Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times reported on a typing demonstration given the previous day in Brooklyn by a Thomas Osborne of Rochester, New York. The Times reported that Mr. Osborne "holds the championship for fast typing, having accomplished 126 words a minute at Toronto August 13, 1888."
—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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27655. | roden (guts0321) | 40.52 | 88% | 2016-11-11 |
| 27656. | J-Gwan Kim (chungjuapple) | 40.51 | 92.8% | 2023-10-26 |
| 27657. | kazan189 (kazan189) | 40.51 | 91% | 2013-01-05 |
| 27658. | vervane (vervane) | 40.51 | 81% | 2011-10-20 |
| 27659. | Jason (topz) | 40.51 | — | 2010-01-21 |
| 27660. | Cheryl (cmc306) | 40.51 | — | 2009-08-08 |
| 27661. | Tim Lu (sses79) | 40.50 | 91% | 2017-01-09 |
| 27662. | OK (peparalu) | 40.50 | 96.1% | 2021-03-01 |
| 27663. | Amorphous (tawseef) | 40.50 | 97% | 2021-03-24 |
| 27664. | Ashlee (ashleecr) | 40.50 | 90% | 2012-02-08 |
| 27665. | NewbeeinTyping (shuangyifa) | 40.50 | 85% | 2016-04-29 |
| 27666. | Ali... (shaanaaki) | 40.50 | 92% | 2016-05-02 |
| 27667. | Ben Hannan (mrcasual) | 40.49 | 88% | 2012-10-10 |
| 27668. | Shawn-j (sanzay_1996) | 40.49 | 97% | 2020-04-08 |
| 27669. | Alex (abohac99) | 40.49 | 95.7% | 2021-02-09 |
| 27670. | UenX (uenx) | 40.49 | — | 2008-12-04 |
| 27671. | Alex Eaves (cheif_rice) | 40.48 | 91.7% | 2023-09-15 |
| 27672. | Shinoto (shinoto) | 40.48 | 94.5% | 2021-02-28 |
| 27673. | Prem (batprem) | 40.48 | 94% | 2020-03-25 |
| 27674. | mayank (mjrockr) | 40.48 | 94% | 2013-09-07 |
| 27675. | granik (granik) | 40.47 | 98% | 2023-01-29 |
| 27676. | Isabella Ain (pink_pluppy_r... | 40.47 | 91% | 2012-02-20 |
| 27677. | Cecilia (lenzcecilia) | 40.47 | — | 2008-10-15 |
| 27678. | Surendra (5ur3ndr4) | 40.47 | 96% | 2018-11-06 |
| 27679. | reji (reji) | 40.46 | — | 2009-01-10 |
| 27680. | Gerald (geraldjs) | 40.46 | 88% | 2015-02-24 |
| 27681. | left testicle (yggvcdghhigt) | 40.45 | 96% | 2022-03-07 |
| 27682. | hossameldien (hossam23177) | 40.45 | 93% | 2021-06-13 |
| 27683. | Ahmed (ahmedslayer123) | 40.45 | 97% | 2020-12-04 |
| 27684. | ismail (ismail_dinc) | 40.45 | — | 2009-01-05 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 78,663 | 61.98 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 85 | 61.75 | March 31, 2010 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 55.64 | May 1, 2021 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 3 | 58.73 | May 18, 2021 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |