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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9995. | hinomy (hinomiya) | 69.19 | 97% | 2020-04-20 |
| 9996. | Nikolai (nikovertus) | 69.19 | 96% | 2022-04-16 |
| 9997. | Phan Quoc (fabregastiti) | 69.18 | 87% | 2011-05-20 |
| 9998. | Kevin (kevinliu050505) | 69.18 | 96% | 2022-09-13 |
| 9999. | Dustan (howellbsbll06) | 69.17 | 92% | 2013-09-05 |
| 10000. | Frish (ishall_07) | 69.17 | 96% | 2014-01-09 |
| 10001. | Sean (immoballa) | 69.17 | 92% | 2012-10-31 |
| 10002. | lando_nomiss (lando_nomiss) | 69.17 | 97% | 2023-04-04 |
| 10003. | Vitali (blackhawk_firefox) | 69.16 | — | 2009-01-16 |
| 10004. | Pape (pape) | 69.16 | 92% | 2012-05-29 |
| 10005. | Nicholas (t0903591) | 69.16 | 95% | 2023-02-22 |
| 10006. | Eyeronical (parthtyperacerg... | 69.16 | 95% | 2023-07-19 |
| 10007. | Sean (notanza) | 69.16 | 89% | 2012-08-27 |
| 10008. | Ella (ella_charlotte) | 69.15 | — | 2008-12-04 |
| 10009. | sammy (slowdownsammy) | 69.15 | 93% | 2013-12-12 |
| 10010. | Darren (weisritter) | 69.15 | 95% | 2018-10-22 |
| 10011. | Anoop JS (anoopjs) | 69.14 | — | 2010-09-07 |
| 10012. | Markus (tyaz) | 69.14 | 94% | 2012-06-26 |
| 10013. | Blane (bparker) | 69.14 | 95% | 2013-02-26 |
| 10014. | Nokzendi (nokzendi) | 69.14 | 96% | 2023-01-16 |
| 10015. | 🇲🇬 Rina (rina23) | 69.14 | 95% | 2021-10-07 |
| 10016. | Amar (supatypaxxx) | 69.14 | 96% | 2021-11-26 |
| 10017. | Shayne (shayneacasio) | 69.14 | 95% | 2021-10-31 |
| 10018. | Matt (mattdarich) | 69.13 | 96% | 2016-06-02 |
| 10019. | Jordan (fluffinmuffin) | 69.13 | 96% | 2020-09-29 |
| 10020. | Timothy (typengo) | 69.13 | 95% | 2021-08-09 |
| 10021. | Jike (procrastinatingking) | 69.13 | 97% | 2021-10-24 |
| 10022. | EM_K (em_k) | 69.13 | 97% | 2020-12-29 |
| 10023. | ok (herbaltea) | 69.12 | 96% | 2023-01-10 |
| 10024. | Aidan (anguyenkn) | 69.12 | 98% | 2021-10-28 |
| 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 |