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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8520. | Teen (teenunicorn) | 72.49 | 91% | 2016-07-07 |
| 8521. | Rai (rairaiept) | 72.49 | 94% | 2012-02-07 |
| 8522. | crazy bus (tersen) | 72.49 | 87% | 2014-03-02 |
| 8523. | Zeo (zeobro) | 72.48 | 90% | 2013-11-10 |
| 8524. | Brandi (brandimous) | 72.48 | 96% | 2012-05-18 |
| 8525. | Auri (woah_its_auri) | 72.48 | 97% | 2022-10-17 |
| 8526. | wabdeali (wabdeali) | 72.48 | 98% | 2021-04-17 |
| 8527. | Ansen (ansenon) | 72.48 | 95% | 2013-09-27 |
| 8528. | Tumma (tummapoika) | 72.47 | 91% | 2012-11-01 |
| 8529. | Omar (wekenzi00) | 72.47 | 97% | 2017-08-12 |
| 8530. | Blake (btriana) | 72.47 | 95% | 2013-06-23 |
| 8531. | Sarym (_sarim_) | 72.47 | 94% | 2017-09-10 |
| 8532. | Bruce (kabayakii) | 72.46 | 90% | 2016-11-03 |
| 8533. | RyChOr (rychor) | 72.46 | 98% | 2011-06-27 |
| 8534. | Saagar (stacky) | 72.46 | 97% | 2014-04-09 |
| 8535. | Jake (autorunner) | 72.46 | 92% | 2014-06-10 |
| 8536. | Marci (marci1233) | 72.45 | 93% | 2022-12-18 |
| 8537. | 2 (two_d) | 72.45 | — | 2010-11-30 |
| 8538. | Andrew (toodle) | 72.45 | — | 2008-11-18 |
| 8539. | Eric (spcopsdelta) | 72.44 | 96% | 2012-04-06 |
| 8540. | Louis (loucru1) | 72.44 | 97% | 2021-04-11 |
| 8541. | Farkhat (farick92) | 72.43 | 97% | 2022-02-20 |
| 8542. | King (kingkong85) | 72.43 | 96% | 2022-10-07 |
| 8543. | Minh (sep_complex) | 72.43 | 97% | 2011-06-01 |
| 8544. | J (zogaridan) | 72.42 | 82% | 2016-06-18 |
| 8545. | Quetiapine (quetiapine) | 72.42 | 97.1% | 2023-10-22 |
| 8546. | 312211 (312211) | 72.42 | 94% | 2017-01-12 |
| 8547. | Collin (cxlliin_) | 72.42 | 96% | 2022-09-28 |
| 8548. | Maciej (thasobot) | 72.42 | 98% | 2021-03-09 |
| 8549. | Doug (napster1) | 72.42 | 96% | 2013-07-08 |
| 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 |