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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28165. | gunasagar (kunarox) | 39.18 | 92% | 2016-04-27 |
| 28166. | moonlight shadow (johnxie) | 39.18 | 95% | 2016-04-17 |
| 28167. | aljustiet (aljustiet) | 39.18 | 94% | 2023-03-14 |
| 28168. | jMV (zokolet) | 39.18 | 95% | 2013-11-26 |
| 28169. | Agner (erlang) | 39.17 | 95% | 2012-03-18 |
| 28170. | Nik (f1re) | 39.17 | 91% | 2015-12-15 |
| 28171. | trung (happytc) | 39.17 | — | 2009-07-21 |
| 28172. | Samat (millioner) | 39.17 | 91% | 2015-10-14 |
| 28173. | Sokun (shourn) | 39.17 | — | 2008-11-01 |
| 28174. | Sidney (sidney01) | 39.17 | — | 2010-07-12 |
| 28175. | amit (amit_las) | 39.17 | 91% | 2012-09-14 |
| 28176. | h (sedlife) | 39.17 | 92% | 2022-01-17 |
| 28177. | backtozero (knuckledoritos) | 39.17 | 93% | 2019-01-30 |
| 28178. | Suman (suman1998) | 39.17 | 95% | 2017-06-23 |
| 28179. | loipro (biladen) | 39.17 | — | 2011-01-03 |
| 28180. | MrKK (jeldikk) | 39.17 | 95% | 2021-05-09 |
| 28181. | Ngan (ngan91) | 39.16 | 90% | 2011-12-19 |
| 28182. | tstats[rueo] (rueo) | 39.16 | 89% | 2022-01-21 |
| 28183. | xkcd (xkcd2000) | 39.16 | 93% | 2022-04-11 |
| 28184. | R (r333333333) | 39.16 | 93.7% | 2023-09-24 |
| 28185. | Corbin (bigmoneymoore) | 39.15 | 88% | 2013-05-21 |
| 28186. | Harley (tart19) | 39.15 | 91% | 2011-07-22 |
| 28187. | Bruno (bteixeira) | 39.15 | 95% | 2017-11-05 |
| 28188. | mila (idk_mila) | 39.15 | 95% | 2023-03-18 |
| 28189. | AmJam (am_jam) | 39.15 | 97% | 2020-08-17 |
| 28190. | You (kwaman) | 39.14 | — | 2010-01-01 |
| 28191. | Pankaj (pankaj_gupta) | 39.14 | — | 2009-10-02 |
| 28192. | Nanniekim (nanniekim) | 39.14 | 94% | 2011-08-16 |
| 28193. | Common Hoopoe (chaoticorder) | 39.14 | 81% | 2017-01-10 |
| 28194. | Javohir (javokhir003) | 39.14 | 93% | 2023-09-21 |
| 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 |