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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
12524. | Kate (kaprese) | 83.60 | 98% | 2012-05-29 |
12525. | Matti (djveslemoy) | 83.59 | 98% | 2011-11-24 |
12526. | tapos (mykdspyk) | 83.59 | — | 2011-04-13 |
12527. | yurk (yurk) | 83.59 | 95% | 2016-03-11 |
12528. | Jack (deripiunt2) | 83.59 | 95% | 2020-05-21 |
12529. | tacobot (apcarrab) | 83.58 | 97% | 2014-09-05 |
12530. | Scott (glorfindel1975) | 83.58 | — | 2008-10-10 |
12531. | Sunny (sun420) | 83.58 | 96% | 2013-02-17 |
12532. | Joshua Robert (drewramos01) | 83.58 | 97% | 2020-10-23 |
12533. | IWinning (you_losing) | 83.58 | 97% | 2020-09-23 |
12534. | Danny (ddnation) | 83.58 | 95% | 2020-03-05 |
12535. | Luke (lrgotmilk) | 83.57 | 98% | 2013-07-21 |
12536. | Lizzie (lilipatootieo4) | 83.57 | — | 2009-06-20 |
12537. | dvorak (div_dvorak) | 83.57 | 93.9% | 2023-10-05 |
12538. | William (sneakywill) | 83.57 | 92% | 2017-04-28 |
12539. | Vishal (v_pandit) | 83.57 | 94% | 2012-01-28 |
12540. | Eric (shadekiller) | 83.56 | — | 2010-04-28 |
12541. | cj (mp7maniac) | 83.56 | 98% | 2017-09-24 |
12542. | Brian (hkese) | 83.56 | 94% | 2013-04-25 |
12543. | anomaly (anomaly5647) | 83.56 | 97% | 2012-07-15 |
12544. | Not a dog (i_am_learning_to... | 83.56 | 97% | 2019-05-30 |
12545. | msuriar (muzster) | 83.56 | 94% | 2014-01-05 |
12546. | wicked (oreo) | 83.56 | — | 2008-10-01 |
12547. | Potential (potential_first) | 83.56 | 95% | 2012-12-28 |
12548. | rip Byron (agarunov) | 83.55 | 86% | 2014-09-07 |
12549. | Bruno (brbeans) | 83.55 | 96% | 2021-11-12 |
12550. | jamie (j2moneyj2d21) | 83.55 | 90% | 2014-04-25 |
12551. | John (caduke) | 83.54 | 97% | 2018-08-11 |
12552. | govind (djgovins) | 83.53 | — | 2010-09-26 |
12553. | David (2mill) | 83.53 | 97% | 2020-05-26 |
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 |