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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36905. | victoria (vhirsh12) | 42.33 | 90% | 2013-07-09 |
| 36906. | Aniket (aero81101) | 42.33 | 95% | 2021-01-20 |
| 36907. | caesar (unlimit) | 42.32 | — | 2009-02-28 |
| 36908. | leonardo (lokiu4869) | 42.32 | 96% | 2012-09-24 |
| 36909. | Akhil (akhilomar555) | 42.31 | 95% | 2019-04-22 |
| 36910. | Jeff (negrodamu5) | 42.31 | 96% | 2013-01-11 |
| 36911. | soni (soni0111) | 42.31 | 96% | 2017-11-13 |
| 36912. | in42 (in42) | 42.30 | 90% | 2016-12-17 |
| 36913. | Aditya (its_adi) | 42.30 | 94% | 2022-09-11 |
| 36914. | Scott (scottjones25) | 42.29 | 95% | 2021-11-03 |
| 36915. | rummaging_oof (kyjleung) | 42.29 | 97% | 2022-03-07 |
| 36916. | Ivan (ivannn_e) | 42.29 | 94% | 2020-12-31 |
| 36917. | Alvin (telortokek) | 42.29 | 94% | 2015-08-27 |
| 36918. | Winnie (sakurablossom) | 42.29 | 97% | 2013-10-07 |
| 36919. | Ethan (monscratee) | 42.28 | 89% | 2012-12-14 |
| 36920. | ken (kenpaca) | 42.28 | 94% | 2021-02-27 |
| 36921. | Rihards (threetree) | 42.27 | 95% | 2022-08-11 |
| 36922. | Conor (ruaskill) | 42.27 | 93% | 2018-01-12 |
| 36923. | nuk (engineeer) | 42.27 | 95% | 2016-05-02 |
| 36924. | nadila (nadilaanandita) | 42.27 | 90% | 2014-07-05 |
| 36925. | D (stretch) | 42.27 | — | 2008-12-16 |
| 36926. | Jeralyn (jls1638) | 42.26 | 89% | 2015-02-09 |
| 36927. | AKRW (paularoid) | 42.26 | 98% | 2023-09-11 |
| 36928. | ayy (ayy_cocotype17) | 42.26 | 95% | 2021-03-06 |
| 36929. | Regan (reganbagg) | 42.25 | 97% | 2021-04-06 |
| 36930. | Anisa (anisa_gojes) | 42.25 | 95.6% | 2023-07-18 |
| 36931. | Jhonny (jhonny_space0ut) | 42.25 | 93% | 2021-01-04 |
| 36932. | jadder (jhammond) | 42.25 | 96% | 2016-06-26 |
| 36933. | Haise (haise0) | 42.25 | 98% | 2017-06-22 |
| 36934. | Dvorak 9/16/2021 (mj_dvorak) | 42.24 | 95% | 2021-10-17 |
| 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 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |