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These contests provided ample opportunity to demonstrate the superiority of alternative keyboard arrangements. That Qwerty survived significant challenges early in the history of typewriting demonstrates that it is at least among the reasonably fit, even if not the fittest that can be imagined.

—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
13042. Collin (temposchool) 79.01 96% 2019-11-14
13043. shrek (shrek) 79.01 2009-08-13
13044. george (geoedmo) 79.01 94% 2013-07-21
13045. Faris (farisyo) 79.00 92% 2016-09-01
13046. Thinh (thinhtr) 78.99 97% 2021-09-18
13047. Prius (mroh) 78.99 97% 2021-05-04
13048. Bryson (bryboi) 78.99 95% 2020-08-13
13049. Hamza (hamzeh97) 78.99 98% 2021-01-24
13050. Neo (shinryu1324) 78.99 98% 2021-09-21
13051. pansui (paunsui_4m_nagaland) 78.99 93% 2012-06-07
13052. Molly (mtm09386) 78.99 95% 2011-06-01
13053. Frischi (frischi) 78.99 96% 2011-08-02
13054. Adriano (adrianwoodhouse) 78.99 95% 2013-12-31
13055. Mor (morti_20) 78.98 96% 2022-11-03
13056. jessie (jessie7391) 78.98 2009-02-02
13057. Holly (stargirl) 78.98 2009-01-23
13058. Matt (mhulley) 78.97 92% 2017-03-24
13059. James (yaboi6942012) 78.97 96% 2018-11-30
13060. Alex (kylon) 78.97 96% 2018-01-24
13061. Antony (antonleghost) 78.97 96% 2021-03-06
13062. midnight (aw01) 78.97 99% 2021-01-03
13063. Oshene (emelisosha) 78.96 98% 2021-08-31
13064. simonator (realsimonator) 78.96 94.6% 2021-02-16
13065. BVance (bvance32) 78.96 90% 2013-07-20
13066. Mehti (lylehti) 78.96 97% 2022-01-30
13067. kottt (kweent182) 78.96 96% 2019-10-22
13068. Đặng Minh (dangminhhaiitc) 78.96 96% 2012-02-12
13069. 1ST (bestwpm) 78.96 2010-07-03
13070. Riley (nugget909) 78.95 95.7% 2021-02-25
13071. Markus (markustelser) 78.95 96% 2022-02-19

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 95,359 75.59 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 110 86.23 March 29, 2010
##typeracer 3 78.14 February 5, 2021
TypeRacer Classic 1 49.84 July 30, 2021