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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24139. | Joe (try_to_beat_me) | 65.34 | 97% | 2017-11-27 |
| 24140. | Balhe (balheazvan) | 65.34 | 96% | 2017-04-03 |
| 24141. | Shiv (shivsimsh) | 65.34 | 97% | 2016-07-27 |
| 24142. | Jecht (dark_juice) | 65.34 | 93% | 2012-05-11 |
| 24143. | Josh (jonono1919) | 65.33 | 96% | 2018-08-19 |
| 24144. | Slow (sloth_typist) | 65.33 | 97% | 2022-05-05 |
| 24145. | Markus (slapkidtv) | 65.33 | 95% | 2017-04-25 |
| 24146. | Mads (xinity) | 65.33 | 91% | 2012-11-01 |
| 24147. | jackn11 (jackn11) | 65.33 | 96% | 2019-09-25 |
| 24148. | paperpack (paperpack) | 65.33 | — | 2009-01-28 |
| 24149. | adrian (heeretic) | 65.33 | 96% | 2013-08-21 |
| 24150. | Praveen (awesomeroks) | 65.32 | 97% | 2016-08-18 |
| 24151. | Dom (helpmeimfromflordia1) | 65.32 | 95% | 2021-04-26 |
| 24152. | Deno (dev_op) | 65.32 | 96% | 2020-09-11 |
| 24153. | Paige (paigealvarezz) | 65.32 | 97% | 2013-03-12 |
| 24154. | Leonardo (thinkermonkey) | 65.32 | 97% | 2019-06-15 |
| 24155. | Felix (sp4cebar) | 65.31 | 98% | 2021-06-19 |
| 24156. | im bored (googooalp) | 65.31 | 98% | 2021-08-11 |
| 24157. | H A (hamada_ali) | 65.31 | 96% | 2021-04-13 |
| 24158. | Flamebeaver (framebuffer) | 65.31 | 98% | 2018-10-29 |
| 24159. | Max (maxt) | 65.31 | 98% | 2013-10-22 |
| 24160. | Eve (flackm) | 65.31 | 94% | 2011-11-16 |
| 24161. | mykelliling (blush_spiker86) | 65.31 | — | 2011-02-22 |
| 24162. | Wat (watf) | 65.31 | 92% | 2011-08-03 |
| 24163. | tom (feelthewrath) | 65.30 | 97% | 2022-12-10 |
| 24164. | AK_Rex (ak_rex) | 65.30 | 96% | 2018-04-10 |
| 24165. | Re4per (light_exe) | 65.30 | 93% | 2022-03-29 |
| 24166. | Kitchen (kitchen_operator) | 65.30 | 97% | 2020-09-25 |
| 24167. | Dongwoo (dongwoo0504) | 65.30 | 97% | 2019-02-08 |
| 24168. | Anna (annab) | 65.30 | — | 2010-02-09 |
| 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 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |