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.
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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19975. | kat (kat_aq) | 70.35 | 98% | 2013-05-06 |
19976. | John (johnwmcenroe) | 70.35 | 94% | 2014-09-01 |
19977. | HVZ (hvz07) | 70.35 | 98% | 2023-05-08 |
19978. | Bone (mrstyles) | 70.34 | 94% | 2014-01-21 |
19979. | Frank (ftcxx265) | 70.34 | 99% | 2013-08-26 |
19980. | Daniel (partytoss) | 70.34 | 92% | 2013-04-13 |
19981. | clavat (clavat) | 70.34 | 97% | 2012-01-04 |
19982. | James Paul (ap1ng) | 70.34 | 99% | 2022-03-15 |
19983. | Chris (ctechdude13) | 70.34 | 93% | 2014-12-30 |
19984. | Japes (jdapayne) | 70.34 | 90% | 2012-12-14 |
19985. | Abdullah (cankoloz) | 70.34 | 96% | 2017-10-29 |
19986. | __Deaw (commandeaw) | 70.34 | 97% | 2012-10-04 |
19987. | Naveen Kumar (naveen_1729) | 70.34 | 98% | 2022-03-03 |
19988. | peter (karangoyal07@gmail.com) | 70.33 | — | 2010-03-14 |
19989. | Micah (demonschnauzer) | 70.33 | 92% | 2016-09-06 |
19990. | Jeremy (kirbzstar) | 70.33 | 98% | 2014-02-02 |
19991. | SnakeTwix (snaketwix) | 70.32 | 94% | 2021-03-10 |
19992. | maikim (maikim) | 70.32 | 98% | 2020-03-15 |
19993. | Khoa (nak9x) | 70.32 | 95% | 2012-03-21 |
19994. | Matthew (pencilboy2) | 70.32 | — | 2009-10-29 |
19995. | Hexer (phalcin) | 70.32 | 98% | 2022-12-29 |
19996. | Regular Plumbus (oldplumbus) | 70.31 | 97% | 2019-10-02 |
19997. | zikk (zikk) | 70.31 | 98% | 2015-08-28 |
19998. | Dalle (ash_ish) | 70.31 | 96% | 2022-10-16 |
19999. | Javin (zakurukito) | 70.31 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
20000. | karu (karu) | 70.31 | 96% | 2011-05-05 |
20001. | sheep (sheep) | 70.30 | — | 2008-12-19 |
20002. | Magnus (parameter) | 70.30 | — | 2011-03-25 |
20003. | Nico (nikhefong) | 70.30 | 94% | 2013-05-17 |
20004. | jep (jepbdeguzman) | 70.30 | 98% | 2015-01-24 |
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 |