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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3476. | Shan (twoforty240) | 87.87 | 95% | 2013-03-19 |
| 3477. | Zuhaib (zuhaibdam) | 87.87 | 97% | 2021-08-30 |
| 3478. | killua (hogles1234) | 87.87 | 95% | 2023-05-01 |
| 3479. | John (azaza909) | 87.86 | 96% | 2017-02-16 |
| 3480. | Is there a self? (deckard_4) | 87.86 | 99% | 2020-09-05 |
| 3481. | Ashley (ashleymarie2290) | 87.85 | 92% | 2012-11-23 |
| 3482. | monochrome (artemis_05) | 87.85 | 97% | 2022-06-20 |
| 3483. | ehe (aeronsic) | 87.85 | 99% | 2022-10-25 |
| 3484. | .... (hatesmylife) | 87.84 | 98% | 2016-08-12 |
| 3485. | Guy (vall3y) | 87.84 | 88% | 2012-04-29 |
| 3486. | Deiru (deiru) | 87.84 | 94% | 2012-10-24 |
| 3487. | Felix (thehappycatfelix) | 87.82 | 97% | 2023-03-14 |
| 3488. | Anshul (anshul1) | 87.81 | — | 2011-01-12 |
| 3489. | DonQuick (donquick) | 87.81 | 98% | 2021-12-23 |
| 3490. | I can't beat you chimchim (... | 87.81 | 92% | 2016-11-19 |
| 3491. | midtown123 (midtown123) | 87.81 | 96% | 2015-12-01 |
| 3492. | Ali (alithepanda) | 87.80 | 98% | 2014-04-11 |
| 3493. | Kyle Me (poledancerz) | 87.80 | 91% | 2015-09-06 |
| 3494. | Vato (vmaskhulia) | 87.80 | 99% | 2016-02-23 |
| 3495. | Marks (hawkey15) | 87.80 | 94% | 2012-06-29 |
| 3496. | Raunak (englishassignment) | 87.80 | 96% | 2023-03-04 |
| 3497. | Korey (korizmo) | 87.79 | 96% | 2012-09-09 |
| 3498. | lua (lualua) | 87.79 | 98% | 2013-12-11 |
| 3499. | Jiysus (jiysus) | 87.79 | 91% | 2013-06-11 |
| 3500. | abhi (abhibeckert) | 87.79 | 96% | 2012-02-04 |
| 3501. | Gloryan (shadowglory) | 87.79 | 89% | 2015-12-09 |
| 3502. | Jesse (wonderpanda) | 87.79 | 93% | 2015-08-06 |
| 3503. | Nick (fayz_) | 87.78 | 97% | 2015-01-05 |
| 3504. | Nick (nbartlett) | 87.78 | 96.6% | 2023-07-17 |
| 3505. | melonimies (melonimies) | 87.77 | 96.6% | 2023-09-21 |
| 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 |