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Other keyboard layouts have been created since, 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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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
4465. Gagan (gagan18) 60.68 95% 2020-08-17
4466. jesus (jesusepie) 60.68 92% 2015-07-14
4467. Anup (anupsabraham) 60.68 94% 2012-08-31
4468. Dominic (elitebeast) 60.67 93.7% 2021-02-01
4469. jae (okyu) 60.67 93% 2020-12-29
4470. Andrey (andre_macareno) 60.67 2010-04-16
4471. Reudismam (reudismam) 60.67 95% 2013-02-20
4472. Coitado (coitado_man) 60.66 96% 2021-04-06
4473. Generic (genericplayersa) 60.66 96% 2018-08-27
4474. Rishi (rishi.24@live.com) 60.66 2011-01-20
4475. coc (maquangtri) 60.66 97% 2012-05-03
4476. Avijit (avi3777) 60.66 99% 2017-06-08
4477. Kyle (chimp9240) 60.66 2010-11-12
4478. Snoody (snoody) 60.65 94% 2014-10-19
4479. V (vand) 60.65 97% 2012-09-12
4480. Бақытжан (baqytjan) 60.64 100% 2022-02-04
4481. Ultron732 (princeayush04) 60.63 94% 2023-07-06
4482. Justin (liontan) 60.63 97% 2020-05-27
4483. Anand (anandkrshnn9) 60.63 97% 2020-06-06
4484. tamo (safar) 60.63 96% 2011-05-08
4485. Kenneth (froman816) 60.62 99% 2022-02-15
4486. B3K (corsairshadow) 60.62 95% 2014-11-11
4487. Mia (miabb) 60.62 97% 2011-07-13
4488. 61 (longfumoon) 60.62 94% 2018-11-15
4489. Mateusz (leszczuu) 60.62 2009-01-18
4490. PrayForSyria (prayforsyria) 60.61 94% 2016-03-27
4491. jennifer (parkjen88) 60.61 2011-04-10
4492. Zopo_Dopo (zopon_dopo) 60.61 95% 2018-12-26
4493. Mata (mata_t) 60.61 2010-11-28
4494. Leo (kalbshirn) 60.61 95% 2012-11-18

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 27,729 51.66 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 106 58.82 April 21, 2010
Riverside Middle School 18 36.76 February 4, 2011
Stroudsburg Jr. High 15 37.67 February 25, 2011
TypeRacer Classic 3 62.89 August 22, 2021
##typeracer 2 42.62 February 18, 2021