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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19676. | Joe (jboni) | 53.28 | — | 2010-11-03 |
| 19677. | anion (hysteria111) | 53.28 | 97% | 2013-12-10 |
| 19678. | ogo (amoebaca) | 53.28 | 92% | 2016-01-29 |
| 19679. | ch (5411) | 53.28 | — | 2009-11-12 |
| 19680. | Grey (greyxzs) | 53.27 | 94% | 2023-02-24 |
| 19681. | Knock (knock1) | 53.27 | 93% | 2023-09-04 |
| 19682. | the shoe eater (devourer_of... | 53.27 | 93% | 2022-03-04 |
| 19683. | Liam (lime_da_bestest) | 53.27 | 97% | 2020-11-09 |
| 19684. | Argon (argon273) | 53.27 | 89% | 2016-07-20 |
| 19685. | Ian (icspicy) | 53.27 | 98% | 2023-07-31 |
| 19686. | random (myrandomusername) | 53.27 | 95% | 2021-11-14 |
| 19687. | Sukun (merc7paul) | 53.27 | — | 2011-04-28 |
| 19688. | lebenson (lebenson) | 53.27 | 94% | 2019-12-04 |
| 19689. | John Davy (ngido) | 53.26 | — | 2011-01-25 |
| 19690. | Renault Clio (jmls) | 53.26 | 94% | 2018-01-14 |
| 19691. | Jay (jayderby) | 53.26 | 93% | 2015-02-09 |
| 19692. | Alan (alan_amanov) | 53.25 | 87% | 2015-11-20 |
| 19693. | Vishwajeet Prasad (vishwaje... | 53.25 | 98% | 2022-01-13 |
| 19694. | Logan (shadows36) | 53.25 | 94% | 2022-09-12 |
| 19695. | Mateus (mateus_brazilian_ma... | 53.25 | 87% | 2016-07-30 |
| 19696. | Gayan (gayan) | 53.25 | 90% | 2015-07-02 |
| 19697. | Eevee (littleeevee) | 53.25 | 92% | 2013-01-29 |
| 19698. | Alex (alex_yarets) | 53.25 | 93% | 2017-03-16 |
| 19699. | Braden (boredomistyping) | 53.24 | 95% | 2017-06-05 |
| 19700. | swapneel (swapneel_das) | 53.24 | 96% | 2023-02-03 |
| 19701. | Arsen (arsenaghajanyan) | 53.23 | 83% | 2011-05-18 |
| 19702. | LB (laserbeard) | 53.23 | 94% | 2022-06-01 |
| 19703. | beansnboges (beansnboges) | 53.23 | 97% | 2021-01-01 |
| 19704. | Brian (mechbowler) | 53.23 | 89% | 2016-06-02 |
| 19705. | oriks (oriks_25) | 53.23 | 94.8% | 2023-10-02 |
| 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 |