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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909. | Marc (ratshepard) | 97.29 | 99% | 2023-06-13 |
| 1910. | Jacob (jl99) | 97.28 | 99% | 2014-03-24 |
| 1911. | Jack (delux10) | 97.28 | 93% | 2015-02-13 |
| 1912. | RS (bwahaha) | 97.27 | — | 2008-11-16 |
| 1913. | Nicolas (dwarfhunter) | 97.26 | 97% | 2022-04-26 |
| 1914. | pangea (pangeacake) | 97.26 | 97% | 2018-10-03 |
| 1915. | Mellow (mellowhammer) | 97.25 | 95% | 2015-11-20 |
| 1916. | Andrew (subversiveasset) | 97.24 | 99% | 2012-05-16 |
| 1917. | Christian (cslarsen) | 97.24 | 91% | 2017-05-18 |
| 1918. | Rong Liew (springbaron) | 97.23 | 99% | 2019-12-26 |
| 1919. | Micah (micahh) | 97.22 | — | 2008-12-31 |
| 1920. | Davis (bengalman447) | 97.21 | 97% | 2021-11-28 |
| 1921. | Dr. (dummytron) | 97.21 | — | 2010-01-03 |
| 1922. | Miranda (mirablu) | 97.20 | 91% | 2014-11-12 |
| 1923. | kinetic (kineticwab) | 97.20 | 93% | 2015-10-12 |
| 1924. | Emperor (keilosh) | 97.20 | 90% | 2014-10-28 |
| 1925. | David (namisdavid) | 97.19 | 96% | 2014-03-07 |
| 1926. | Kris (kris_z) | 97.19 | 97% | 2022-11-16 |
| 1927. | A (tidakfitbi) | 97.18 | 93% | 2015-12-24 |
| 1928. | Stephen (xcaliber219) | 97.16 | 98% | 2011-05-12 |
| 1929. | Kill (killdave) | 97.15 | — | 2009-01-14 |
| 1930. | Fat (dirtypeenor) | 97.15 | 93% | 2011-12-30 |
| 1931. | Panthera (panthera) | 97.14 | 94% | 2013-09-28 |
| 1932. | Gabriel (gerpaderp) | 97.13 | 93% | 2016-03-30 |
| 1933. | veganeasy.org (veganeasy_org) | 97.13 | 98% | 2014-12-31 |
| 1934. | Gledi (superstronghold) | 97.10 | 97% | 2013-03-26 |
| 1935. | BobDaAsianBuilda (fortnitef... | 97.09 | 97% | 2022-05-10 |
| 1936. | J W (jwdvorak) | 97.09 | 98% | 2011-10-04 |
| 1937. | Nathan (oysterboy22) | 97.08 | — | 2009-07-21 |
| 1938. | Bobby (bobbycrosby) | 97.08 | 95% | 2013-02-06 |
| 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 |