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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20. | Jane (chancel) | 72.09 | 100% | 2013-07-23 |
| 21. | MrRubiksSC (mrrubikssc) | 71.69 | 100% | 2023-12-03 |
| 22. | melanie (melanie2525) | 70.89 | 100% | 2016-01-24 |
| 23. | pprav (potato69420) | 70.10 | 100% | 2024-02-07 |
| 24. | Thalapathy (thalapathyvijay) | 69.56 | 100% | 2022-06-25 |
| 25. | Retrojoe1984 (joemama84) | 68.77 | 100% | 2024-11-22 |
| 26. | Braden (bmende) | 68.52 | 100% | 2012-11-23 |
| 27. | ed72 (ed72) | 68.27 | 100% | 2018-12-21 |
| 28. | Jojo (jonathanfg) | 67.15 | 100% | 2024-02-06 |
| 29. | Commotion6071 (commotion6071) | 65.54 | 100% | 2024-03-19 |
| 30. | ตาแดง (pitagorus) | 65.47 | 100% | 2014-04-12 |
| 31. | Teresa (terribear) | 65.13 | — | 2010-03-31 |
| 32. | DeeDee (deedee09) | 64.19 | 100% | 2011-06-18 |
| 33. | yesman (yesman9527) | 63.53 | 100% | 2021-02-10 |
| 34. | NikiAtom (4beth_esda) | 62.57 | 100% | 2018-05-27 |
| 35. | Lame (lamers) | 62.55 | — | 2010-12-27 |
| 36. | Joshua (joshque) | 59.11 | 100% | 2022-03-22 |
| 37. | \ (pyfgcrl) | 59.01 | — | 2010-04-04 |
| 38. | Nicolas (lopoto) | 58.54 | 100% | 2017-02-28 |
| 39. | a (cmdhk) | 58.07 | 100% | 2025-03-07 |
| 40. | wooahahao (mixedaced) | 57.81 | 100% | 2023-07-25 |
| 41. | johann (juski) | 57.22 | 100% | 2011-05-25 |
| 42. | long bus (sealegs) | 55.72 | 100% | 2017-08-27 |
| 43. | Paul (handel1) | 55.17 | 100% | 2013-06-07 |
| 44. | Braden (sasquatch112) | 55.00 | 100% | 2012-09-24 |
| 45. | (sputype) | 54.99 | 100% | 2023-04-14 |
| 46. | Shiji (sandevistan) | 54.83 | 100% | 2024-11-29 |
| 47. | Jade (thanhchuyen) | 53.75 | 100% | 2017-06-15 |
| 48. | Jason (jasonroyn) | 51.77 | 100% | 2024-02-23 |
| 49. | Pien (aukaukau2000) | 50.66 | 100% | 2012-11-19 |
| 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 |