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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22975. | Num (numnub) | 47.93 | 94% | 2018-02-27 |
| 22976. | that's not a buggy (mccoomb1) | 47.93 | — | 2011-02-15 |
| 22977. | Sam (modules) | 47.93 | 92% | 2011-06-15 |
| 22978. | speedyqwertalez (i_am_a_nooby) | 47.93 | 96% | 2021-11-06 |
| 22979. | Echo (rheena) | 47.92 | — | 2010-09-27 |
| 22980. | infinite (infinite_wotah) | 47.92 | 96% | 2021-11-01 |
| 22981. | tstats[rajveer_100] (rajvee... | 47.92 | 94% | 2022-03-31 |
| 22982. | Derrick (derrickh80) | 47.92 | 92% | 2016-09-21 |
| 22983. | S3LVA (r06ramanat) | 47.92 | 93% | 2020-08-21 |
| 22984. | sendhilkumar (coolsendhil) | 47.91 | 92% | 2015-02-04 |
| 22985. | Asgeir (magx) | 47.91 | 84% | 2012-12-25 |
| 22986. | Rom (regularguy) | 47.91 | 96% | 2015-08-07 |
| 22987. | tstats[typingsid02] (typing... | 47.91 | 93% | 2021-05-13 |
| 22988. | Slow Bill (kaaie) | 47.91 | 95% | 2015-11-29 |
| 22989. | Markus (lil_manila) | 47.91 | 96% | 2021-03-09 |
| 22990. | Moses (moi_16) | 47.91 | 93% | 2023-02-24 |
| 22991. | M (bravoecho) | 47.90 | 98% | 2012-04-11 |
| 22992. | Wen Li (ykk3555) | 47.90 | 90% | 2017-01-14 |
| 22993. | Prasanth (jp0461) | 47.90 | 91% | 2014-03-23 |
| 22994. | Owen (omuck) | 47.90 | 93% | 2021-03-27 |
| 22995. | Oussama (osmaxwell) | 47.90 | 93% | 2017-04-22 |
| 22996. | Ruben (lividmatter) | 47.90 | 97% | 2021-03-26 |
| 22997. | Koby (kobs222) | 47.90 | 92% | 2015-07-28 |
| 22998. | rakesh (rakesh_rak) | 47.90 | 96% | 2018-09-17 |
| 22999. | ding dong (dion109) | 47.89 | 93% | 2016-02-02 |
| 23000. | Mauricio (mauricio5157) | 47.89 | 95% | 2011-09-12 |
| 23001. | Sankar(Ind) (sankar007) | 47.89 | 95% | 2014-08-04 |
| 23002. | Arian (arianhou) | 47.89 | 92% | 2014-12-16 |
| 23003. | Hremes (hremes) | 47.89 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 23004. | Kelli (psychpatient27) | 47.89 | 96.7% | 2021-03-03 |
| 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 |