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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18308. | Matt (mattdowning91) | 55.16 | 91% | 2012-09-06 |
| 18309. | Jacqueline (jacqueline) | 55.16 | — | 2009-06-24 |
| 18310. | Jerry (jerrybang) | 55.15 | — | 2010-02-22 |
| 18311. | kaizoku_95 (kaizoku_95) | 55.15 | 95.4% | 2021-02-16 |
| 18312. | Duong (penguine) | 55.15 | — | 2009-01-02 |
| 18313. | CarolinaBelle (olivocl) | 55.15 | 95% | 2011-08-09 |
| 18314. | einstrung (einstrung) | 55.15 | 93% | 2011-08-22 |
| 18315. | Daniel (dansku01) | 55.14 | 93% | 2021-11-06 |
| 18316. | Rick (bambinooo) | 55.14 | 90% | 2011-11-30 |
| 18317. | ghosttt (ghosttxxx) | 55.14 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
| 18318. | Brian (crapfish) | 55.13 | 91% | 2016-01-14 |
| 18319. | Dragon (2dragon4u2) | 55.13 | — | 2010-11-30 |
| 18320. | UwU (llez_ai_taip_beri_gut) | 55.13 | 94% | 2021-05-04 |
| 18321. | Palish (palish) | 55.13 | 94% | 2021-09-13 |
| 18322. | Giorgos (pinkisntwell) | 55.13 | 93% | 2012-02-17 |
| 18323. | Derek (dsoucie) | 55.13 | 97% | 2017-10-02 |
| 18324. | Aizaki (aizaki_) | 55.12 | 95% | 2022-10-30 |
| 18325. | Al (bado_76) | 55.12 | 91% | 2016-06-01 |
| 18326. | z3 (z3js) | 55.12 | 95% | 2020-12-10 |
| 18327. | uriel (upineda) | 55.12 | 96% | 2020-01-08 |
| 18328. | Zhiemy (zhiemy) | 55.12 | 95% | 2011-05-04 |
| 18329. | keybardretard (keybardretard) | 55.12 | 90% | 2014-04-05 |
| 18330. | Bonzer (bonzer05) | 55.12 | 94% | 2016-01-21 |
| 18331. | joas (joshua123567810) | 55.12 | — | 2010-01-09 |
| 18332. | Teddy (y10d) | 55.12 | 94% | 2012-09-25 |
| 18333. | Arizky (wec_student) | 55.12 | 96% | 2012-10-04 |
| 18334. | pr0coder (pr0coder) | 55.11 | 95% | 2023-08-08 |
| 18335. | bbl_drizzy (marcofia) | 55.11 | 96% | 2021-07-13 |
| 18336. | doorcrasher (doorcrasher) | 55.11 | 92% | 2017-02-18 |
| 18337. | Zoltatorrez (zoltatorrez) | 55.11 | 97% | 2022-02-08 |
| 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 |