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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8189. | Noedel (vagana) | 73.18 | 94% | 2012-09-28 |
| 8190. | Schumacher (rossi46) | 73.18 | 97% | 2020-04-27 |
| 8191. | Mark (mark_exel) | 73.18 | 90% | 2016-04-13 |
| 8192. | mctuvok (mctuvok) | 73.18 | — | 2010-08-09 |
| 8193. | ziyad (ziyadb) | 73.18 | 90% | 2011-06-29 |
| 8194. | Edward (xxdeathcorexx) | 73.18 | 93% | 2012-10-09 |
| 8195. | odk46Bt8 (wowcow) | 73.18 | 97% | 2015-03-31 |
| 8196. | Canberk (cyuksel) | 73.18 | 96% | 2013-09-13 |
| 8197. | Jayden (jaydenvii) | 73.17 | 98% | 2023-09-20 |
| 8198. | Bobbit (firefighterbobbit) | 73.17 | 95% | 2012-10-27 |
| 8199. | Rin (rinicorn) | 73.17 | 98% | 2021-01-19 |
| 8200. | Corey (coreyh) | 73.17 | 97% | 2017-07-13 |
| 8201. | Wout (undeadlyd) | 73.17 | 96% | 2018-10-11 |
| 8202. | wawang (wangzfu) | 73.17 | 97% | 2012-05-08 |
| 8203. | Fineson (fineson) | 73.17 | 95% | 2021-09-13 |
| 8204. | Ali!i!i!iN (alinorouzi) | 73.17 | 96% | 2013-05-26 |
| 8205. | Offbrand (zynck) | 73.16 | 97% | 2019-05-26 |
| 8206. | P (pacochen) | 73.16 | 96% | 2022-11-15 |
| 8207. | Codey (seifo16) | 73.16 | 96% | 2021-08-17 |
| 8208. | K (rhiz0matix) | 73.16 | 99% | 2023-03-03 |
| 8209. | John (johnratchet3) | 73.16 | 92% | 2015-04-28 |
| 8210. | Ken (kenleung) | 73.16 | — | 2009-01-13 |
| 8211. | ben (itsbenatkinson) | 73.16 | 95% | 2016-09-25 |
| 8212. | Austin (dorrzun) | 73.16 | 95% | 2017-06-04 |
| 8213. | Zach (zach_frain) | 73.15 | 97% | 2019-09-11 |
| 8214. | Grace (gchoi00) | 73.15 | 98% | 2022-05-06 |
| 8215. | Cara (clmcwilliams) | 73.15 | 96% | 2015-08-19 |
| 8216. | Jason (jasonlivy) | 73.15 | — | 2008-10-01 |
| 8217. | rohan (roni_goswami9) | 73.14 | 97% | 2022-10-02 |
| 8218. | tstats[lucdeloop] (lucdeloop) | 73.14 | 96% | 2022-12-18 |
| 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 |