In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters. Other keyboard layouts have been created since, such as the Blickensderfer and the Dvorak, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.
—from The Greatest Stories Never Told, a book by Rick Beyer
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Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 63,311 | 78.01 | September 30, 2008 |
Long Texts | 82 | 84.07 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 66 | 79.69 | March 29, 2010 |
TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 63.89 | July 6, 2021 |
##typeracer | 1 | 72.02 | April 29, 2021 |
Riverside Middle School | 1 | 60.45 | February 10, 2011 |