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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
8371. | Ali (aliq) | 93.47 | 96% | 2016-01-08 |
8372. | christopher "crash" (christ... | 93.47 | 100% | 2013-11-15 |
8373. | Hunter (hunter_) | 93.46 | 94% | 2014-04-05 |
8374. | Bob (atherixbob) | 93.46 | 97% | 2019-05-01 |
8375. | Southside (dinotoad) | 93.46 | 98% | 2018-10-26 |
8376. | Rommel (thetyper09) | 93.45 | 96% | 2012-02-23 |
8377. | Nicholas (nicholas_68) | 93.45 | 97% | 2017-09-18 |
8378. | Oscar (hellway) | 93.45 | — | 2008-11-03 |
8379. | Matthew (mbabbitt) | 93.45 | 91% | 2012-12-17 |
8380. | 22ru (mayushy) | 93.45 | 98% | 2020-07-17 |
8381. | Nikos (nikpag00) | 93.45 | 98% | 2019-07-01 |
8382. | FKruuse (fkruuse) | 93.45 | 96% | 2017-05-29 |
8383. | duck (anomaly7062) | 93.44 | 99% | 2017-10-05 |
8384. | Anna (misslua1) | 93.44 | 99% | 2016-01-04 |
8385. | Pisit (compisit) | 93.44 | 99% | 2022-02-09 |
8386. | (shinobukocho) | 93.44 | 97% | 2020-06-16 |
8387. | AdilDSW (adildsw) | 93.43 | 96% | 2017-05-14 |
8388. | Cid (cidmctab) | 93.43 | 99% | 2014-09-02 |
8389. | nassi (l4htaaja) | 93.42 | 97% | 2016-02-22 |
8390. | Soda (soda1) | 93.42 | 96% | 2021-01-27 |
8391. | Phil (joot) | 93.42 | 98% | 2022-02-04 |
8392. | Colin (sticklin10) | 93.41 | 91% | 2016-02-04 |
8393. | good story bro (pick6) | 93.41 | 98% | 2012-02-01 |
8394. | Tamber (tamber) | 93.41 | 89% | 2014-08-04 |
8395. | Hari (harilol) | 93.41 | 85% | 2015-10-03 |
8396. | Dre (dredog17) | 93.41 | 97% | 2023-10-02 |
8397. | jai (predator726) | 93.41 | 99.3% | 2023-05-15 |
8398. | Hubert (huberto) | 93.41 | 97% | 2021-01-25 |
8399. | Dingus Lopper (sixgoodreasons) | 93.41 | 96% | 2016-01-12 |
8400. | 10is (10is) | 93.40 | — | 2009-12-10 |
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 |