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 |
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6161. | V (belcanto) | 99.69 | 98% | 2013-02-10 |
6162. | joonie (joonie) | 99.69 | — | 2009-06-21 |
6163. | Karen (karen12) | 99.68 | 97% | 2014-10-19 |
6164. | Sheth (articleron) | 99.67 | 98% | 2017-10-27 |
6165. | Dale (uruk003) | 99.67 | — | 2008-10-06 |
6166. | The Planck (djsauble) | 99.66 | 99% | 2018-11-19 |
6167. | Diz (dzlzrd) | 99.66 | 99% | 2014-07-08 |
6168. | Michael (michaelchristian024) | 99.65 | 98% | 2021-10-29 |
6169. | Dess (usuck) | 99.64 | — | 2009-02-12 |
6170. | Mad dog Tim (timmeh1995) | 99.64 | 95% | 2012-12-11 |
6171. | Voldemort (growthmindset) | 99.64 | 99% | 2021-09-30 |
6172. | cryo (jwalpuck) | 99.63 | 97% | 2015-07-22 |
6173. | platno (platno) | 99.63 | 98% | 2022-04-21 |
6174. | duniyadnd (duniyadnd) | 99.63 | — | 2008-10-02 |
6175. | Mathias (wizh) | 99.63 | 99% | 2015-10-17 |
6176. | Bill (jhstory) | 99.63 | 99% | 2015-06-03 |
6177. | ali (ethyl_ethanoate) | 99.62 | 97% | 2020-01-04 |
6178. | Vy (groo_vy) | 99.62 | 97% | 2019-11-08 |
6179. | InsightSC (theous) | 99.62 | 90% | 2015-05-24 |
6180. | Xarige (xarige) | 99.62 | 99% | 2020-09-30 |
6181. | Emilie (svitkona) | 99.62 | 100% | 2022-08-24 |
6182. | doubleyew (touchtypist99) | 99.62 | 94% | 2015-10-26 |
6183. | Jenny on a jetski (jasonyp) | 99.62 | 96.7% | 2023-05-26 |
6184. | muslim (ahmadalashtar01) | 99.61 | 98% | 2017-12-09 |
6185. | William (willwin4sure) | 99.61 | 97% | 2018-07-07 |
6186. | Shawn (corune) | 99.60 | 98% | 2014-12-27 |
6187. | Chris (slow_but_furious) | 99.60 | 96.5% | 2023-06-20 |
6188. | Dominique (domynation) | 99.60 | 100% | 2016-02-22 |
6189. | Fast (fastturkish) | 99.59 | 96% | 2013-07-02 |
6190. | Nguyen (tezk1) | 99.59 | 98% | 2022-10-16 |
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 |