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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19908. | Ben (wippidy) | 52.86 | 94% | 2021-06-18 |
| 19909. | Hawktalon (namorog) | 52.86 | 91% | 2011-11-07 |
| 19910. | Songnay (songnay) | 52.86 | 98% | 2015-11-07 |
| 19911. | skadri (skadri) | 52.86 | — | 2010-03-10 |
| 19912. | BoozeCruiser (gvillar08) | 52.85 | 91% | 2017-04-04 |
| 19913. | Alex (infinity404) | 52.85 | 85% | 2013-02-14 |
| 19914. | Lukas (lubeis) | 52.85 | 95% | 2021-10-18 |
| 19915. | m2jest1c (lmxq) | 52.85 | 95% | 2018-10-06 |
| 19916. | Lucas (luctrox) | 52.85 | 96% | 2021-04-22 |
| 19917. | Roi (roimanor) | 52.85 | 95% | 2021-05-07 |
| 19918. | imran (afridi) | 52.85 | — | 2009-07-22 |
| 19919. | sleep well (djawad) | 52.84 | 95% | 2023-09-29 |
| 19920. | Chat (chat_ro) | 52.84 | 95% | 2023-05-23 |
| 19921. | Zi Hao (im_getting_there) | 52.84 | 96% | 2021-05-01 |
| 19922. | Wols (wols) | 52.84 | 95% | 2012-04-15 |
| 19923. | Josh (breezychain) | 52.84 | 95% | 2012-09-27 |
| 19924. | Invento_Coder (invento_coder) | 52.83 | 92% | 2023-06-16 |
| 19925. | Omkar (omkar_12) | 52.83 | 95.6% | 2023-07-06 |
| 19926. | bryan (forzemi) | 52.83 | 94% | 2022-11-15 |
| 19927. | wxyz (kbrav) | 52.83 | 84% | 2016-05-03 |
| 19928. | Bruh? (funkun) | 52.83 | 95% | 2021-11-25 |
| 19929. | Peter (peterfink89) | 52.83 | — | 2011-04-29 |
| 19930. | Son (bxson) | 52.83 | 97% | 2012-04-26 |
| 19931. | Radek (raddzio) | 52.82 | 97% | 2021-04-29 |
| 19932. | ariel (44tech_) | 52.82 | 93% | 2022-10-13 |
| 19933. | Angry (angrysanta) | 52.82 | 93% | 2020-12-30 |
| 19934. | Rahul (endeavour_the_one) | 52.82 | 95% | 2022-05-16 |
| 19935. | brbrb (brbrb) | 52.82 | 98% | 2019-08-31 |
| 19936. | Nicho (nichoyang) | 52.82 | — | 2010-10-09 |
| 19937. | Murker90 (qwertypad) | 52.82 | — | 2010-10-26 |
| 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 |