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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8349. | shum (michaelshumshum) | 72.79 | 95% | 2022-04-07 |
| 8350. | Rokas (turkas) | 72.79 | 94% | 2013-01-26 |
| 8351. | Iamsparta (void_snowy) | 72.78 | 96.5% | 2023-10-23 |
| 8352. | Bill (mooseinthepool) | 72.78 | 98% | 2018-03-01 |
| 8353. | Deron (deronpianomantypeman) | 72.78 | 93% | 2012-03-28 |
| 8354. | Nathaniel (rocketgenius) | 72.77 | 97% | 2013-10-22 |
| 8355. | Nicolas (papanico) | 72.77 | 90% | 2011-12-05 |
| 8356. | Sujithraj (sujithr) | 72.77 | 96% | 2011-08-15 |
| 8357. | Peter (p3t3rm4n) | 72.77 | 97% | 2016-03-16 |
| 8358. | Jake (deutschschatz) | 72.77 | 95% | 2014-09-26 |
| 8359. | Jody (j0dymae) | 72.77 | 97% | 2013-06-17 |
| 8360. | Ryan (bossmanryan) | 72.75 | 92% | 2013-12-02 |
| 8361. | mike (captaincapitalism) | 72.75 | 96% | 2022-09-27 |
| 8362. | Jayson (jaysonbt) | 72.75 | 96.9% | 2023-10-04 |
| 8363. | Sora (soralimit) | 72.75 | 97% | 2018-03-25 |
| 8364. | K3 (lienk3) | 72.75 | 97% | 2018-01-26 |
| 8365. | jv (yukata13) | 72.74 | 97% | 2019-10-25 |
| 8366. | yeeth (yeeth_) | 72.74 | 97% | 2021-09-21 |
| 8367. | Glenn (majintrunks) | 72.74 | 97% | 2017-10-27 |
| 8368. | Jcutty (jcutty) | 72.74 | 96% | 2020-09-13 |
| 8369. | Kevin (itsk3vin) | 72.74 | 92% | 2011-07-25 |
| 8370. | SEGALE (segale) | 72.74 | 94% | 2014-12-10 |
| 8371. | ~ (iateadrum) | 72.74 | 93% | 2015-07-06 |
| 8372. | J (bloopblip) | 72.73 | 96% | 2021-03-06 |
| 8373. | Caxolotl (starkitty13) | 72.72 | 96% | 2018-11-19 |
| 8374. | Dave (blankey) | 72.72 | 98% | 2013-03-24 |
| 8375. | Cody (codygman) | 72.72 | 94% | 2014-01-10 |
| 8376. | Ellen (cactose) | 72.72 | 92% | 2014-06-12 |
| 8377. | JoeRoX (joe1_aaa) | 72.72 | — | 2009-03-06 |
| 8378. | Arthur (arthurmog) | 72.72 | — | 2010-08-19 |
| 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 |