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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
17691. | Joe (jdonnen) | 75.40 | 94% | 2013-03-26 |
17692. | Kevin (kasistores) | 75.40 | 97% | 2017-04-25 |
17693. | King (huluhuluhulu) | 75.40 | 98% | 2015-12-15 |
17694. | Knut (knutesten) | 75.40 | 88% | 2013-06-17 |
17695. | xiao (warakawa) | 75.40 | — | 2010-08-25 |
17696. | Matthias (sylence) | 75.40 | — | 2009-08-27 |
17697. | Ong (ongbotre) | 75.40 | 95% | 2011-11-02 |
17698. | EAT (nooodless) | 75.39 | 95% | 2016-10-26 |
17699. | Yogi (y0g3) | 75.39 | 92% | 2013-08-05 |
17700. | nxhoaf (nxhoaf) | 75.39 | — | 2009-12-10 |
17701. | Acke (ackehjarn) | 75.39 | 97% | 2020-10-24 |
17702. | iPrayer (iprayer) | 75.39 | 96% | 2016-09-22 |
17703. | mathisvan (mashipeas123) | 75.38 | 95% | 2021-07-07 |
17704. | Aman (amanpc109) | 75.38 | 98% | 2022-09-19 |
17705. | Alan (alan_amanov) | 75.38 | 91% | 2017-02-27 |
17706. | HaisieuQB (hoanghai2502) | 75.38 | 94% | 2013-03-20 |
17707. | aeouaoeu (slow_guy) | 75.37 | 93% | 2016-08-26 |
17708. | Eric (aerran) | 75.37 | 97% | 2017-10-13 |
17709. | Umbull (um1215) | 75.37 | 93% | 2014-02-23 |
17710. | Hazem (zomaaa23) | 75.37 | 97% | 2022-03-19 |
17711. | aislinn (flme_5) | 75.37 | 95% | 2022-08-11 |
17712. | Norman (oomenacka) | 75.37 | 96% | 2023-07-30 |
17713. | Luke (skywalker122) | 75.37 | 87% | 2014-05-11 |
17714. | Kat (katpork) | 75.37 | 97% | 2021-03-11 |
17715. | Ahmed (ahmedkotb) | 75.37 | — | 2011-03-21 |
17716. | J (jen12) | 75.37 | 96% | 2015-04-27 |
17717. | Sushant (okos) | 75.37 | 97% | 2011-09-18 |
17718. | Saranya (saranyavatti) | 75.37 | 97% | 2013-12-24 |
17719. | Anirudh (anirudh90) | 75.36 | — | 2009-12-07 |
17720. | Amy (bluebluespirit) | 75.36 | — | 2011-02-12 |
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 |
All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |