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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8699. | redfive (redfive5) | 72.03 | 95% | 2023-08-20 |
| 8700. | Sabrick (sabrick) | 72.03 | 96% | 2015-03-19 |
| 8701. | Michael (redberetvc) | 72.03 | 92% | 2014-06-12 |
| 8702. | Zachary (zminuk) | 72.03 | 91% | 2016-11-12 |
| 8703. | Maddie (mta001) | 72.03 | 93% | 2012-09-18 |
| 8704. | Stefan (zekan) | 72.02 | 98% | 2020-11-05 |
| 8705. | yet (whatthewaht) | 72.02 | 89% | 2016-10-15 |
| 8706. | Craig (jitterjuicegaming) | 72.02 | 98% | 2019-09-17 |
| 8707. | Martel (marty87) | 72.02 | — | 2009-08-08 |
| 8708. | Sybil (h00py67) | 72.02 | — | 2008-10-08 |
| 8709. | Erik (joezuu) | 72.01 | 95% | 2019-11-23 |
| 8710. | asdf (rushlync) | 72.01 | 96% | 2023-10-03 |
| 8711. | ctna (ctna211) | 72.01 | 97% | 2015-07-20 |
| 8712. | Santa (santasanta) | 72.00 | 91% | 2017-04-23 |
| 8713. | Stevie (sspickler7) | 72.00 | 95% | 2015-11-12 |
| 8714. | transcontinentalrailroad (y... | 72.00 | 93% | 2017-01-22 |
| 8715. | husq (husq) | 71.99 | 96% | 2022-11-17 |
| 8716. | Mason (bad_mason) | 71.99 | 98% | 2021-04-04 |
| 8717. | Samuel (samfpandi) | 71.99 | 95% | 2019-11-07 |
| 8718. | David (psfmer) | 71.99 | 96% | 2014-10-09 |
| 8719. | tim (rudyza) | 71.99 | 90% | 2016-11-26 |
| 8720. | Jamie (jamietyper90) | 71.98 | 97% | 2022-07-26 |
| 8721. | Kjaerbunny (kjaerbunny) | 71.98 | 98% | 2017-07-26 |
| 8722. | AimSpy (aimspy) | 71.98 | 97% | 2022-12-09 |
| 8723. | Oliver (2under_est) | 71.98 | 95% | 2021-08-24 |
| 8724. | Ket (ket93) | 71.98 | 95% | 2019-12-22 |
| 8725. | Oscar (boomsterx) | 71.98 | 94% | 2012-12-09 |
| 8726. | Marco (mardurhack) | 71.98 | 93% | 2011-11-10 |
| 8727. | Wouter (pixelgasm) | 71.97 | 94% | 2011-09-29 |
| 8728. | Jen (llama) | 71.97 | — | 2009-09-05 |
| 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 |