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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16177. | cranky (crankykhan) | 58.57 | 90% | 2012-10-02 |
| 16178. | Jakob (killstrong) | 58.57 | 94% | 2015-03-21 |
| 16179. | elephanturd (elephanturd) | 58.56 | 88% | 2015-01-03 |
| 16180. | Exciter (taluvn) | 58.56 | 95% | 2016-05-17 |
| 16181. | Gurra (halogurra) | 58.56 | 93% | 2020-12-29 |
| 16182. | Lee (enelledee) | 58.56 | 96% | 2021-01-23 |
| 16183. | poopnickel (j_rrific) | 58.56 | — | 2011-03-14 |
| 16184. | Terry (complete_46) | 58.56 | 92% | 2012-10-30 |
| 16185. | testyper (testyper) | 58.56 | — | 2009-04-24 |
| 16186. | Ronald (200275146) | 58.55 | 92% | 2014-12-16 |
| 16187. | hungryangmo (typicalossas) | 58.55 | 94% | 2020-04-14 |
| 16188. | Rigi (rigor789) | 58.55 | 91% | 2016-10-08 |
| 16189. | Ngoc (thinkofluv) | 58.55 | 95% | 2016-05-17 |
| 16190. | andrew (vargonium) | 58.55 | 90% | 2011-11-13 |
| 16191. | Steven (mercatres) | 58.55 | 96% | 2014-10-05 |
| 16192. | Maxx (maxx_1) | 58.55 | 97% | 2021-09-28 |
| 16193. | Nick (megacrapkin) | 58.54 | 89% | 2014-11-19 |
| 16194. | FirstName (i5kxepeu) | 58.54 | 95% | 2021-12-11 |
| 16195. | アズレン (azuren_) | 58.54 | 94% | 2020-06-06 |
| 16196. | Ty (typarker2005) | 58.54 | 91% | 2011-12-17 |
| 16197. | Sammy (yusamuel03) | 58.54 | 94% | 2021-03-23 |
| 16198. | istimewa (kukuhp22) | 58.54 | 97% | 2017-04-21 |
| 16199. | Lucas (zerpex) | 58.54 | — | 2011-04-10 |
| 16200. | Peter (spych102) | 58.54 | 98% | 2013-12-30 |
| 16201. | Sam (csam) | 58.54 | — | 2010-05-12 |
| 16202. | spinningD20 (trugate) | 58.53 | 92% | 2012-10-11 |
| 16203. | David (gamer50519) | 58.53 | 92% | 2016-11-16 |
| 16204. | Yu Jin (yjkim96) | 58.53 | — | 2011-04-01 |
| 16205. | Philipp (cpteinsicht) | 58.53 | 94% | 2015-01-09 |
| 16206. | Sarah (sarah333) | 58.53 | 92% | 2015-04-16 |
| 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 |