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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19089. | (148038) | 53.49 | 97% | 2019-09-27 |
| 19090. | (h3rs8) | 53.49 | 95% | 2021-05-03 |
| 19091. | Marq (hlmomma) | 53.49 | 90% | 2011-08-22 |
| 19092. | ᗜHarri (steno) (harrri) | 53.49 | 90.6% | 2023-10-20 |
| 19093. | Dmitriy (drevidchuck) | 53.49 | 95% | 2023-07-31 |
| 19094. | Abhishek (mraahos) | 53.49 | 97% | 2022-04-01 |
| 19095. | (jacobvaneyck) | 53.49 | 95% | 2021-07-25 |
| 19096. | (puddingandpie) | 53.49 | 96% | 2023-02-26 |
| 19097. | (jesustanten) | 53.48 | 90% | 2015-03-18 |
| 19098. | (mrmoon) | 53.48 | 93% | 2011-11-03 |
| 19099. | Noé (phlogistique) | 53.48 | 92% | 2016-03-24 |
| 19100. | (pazoozoo) | 53.48 | 90% | 2014-12-09 |
| 19101. | nhi (nhoxsansan) | 53.48 | 98% | 2011-07-02 |
| 19102. | Not (xshadew) | 53.48 | 95% | 2021-04-18 |
| 19103. | kaka (kentuckle) | 53.48 | 94% | 2021-06-09 |
| 19104. | (cumming4u) | 53.48 | 93% | 2021-07-28 |
| 19105. | (linz) | 53.47 | — | 2011-03-13 |
| 19106. | Shehbaz Khan (shehbaz) | 53.47 | 93% | 2016-01-11 |
| 19107. | KwikSilver (kwiksilver) | 53.47 | — | 2008-10-27 |
| 19108. | (njalsorensen) | 53.47 | 94% | 2021-05-06 |
| 19109. | (tmsd) | 53.47 | 96.4% | 2023-06-17 |
| 19110. | (jayjr_1998) | 53.47 | 97% | 2023-10-02 |
| 19111. | (samtheillusionist) | 53.47 | 95% | 2014-10-07 |
| 19112. | (akk2069) | 53.46 | 89% | 2017-02-24 |
| 19113. | Io (diovoid) | 53.46 | 96% | 2012-02-06 |
| 19114. | (tsukerk1) | 53.46 | 95% | 2020-10-05 |
| 19115. | (sushixr) | 53.46 | 96% | 2021-05-25 |
| 19116. | Tide (firefly441) | 53.46 | 95% | 2021-12-10 |
| 19117. | (colemak_blaggy) | 53.45 | 96.9% | 2021-02-01 |
| 19118. | Lewis (lewisisabo) | 53.45 | 91% | 2022-02-20 |
| 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 |