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Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.

—from Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys, a book by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
1. (joshua728) 217.08 100% 2021-06-07
2. Sean Wrona (arenasnow) 207.08 100% 2019-05-26
3. hi (helloimnotgood1) 192.96 100% 2024-03-24
4. Sean Wrona (arenasnow2) 189.34 2010-08-27
5. (sidd_) 179.65 100% 2019-02-01
6. Shoemaker-Levy 9 (atthetop) 173.63 99% 2022-02-16
7. i'd buy that for a dollar! ... 172.80 100% 2020-11-23
8. r (deroche1) 172.69 99% 2017-01-08
9. Influensane - nonquit main/... 169.71 98.5% 2024-01-04
10. zetria (primalknight) 167.64 99% 2023-07-29
11. (evestay) 164.24 99.2% 2024-01-02
12. ANDREA (andreaak00) 163.77 100% 2023-08-16
13. Aaron (aaronadams) 162.86 100% 2019-01-23
14. GINOO AND FLANEUR I LOVE YO... 161.99 100% 2019-01-13
15. Noah (licahfox) 161.38 98% 2018-01-20
16. Cryptids Are Real (bptccq) 160.33 99% 2021-01-19
17. fruitcase (iamslow103) 159.60 99% 2022-12-21
18. GLARENCE (glarencesux) 158.69 99% 2012-11-06
19. the Trumpet (joetrumpet) 157.08 2008-10-09
20. 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍e (despot) 155.28 99% 2020-08-01
21. Johann (bach) 154.81 2009-02-23
22. Shanon (shadowyshadows) 154.64 99% 2020-05-19
23. (keegant) 154.34 99% 2019-06-18
24. john (nothisisjohn) 152.93 100% 2019-11-21
25. rain (firewolfrain) 152.55 99% 2020-04-17
26. taran (slowaccount) 150.50 98% 2018-02-12
27. (poke1) 150.05 100% 2017-06-28
28. . (hurst) 149.48 78% 2011-09-14
29. 🌹 Black Rose 🌹 (typi... 149.39 98% 2013-04-12
30. (g_fruit) 148.47 100% 2021-01-19

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 26,687 47.15 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 54 53.30 April 2, 2010
Riverside Middle School 10 32.21 January 24, 2011
Smoke Rise Prep 9 40.34 February 25, 2016
Walsh Middle School 2 33.66 September 9, 2011
##typeracer 1 45.85 February 23, 2021
Alpine School District 1 23.90 March 19, 2018
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 26.45 February 14, 2013
TypeRacer Classic 1 50.23 July 31, 2021