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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3317. | dust in the wind (ditw) | 88.63 | 98% | 2012-02-24 |
| 3318. | Joe (maci) | 88.60 | — | 2008-12-06 |
| 3319. | Clara (pl0xth0x) | 88.59 | 98% | 2017-10-05 |
| 3320. | Dan (danvictor321) | 88.59 | 95.5% | 2023-07-02 |
| 3321. | constanzefps (constanzefps) | 88.59 | 97% | 2020-11-05 |
| 3322. | Hamski (maythose) | 88.59 | 96% | 2021-02-26 |
| 3323. | zen (zenkun) | 88.59 | 97% | 2021-04-10 |
| 3324. | Uritziel (uritziel) | 88.58 | 97% | 2013-12-18 |
| 3325. | Luke (lavedon) | 88.58 | 96% | 2015-09-24 |
| 3326. | Jacob (tfugl) | 88.57 | — | 2009-08-20 |
| 3327. | Thomas (alcibiates) | 88.56 | — | 2009-06-13 |
| 3328. | olii (edz0r) | 88.55 | 94% | 2014-10-20 |
| 3329. | sdaaa (sdaaa) | 88.55 | 97% | 2019-01-13 |
| 3330. | HienNB (nbhduoc) | 88.55 | 97% | 2012-01-07 |
| 3331. | Josef (jo5ef) | 88.55 | — | 2010-01-06 |
| 3332. | Pafu (3doog) | 88.55 | 95% | 2013-05-08 |
| 3333. | James (swishx) | 88.54 | 90% | 2016-10-18 |
| 3334. | PsychoSaeko (psychosaeko) | 88.54 | 97% | 2023-03-25 |
| 3335. | Mitch (stoopify) | 88.54 | 96% | 2012-12-14 |
| 3336. | Lê Việt Bảo (lebao) | 88.54 | — | 2010-11-21 |
| 3337. | Amanda (akm879) | 88.53 | 99% | 2017-02-07 |
| 3338. | 144p 1998 VW Beetle (stryke... | 88.53 | 97% | 2022-06-04 |
| 3339. | tolgss (tolgss) | 88.53 | 92% | 2012-07-01 |
| 3340. | Franklin (franklincool) | 88.50 | 98% | 2021-06-24 |
| 3341. | Dedy (dedy) | 88.49 | 97% | 2013-03-24 |
| 3342. | Roger (roger3320) | 88.48 | 98% | 2013-11-04 |
| 3343. | Alex (biolife) | 88.48 | 96% | 2011-10-28 |
| 3344. | Emanon (subacutelydepressed) | 88.48 | 95% | 2013-06-23 |
| 3345. | Shon (shoncon_260) | 88.48 | 96% | 2015-02-12 |
| 3346. | Axton (recklessxd) | 88.48 | 98% | 2017-02-04 |
| 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 |