The world of typing has changed. In the 1970s, every business had rooms full of secretaries whose job it was to type letters that had been hand-written. They were copying the writing into a more readable format. In the early 1980s, the personal computer became a common office machine.
—from Keyboarding Made Simple (1985), a book by Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.
Active since September 30, 2008.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30027. | chun lei (jerry0321bob) | 55.56 | 97% | 2018-11-11 |
| 30028. | Henrik (mnovru) | 55.56 | 90% | 2013-01-26 |
| 30029. | Belajar (maranu) | 55.56 | 95% | 2011-11-18 |
| 30030. | Alex (tmpd) | 55.56 | 94% | 2012-04-05 |
| 30031. | মামুন (halfbloodp... | 55.56 | 96% | 2012-08-25 |
| 30032. | bash (bigbash1) | 55.55 | 95% | 2023-09-01 |
| 30033. | Bagelicous (bagelicous) | 55.55 | 96% | 2023-06-20 |
| 30034. | Vaibhav (vaibhav120) | 55.55 | 99% | 2022-09-14 |
| 30035. | Mart (ketalanka) | 55.55 | 92% | 2011-06-09 |
| 30036. | Emir Haiqal (emirhaiqal) | 55.55 | 98% | 2021-03-31 |
| 30037. | Dan (danthechef) | 55.55 | 91% | 2016-05-03 |
| 30038. | Andrew (andrewnetwork) | 55.55 | 93% | 2013-02-03 |
| 30039. | Blake (peacefulll) | 55.55 | 96.2% | 2021-02-04 |
| 30040. | Louis (louislam) | 55.55 | 95% | 2012-07-04 |
| 30041. | tinkerbell (ting1018) | 55.55 | 95% | 2011-09-20 |
| 30042. | Robert (elitists) | 55.55 | 95% | 2019-08-12 |
| 30043. | Dean (elusiveking) | 55.54 | 97% | 2023-03-23 |
| 30044. | Indian_Lad (shashank5665) | 55.54 | 95% | 2022-09-14 |
| 30045. | mnick (mnick) | 55.54 | 92% | 2016-01-28 |
| 30046. | Cao (beckkhung) | 55.54 | — | 2008-10-28 |
| 30047. | Steve (zaragman) | 55.54 | 95% | 2014-12-08 |
| 30048. | Jaspreet (jassi) | 55.54 | 92% | 2013-12-09 |
| 30049. | Tran (tranbaoson) | 55.53 | 96% | 2023-05-22 |
| 30050. | Nikolaj (nikolajs) | 55.53 | 95% | 2017-11-10 |
| 30051. | Shizune (shizune_) | 55.53 | 95.5% | 2023-10-19 |
| 30052. | eui won (jeo1kim) | 55.53 | 92% | 2014-01-28 |
| 30053. | AAAA (vivamilan) | 55.53 | — | 2010-02-05 |
| 30054. | TheKhaeng (nonthawit) | 55.53 | 94% | 2017-02-07 |
| 30055. | Still (cod3r3ctifi3r) | 55.53 | 97% | 2020-04-06 |
| 30056. | Vivek (vivek_kumar) | 55.53 | — | 2009-01-10 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 107,999 | 74.75 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 213 | 72.93 | March 30, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 41 | 54.43 | February 25, 2016 |
| Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 6 | 68.05 | March 1, 2024 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |