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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10007. | Franco (rubikute) | 68.88 | 97% | 2023-03-13 |
| 10008. | Jimmy (saromis) | 68.87 | 97% | 2018-01-25 |
| 10009. | yixuan (ixuan) | 68.86 | 97% | 2021-04-11 |
| 10010. | GlassAnxiety (glassanxiety) | 68.86 | 97% | 2023-02-15 |
| 10011. | Qwerty (qwertyazerty) | 68.86 | 96% | 2023-02-06 |
| 10012. | (smellsmell929) | 68.85 | 89% | 2012-10-31 |
| 10013. | Zachary (zac352) | 68.85 | 88% | 2011-10-10 |
| 10014. | Amy (llongamy) | 68.85 | — | 2009-02-15 |
| 10015. | (dr3w) | 68.85 | 92% | 2014-04-25 |
| 10016. | Bobby (bobby11rose) | 68.84 | — | 2010-10-19 |
| 10017. | Zorro (zorro_2017) | 68.84 | 97% | 2018-03-20 |
| 10018. | fdsafdsa (szesz) | 68.84 | 96% | 2021-12-14 |
| 10019. | Ephemeral_ (ephemeral_meatsac) | 68.84 | 95.9% | 2023-09-21 |
| 10020. | Kevin (keviniskevy) | 68.84 | 96% | 2021-10-26 |
| 10021. | Renaldy (renaldy) | 68.84 | 95% | 2012-08-29 |
| 10022. | Ed (raptorofli) | 68.84 | 96% | 2022-11-15 |
| 10023. | Antonius (instanton) | 68.83 | 92% | 2014-03-30 |
| 10024. | ParaJenn (parajenn) | 68.83 | 93% | 2015-11-16 |
| 10025. | Luka (sercasm) | 68.83 | 92% | 2015-10-25 |
| 10026. | wayne (nonlimit) | 68.83 | 93% | 2011-12-02 |
| 10027. | (yeung2oh6) | 68.83 | 98% | 2020-11-27 |
| 10028. | Chad (miecz13) | 68.83 | 95% | 2011-11-14 |
| 10029. | Tenzor (alapixels) | 68.83 | 97% | 2021-01-23 |
| 10030. | Matthew (shevski) | 68.83 | 96% | 2021-02-10 |
| 10031. | farass (farazoma) | 68.83 | 95% | 2022-09-20 |
| 10032. | Magishian (magishian) | 68.83 | 97% | 2021-08-26 |
| 10033. | (bekzhan29) | 68.82 | 93% | 2016-06-06 |
| 10034. | Fegyvernek (fegyvernek) | 68.82 | 97% | 2012-08-30 |
| 10035. | Niklas (salkin) | 68.82 | — | 2010-01-09 |
| 10036. | D-Hunter (xzabuzax) | 68.82 | 96% | 2016-12-20 |
| 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 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |