) | 73.61 | 93% | 2013-10-09 |
18150. | Amir (amiremad92) | 73.60 | 93% | 2014-04-02 |
18151. | Jonathan (harddoom) | 73.60 | 96% | 2016-06-18 |
18152. | badtypist (josecostamartins) | 73.60 | 96% | 2016-09-11 |
18153. | Romig (romeritto) | 73.60 | 96% | 2017-01-15 |
18154. | Tycho (tychobroucke) | 73.60 | 97% | 2021-03-12 |
18155. | Harley (bodyguild1) | 73.60 | 90% | 2014-01-15 |
18156. | parmysean (parmysean) | 73.60 | 97% | 2023-10-25 |
18157. | None (maltese) | 73.60 | 94% | 2013-01-19 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 104,514 | 75.09 | September 30, 2008 |
Instant Death Mode | 168 | 75.17 | March 30, 2010 |
Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 4 | 47.66 | February 25, 2016 |
TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
##typeracer | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |