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.
Active since September 30, 2008.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10272. | herpderpdurrrrrr (namenotva... | 89.04 | 94% | 2013-05-10 |
| 10273. | Patrick (pbelczak) | 89.04 | 96% | 2016-08-17 |
| 10274. | Enea (enea) | 89.04 | 96% | 2022-09-27 |
| 10275. | burro (banton) | 89.03 | 98% | 2012-08-31 |
| 10276. | Shamil (shamil_98) | 89.03 | 96% | 2014-04-09 |
| 10277. | Tristan (pizzy56) | 89.03 | 94% | 2016-10-02 |
| 10278. | Vroooom (tyeh26) | 89.03 | — | 2008-10-16 |
| 10279. | Wan Shi Tong (wan_shi_tong) | 89.02 | 97% | 2013-11-04 |
| 10280. | Daggerpov (read_my_name) | 89.02 | 98% | 2019-08-08 |
| 10281. | Mattias (sledge) | 89.01 | — | 2008-10-09 |
| 10282. | poptart (poptart_pete) | 89.01 | 96% | 2016-03-10 |
| 10283. | ShoggyR79 (khaidu3) | 89.01 | 98% | 2021-07-16 |
| 10284. | deckador (deckador) | 89.01 | 98% | 2020-07-20 |
| 10285. | Shreyas (mrtigar) | 89.00 | 96% | 2016-06-27 |
| 10286. | blank6077 (alex667) | 89.00 | 96% | 2023-11-02 |
| 10287. | Be (be_wise) | 89.00 | 95% | 2017-02-27 |
| 10288. | timtotschlag (timtotschlag) | 88.99 | 98.3% | 2023-11-01 |
| 10289. | Elbora (elbora_) | 88.99 | 97% | 2021-02-24 |
| 10290. | John (parallaxjedi) | 88.99 | 98% | 2023-04-18 |
| 10291. | Charles (charliehatesithere) | 88.99 | 98% | 2020-10-23 |
| 10292. | DrBob (drbob) | 88.99 | 85% | 2017-02-17 |
| 10293. | Felix (flex101) | 88.99 | 92% | 2013-03-14 |
| 10294. | I don't (themanofaptitude) | 88.99 | 86% | 2015-10-21 |
| 10295. | Jeff (shiau) | 88.99 | — | 2011-01-13 |
| 10296. | Suzanne (tarheelmama) | 88.98 | — | 2009-06-29 |
| 10297. | Nuh (nuh__yamin) | 88.98 | 99% | 2013-04-19 |
| 10298. | Ben (_b3n_) | 88.98 | 89% | 2016-06-13 |
| 10299. | Ava (punkflash) | 88.98 | 96% | 2019-07-14 |
| 10300. | Ismail (ismailo) | 88.97 | 98% | 2022-07-10 |
| 10301. | iCantType (ghostoastt) | 88.97 | 97% | 2022-05-05 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 107,999 | 74.75 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 213 | 72.93 | March 30, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 41 | 54.43 | February 25, 2016 |
| Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 6 | 68.05 | March 1, 2024 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |