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
Active since September 30, 2008.
316 total characters in this text.
View Pit Stop page for this text
| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998. | Sesshy (sesshy) | 96.44 | — | 2011-01-11 |
| 1999. | anurag (sabanurag) | 96.44 | 96% | 2021-01-14 |
| 2000. | Novadeluxe (fuccboy420) | 96.43 | 96% | 2019-02-20 |
| 2001. | pi (kerosenee) | 96.42 | 97% | 2017-02-10 |
| 2002. | Sora (kimchinatorr) | 96.42 | 96% | 2015-05-12 |
| 2003. | rumbata (rumbata2) | 96.41 | 95% | 2015-09-05 |
| 2004. | Fated (azndoode1) | 96.40 | 94% | 2012-01-24 |
| 2005. | Colemak Lost (_champ_) | 96.40 | 96% | 2021-09-08 |
| 2006. | Steve (nerosin) | 96.39 | — | 2008-12-21 |
| 2007. | Amir (amirbudicecep) | 96.38 | 98% | 2016-03-03 |
| 2008. | _Nihad_ (_legend_) | 96.36 | 95% | 2011-10-15 |
| 2009. | Joe (seph_of_joe) | 96.35 | 97% | 2020-03-05 |
| 2010. | Alaska (alaskagold) | 96.34 | 93% | 2012-09-23 |
| 2011. | Lark (sirhaxbard) | 96.34 | 99% | 2021-12-10 |
| 2012. | konpeko (goeme) | 96.34 | 92% | 2016-01-12 |
| 2013. | Viet (pooperawesome) | 96.34 | 98% | 2019-10-17 |
| 2014. | Pawel (pablom1981) | 96.32 | 100% | 2022-02-08 |
| 2015. | Robert (wobert_) | 96.31 | 98% | 2021-05-01 |
| 2016. | Snapdragon (bunkerboo29) | 96.30 | 95% | 2016-06-27 |
| 2017. | Horas (hoho_au) | 96.29 | 92% | 2014-04-26 |
| 2018. | 'Lise (edblethngs) | 96.28 | — | 2009-06-16 |
| 2019. | choco (cchoki) | 96.28 | 98% | 2021-07-20 |
| 2020. | Derk (racen55) | 96.27 | 99.1% | 2023-09-20 |
| 2021. | Barry (blaibu) | 96.27 | — | 2010-12-09 |
| 2022. | Joseph (jspiros) | 96.25 | — | 2009-02-01 |
| 2023. | K (ksil_razor) | 96.23 | 98% | 2020-08-18 |
| 2024. | Nickolas (nick48) | 96.23 | 99% | 2019-02-06 |
| 2025. | ばにらー tired goodby... | 96.21 | 97% | 2020-12-19 |
| 2026. | Efren (mewtwo98) | 96.21 | 97.8% | 2023-06-23 |
| 2027. | vigenere (vigenere36) | 96.20 | 97.7% | 2023-10-23 |
| 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 |