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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8442. | Saagar (stacky) | 72.46 | 97% | 2014-04-09 |
| 8443. | Bruce (kabayakii) | 72.46 | 90% | 2016-11-03 |
| 8444. | Andrew (toodle) | 72.45 | — | 2008-11-18 |
| 8445. | 2 (two_d) | 72.45 | — | 2010-11-30 |
| 8446. | Marci (marci1233) | 72.45 | 93% | 2022-12-18 |
| 8447. | Louis (loucru1) | 72.44 | 97% | 2021-04-11 |
| 8448. | Eric (spcopsdelta) | 72.44 | 96% | 2012-04-06 |
| 8449. | Minh (sep_complex) | 72.43 | 97% | 2011-06-01 |
| 8450. | King (kingkong85) | 72.43 | 96% | 2022-10-07 |
| 8451. | Farkhat (farick92) | 72.43 | 97% | 2022-02-20 |
| 8452. | Doug (napster1) | 72.42 | 96% | 2013-07-08 |
| 8453. | Maciej (thasobot) | 72.42 | 98% | 2021-03-09 |
| 8454. | Collin (cxlliin_) | 72.42 | 96% | 2022-09-28 |
| 8455. | 312211 (312211) | 72.42 | 94% | 2017-01-12 |
| 8456. | Quetiapine (quetiapine) | 72.42 | 97.1% | 2023-10-22 |
| 8457. | J (zogaridan) | 72.42 | 82% | 2016-06-18 |
| 8458. | R4v1 (mirasravi) | 72.41 | 94% | 2012-09-26 |
| 8459. | b (ninjac) | 72.41 | — | 2009-02-13 |
| 8460. | duc (duchihi) | 72.41 | 97% | 2022-04-29 |
| 8461. | q (qtran9) | 72.40 | 97% | 2016-12-11 |
| 8462. | Daniel (fodderotter) | 72.40 | 93% | 2016-03-16 |
| 8463. | Sven (svenslpk) | 72.39 | 100% | 2021-01-24 |
| 8464. | calin (kid335) | 72.39 | 94.9% | 2023-05-24 |
| 8465. | Joe (__joe___mama__) | 72.39 | 94% | 2022-03-14 |
| 8466. | tyler (ssjtyru) | 72.39 | 97% | 2022-03-16 |
| 8467. | Ben (ben1406) | 72.38 | — | 2009-08-01 |
| 8468. | daebro (daebro) | 72.38 | 97% | 2022-06-29 |
| 8469. | Terra (terranavis) | 72.38 | 97% | 2019-02-19 |
| 8470. | Mike (speedypete01) | 72.37 | 99% | 2017-04-19 |
| 8471. | Khanh (aygentp) | 72.37 | 96% | 2022-02-26 |
| 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 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |