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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22018. | Andreas (akap) | 49.35 | 98% | 2021-02-23 |
| 22019. | JC42 (joyouschicken42) | 49.35 | 94% | 2023-07-11 |
| 22020. | Irfan (irfan_is_the_best) | 49.35 | 94% | 2022-04-02 |
| 22021. | pastarishi (pastarishi) | 49.35 | 94% | 2022-06-07 |
| 22022. | Deron (deron) | 49.34 | — | 2010-11-17 |
| 22023. | Quzrin (quzrin) | 49.34 | 90% | 2012-11-08 |
| 22024. | Romit (junior12345) | 49.34 | 97% | 2021-08-31 |
| 22025. | Leo (leotong9589) | 49.34 | 96% | 2021-10-25 |
| 22026. | Sunbites (sunbites_4610) | 49.34 | 94% | 2021-03-28 |
| 22027. | Chinwendu (quickey_1) | 49.34 | 95% | 2020-11-20 |
| 22028. | goku (goku6987) | 49.33 | 95% | 2013-07-14 |
| 22029. | Jamie (jtduby) | 49.33 | 93% | 2016-05-26 |
| 22030. | nope (vecksberex) | 49.33 | 91% | 2016-05-28 |
| 22031. | Chelsea (chelschels) | 49.33 | 93% | 2017-04-21 |
| 22032. | Roberto (bertdellefave123) | 49.33 | 93.5% | 2023-05-15 |
| 22033. | Atm. Towhid (towhidbd) | 49.33 | 96.9% | 2023-10-02 |
| 22034. | Ali (ali_jammal) | 49.32 | 91% | 2015-01-18 |
| 22035. | Tricia (speeder2u) | 49.32 | 95% | 2012-10-30 |
| 22036. | Matt (wongo) | 49.32 | — | 2009-03-24 |
| 22037. | matt (alphas) | 49.32 | 82% | 2016-08-15 |
| 22038. | help (creativefla) | 49.32 | 91% | 2017-01-17 |
| 22039. | Christos (christosdi) | 49.31 | 86% | 2012-12-02 |
| 22040. | May (thiyp) | 49.31 | 90% | 2016-07-15 |
| 22041. | samy (samy_mohsen) | 49.31 | 93% | 2022-11-12 |
| 22042. | Sven (sven0101) | 49.31 | 97.3% | 2023-08-18 |
| 22043. | Arijit (arijit_basu) | 49.30 | 93% | 2015-08-24 |
| 22044. | Hoang (bluestar49) | 49.30 | — | 2008-12-15 |
| 22045. | momentumJAY (momentumjayrac... | 49.30 | 90% | 2017-05-20 |
| 22046. | Chris (sleepm0re) | 49.30 | 94% | 2023-03-13 |
| 22047. | aetherr (aetherr123) | 49.30 | 95% | 2023-02-07 |
| 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 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |