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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963. | Ethan (ethan17458) | 96.85 | 99% | 2020-09-03 |
| 1964. | Cowbell (morris_l) | 96.85 | 96% | 2022-10-09 |
| 1965. | Timo (urmaul) | 96.85 | 95% | 2016-03-23 |
| 1966. | d (grinaghim) | 96.84 | 96% | 2015-07-30 |
| 1967. | Benjie (xbenjie) | 96.84 | 96% | 2021-12-10 |
| 1968. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (glandock1) | 96.83 | 97% | 2021-06-18 |
| 1969. | John (jds02006) | 96.83 | 98% | 2012-06-14 |
| 1970. | Dark (noverci) | 96.82 | 100% | 2012-01-29 |
| 1971. | Max (17maxklivans) | 96.81 | 97.4% | 2021-01-27 |
| 1972. | NOT AN ALT (kenixx) | 96.81 | 98% | 2017-07-24 |
| 1973. | Rishi (roemo) | 96.81 | — | 2010-12-27 |
| 1974. | CherryBlossom (cherryblossom) | 96.81 | — | 2009-10-25 |
| 1975. | Morticia (morticia94) | 96.80 | 98% | 2020-04-09 |
| 1976. | Andrew (deezhoes) | 96.78 | 92% | 2012-11-24 |
| 1977. | Ray Philip (jhong050196) | 96.77 | 98% | 2017-12-11 |
| 1978. | congrats on 1M club (23kuzn... | 96.76 | 98% | 2022-02-11 |
| 1979. | . (qwertrewq) | 96.74 | 97% | 2012-08-14 |
| 1980. | Bojack (uberjoe) | 96.74 | 98% | 2020-06-03 |
| 1981. | 🆈🆄🆁🅴🅺 (yurek) | 96.73 | 97.1% | 2023-08-06 |
| 1982. | Epixaid (epixaid) | 96.73 | 99% | 2020-03-02 |
| 1983. | asdf (intheoryno) | 96.73 | 90% | 2014-08-30 |
| 1984. | Ayaz (ayazkhan) | 96.72 | 96% | 2016-08-12 |
| 1985. | meme (poxy) | 96.72 | 98% | 2013-09-04 |
| 1986. | Shelbi (nikacaramel) | 96.71 | 96% | 2011-11-26 |
| 1987. | lolee (leptir) | 96.69 | 94% | 2011-05-16 |
| 1988. | Kelvin (winlost2) | 96.67 | 98% | 2021-09-23 |
| 1989. | (thecmd999) | 96.67 | 95% | 2014-07-02 |
| 1990. | Bobby Mac (bobbymaclol) | 96.66 | 93% | 2012-10-05 |
| 1991. | Veektur (d3v1lish) | 96.66 | — | 2010-12-14 |
| 1992. | Michael (mwong95) | 96.65 | 95% | 2015-08-28 |
| 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 |