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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24. | Thalapathy (thalapathyvijay) | 95.94 | 100% | 2022-12-15 |
| 25. | Karen (khameljan) | 95.67 | — | 2010-04-09 |
| 26. | Stillow (stillow2) | 95.03 | 100% | 2017-02-04 |
| 27. | J (nanjsko) | 93.84 | — | 2010-06-01 |
| 28. | Yosuke (7wolves) | 93.74 | 100% | 2023-12-14 |
| 29. | fgt (jhsjhs) | 93.46 | 100% | 2012-10-11 |
| 30. | Lucho (luchohs) | 93.01 | 100% | 2012-11-04 |
| 31. | SN (secario) | 92.05 | 100% | 2013-11-06 |
| 32. | reyal171_ (agdplayer64x) | 91.74 | 100% | 2025-01-01 |
| 33. | 102348 (102348) | 90.31 | 100% | 2021-03-29 |
| 34. | JJ (jjmatiasmail) | 90.00 | 100% | 2019-02-08 |
| 35. | tovoria (tovoria) | 89.87 | 100% | 2024-10-26 |
| 36. | Evils (evils_dvorak) | 88.90 | 100% | 2022-07-02 |
| 37. | kalaset (kalaset) | 87.81 | 100% | 2013-11-25 |
| 38. | soso (dvb_tv) | 87.22 | — | 2010-04-12 |
| 39. | A (antykingfish) | 87.12 | 100% | 2017-03-21 |
| 40. | Upmanyu (abhishek2175) | 86.39 | 100% | 2021-12-16 |
| 41. | Zombie (iolife) | 86.10 | 100% | 2017-06-14 |
| 42. | Braden (bmende) | 85.56 | 100% | 2012-11-22 |
| 43. | hehe (shindo333) | 85.51 | 100% | 2023-05-11 |
| 44. | Jane (chancel) | 84.61 | 100% | 2013-07-19 |
| 45. | ed72 (ed72) | 84.26 | 100% | 2021-02-22 |
| 46. | Alvin (alwin630) | 84.01 | 100% | 2021-08-22 |
| 47. | Jonah (jlh03) | 83.67 | 100% | 2023-11-19 |
| 48. | jonnodillinger (jonnodillin... | 83.19 | 100% | 2017-01-31 |
| 49. | ตาแดง (pitagorus) | 83.17 | 100% | 2021-08-18 |
| 50. | Nathaniel (_nat_h_) | 82.91 | 100% | 2025-01-24 |
| 51. | john (johnmarco123) | 82.50 | 100% | 2020-04-05 |
| 52. | Lorcalder (lorcalder) | 82.40 | 100% | 2025-05-19 |
| 53. | Manne (epicblueberry) | 82.12 | 100% | 2017-08-26 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 107,999 | 74.75 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 213 | 72.93 | March 30, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 41 | 54.43 | February 25, 2016 |
| Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 6 | 68.05 | March 1, 2024 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |