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 |
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358. | Rob (waboo386) | 143.24 | 97% | 2016-03-23 |
359. | (veriston) | 143.23 | 98% | 2023-06-18 |
360. | (corsairchris) | 143.23 | 100% | 2023-04-12 |
361. | Zach (zachary989) | 143.22 | — | 2010-07-23 |
362. | murmure (poem) | 143.14 | 99.3% | 2023-03-15 |
363. | Eric (wutisalond) | 143.12 | 95% | 2011-12-11 |
364. | Tina (tinaqt) | 143.08 | 99% | 2020-08-13 |
365. | gray (tsg1120) | 142.99 | 100% | 2011-09-17 |
366. | ultrasurf (ultrasurf) | 142.98 | 92% | 2011-07-18 |
367. | Joe (lohrbas) | 142.95 | 99% | 2011-05-17 |
368. | Steve (stev_cubed) | 142.84 | 98% | 2021-12-15 |
369. | vishE (actuallynonquitforlife) | 142.79 | 98% | 2019-03-07 |
370. | Frantman (frantman) | 142.77 | 99% | 2022-12-17 |
371. | blaise (pprince) | 142.68 | — | 2010-11-24 |
372. | Mia (lkortebe) | 142.67 | 100% | 2016-03-18 |
373. | elongated (supreme10001) | 142.62 | 99% | 2022-11-14 |
374. | Peter (korand) | 142.61 | 92% | 2012-08-09 |
375. | Jake (vicissitudes2) | 142.55 | 99% | 2014-03-07 |
376. | Boopy (boopyferee) | 142.48 | — | 2008-10-23 |
377. | Happy (mirrorface) | 142.48 | 98% | 2014-11-02 |
378. | Phire (phire) | 142.46 | — | 2008-12-09 |
379. | jivanf (jivan108) | 142.42 | 97% | 2022-04-07 |
380. | Allison (ohangelene) | 142.38 | — | 2009-01-09 |
381. | D (dmizzy) | 142.38 | 99% | 2023-02-15 |
382. | Mifune (c9h13n) | 142.35 | — | 2011-04-27 |
383. | Typer (typerkinger) | 142.34 | 100% | 2014-05-25 |
384. | mfw i purposefully lean for... | 142.29 | 98% | 2022-10-13 |
385. | sana (sanastro) | 142.17 | — | 2009-10-19 |
386. | (boy_314) | 142.08 | 100% | 2020-07-19 |
387. | skanide (skanide) | 142.07 | 100% | 2023-08-25 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 104,514 | 75.09 | September 30, 2008 |
Instant Death Mode | 168 | 75.17 | March 30, 2010 |
Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 4 | 47.66 | February 25, 2016 |
TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
##typeracer | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |
All TypeRacer Texts | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |