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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14010. | Srdjan (cakebytheocean) | 62.08 | 96% | 2019-09-23 |
| 14011. | BC (thunderthud) | 62.08 | 98% | 2014-02-19 |
| 14012. | H4ndss (h4ndss1) | 62.07 | 96% | 2021-06-10 |
| 14013. | Christopher (cly0896) | 62.07 | 91% | 2015-12-04 |
| 14014. | BASIL (basilps123) | 62.07 | 97% | 2021-02-18 |
| 14015. | Shypolarbear (shypolarbear) | 62.07 | 97% | 2017-07-18 |
| 14016. | David (dazzlethc) | 62.07 | 97% | 2020-01-17 |
| 14017. | Rafael (cereal_killer) | 62.07 | 96% | 2011-10-02 |
| 14018. | DollaBillYo (dollabill_yo@y... | 62.07 | 98% | 2013-09-09 |
| 14019. | Einstein (einstein) | 62.06 | — | 2009-12-17 |
| 14020. | Ryan (kovarik1) | 62.06 | 97% | 2012-04-13 |
| 14021. | Swarmy (swarmy) | 62.05 | 96% | 2022-02-20 |
| 14022. | Jordan (oogaboogaracer) | 62.05 | 94% | 2023-01-23 |
| 14023. | Herosteve (herostevekggp) | 62.05 | 95% | 2021-12-30 |
| 14024. | minkaas (minkaas) | 62.05 | 96% | 2021-03-10 |
| 14025. | Buu Vinh (buuvinhpro) | 62.05 | — | 2011-01-17 |
| 14026. | name (anson001) | 62.04 | 95% | 2020-11-18 |
| 14027. | ash (zasher777) | 62.04 | 98.8% | 2021-02-25 |
| 14028. | Vilius (jellytrain) | 62.04 | 98% | 2019-01-24 |
| 14029. | wharup (wharup) | 62.04 | 98% | 2014-04-15 |
| 14030. | Shayan (shayan98) | 62.04 | 89% | 2017-03-04 |
| 14031. | Leen (pogopanda) | 62.04 | 93% | 2012-03-17 |
| 14032. | Caleb (caleb1243) | 62.04 | 93% | 2017-04-10 |
| 14033. | aaaaaa (bigblackroosters) | 62.04 | — | 2008-12-06 |
| 14034. | karlie (hydexuniverse) | 62.03 | 93% | 2022-11-11 |
| 14035. | Abhimanyu (a_bhimany_u) | 62.03 | 96% | 2023-01-19 |
| 14036. | Ivan (kolundez) | 62.03 | 96% | 2016-01-25 |
| 14037. | A (gharhan) | 62.03 | 97% | 2019-09-27 |
| 14038. | Huy (keybrdslutz) | 62.03 | 96% | 2022-06-29 |
| 14039. | I love ctrl + backspace (ca... | 62.03 | 94% | 2022-01-27 |
| 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 |