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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18016. | Sri (lulu25) | 55.58 | 89% | 2012-03-13 |
| 18017. | atthespeedofcheeba (figilon) | 55.58 | 96% | 2021-10-03 |
| 18018. | Nikk (white13) | 55.57 | 96% | 2021-05-02 |
| 18019. | Venkata Sai Bhanu Sachin (b... | 55.57 | 96% | 2023-04-11 |
| 18020. | Destertr (destertr) | 55.57 | 95% | 2021-06-04 |
| 18021. | Daniel (bawon) | 55.57 | 95% | 2017-06-04 |
| 18022. | Bell (taylorswift2134) | 55.57 | — | 2010-07-09 |
| 18023. | Godlike (godlike228) | 55.57 | 91% | 2013-12-02 |
| 18024. | Tihomir (darkerbg) | 55.56 | 88% | 2017-01-04 |
| 18025. | Dark hour (snakemouse3d) | 55.56 | 97% | 2018-04-02 |
| 18026. | emory (ennuixvx) | 55.56 | 97% | 2020-09-18 |
| 18027. | Julian (k1ngjulien) | 55.56 | 95% | 2021-04-20 |
| 18028. | Bilbo (dalerasearl) | 55.56 | 91% | 2016-02-11 |
| 18029. | Vienna (sexystan69) | 55.56 | 95% | 2021-09-20 |
| 18030. | Jimmy (bullets836) | 55.56 | 95% | 2022-07-11 |
| 18031. | lechique (lechique) | 55.56 | — | 2011-04-27 |
| 18032. | Felipe2003 (felipe2003) | 55.55 | 94% | 2022-04-07 |
| 18033. | Jenny (simanij) | 55.55 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
| 18034. | Nazarii (nazarii_z) | 55.55 | 97% | 2021-02-24 |
| 18035. | frosty (frostyy_2288) | 55.55 | 94% | 2023-01-17 |
| 18036. | Matt (slicd) | 55.55 | 90% | 2012-10-25 |
| 18037. | Adam (iadam368) | 55.55 | 95% | 2021-03-19 |
| 18038. | Stan (bananaftw) | 55.55 | 90% | 2013-03-15 |
| 18039. | Stef777 (stef777) | 55.55 | 88% | 2011-06-14 |
| 18040. | Lorena (loreleyireth) | 55.55 | — | 2011-03-07 |
| 18041. | Eshelmen (drguru) | 55.55 | 95% | 2019-05-04 |
| 18042. | Ayesha (candy_is) | 55.55 | 97% | 2011-05-12 |
| 18043. | ezio (eziosmug) | 55.54 | 94% | 2023-02-12 |
| 18044. | Rahul (rsrahul1000) | 55.54 | 95% | 2021-06-02 |
| 18045. | Cool (cooljet123) | 55.54 | 97% | 2020-12-05 |
| 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 |