The world of typing has changed. In the 1970s, every business had rooms full of secretaries whose job it was to type letters that had been hand-written. They were copying the writing into a more readable format. In the early 1980s, the personal computer became a common office machine.
—from Keyboarding Made Simple (1985), a book by Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.
Active since September 30, 2008.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20099. | pri0nis (pri0nis) | 71.56 | 97% | 2020-03-21 |
| 20100. | 3ztzzy (3ztzzy) | 71.56 | 96.4% | 2021-02-04 |
| 20101. | Rob (icupboard) | 71.56 | 96% | 2021-03-27 |
| 20102. | montoto (montoto) | 71.56 | — | 2010-12-26 |
| 20103. | Null (chicken1996) | 71.56 | 97% | 2023-03-07 |
| 20104. | Vi (anne777) | 71.56 | — | 2010-06-09 |
| 20105. | adrianna (adriannna) | 71.55 | 94% | 2021-09-02 |
| 20106. | Jon (yon67) | 71.55 | 96% | 2022-09-24 |
| 20107. | Roland (radambc) | 71.55 | 98% | 2017-09-01 |
| 20108. | Jason Verheyden (jverheyden) | 71.55 | 97.1% | 2023-11-01 |
| 20109. | Day (dayloud) | 71.55 | 97% | 2021-06-05 |
| 20110. | Xilyana (xilyana) | 71.55 | 96% | 2020-09-13 |
| 20111. | Touko (toukka1) | 71.54 | 96% | 2022-02-02 |
| 20112. | Samy (sami_osman) | 71.54 | 93% | 2015-10-26 |
| 20113. | Carey (carey05059) | 71.54 | 95% | 2015-06-14 |
| 20114. | Zudio (ildosrel) | 71.54 | 97% | 2020-03-08 |
| 20115. | Jun Sheng (my40789) | 71.53 | 97% | 2021-11-30 |
| 20116. | Danica (7158dandan) | 71.53 | 97% | 2022-09-11 |
| 20117. | Blackhat (lifehacker1) | 71.53 | 95% | 2022-02-09 |
| 20118. | Pat (simplepat) | 71.53 | — | 2010-01-21 |
| 20119. | Hoang (unrealhoang) | 71.53 | 96% | 2015-12-01 |
| 20120. | We are all one. (psi_) | 71.53 | — | 2010-07-25 |
| 20121. | Stefan (kid782) | 71.52 | 90% | 2016-02-06 |
| 20122. | Lakshya (lakshyasharma) | 71.52 | 96% | 2022-07-14 |
| 20123. | SnIPeR (osnipero) | 71.52 | 97% | 2018-07-07 |
| 20124. | Kevin (slopes) | 71.51 | 91% | 2015-06-14 |
| 20125. | Rasul (rasul07) | 71.51 | 93% | 2022-09-03 |
| 20126. | Xentury (xentury) | 71.51 | 98% | 2021-09-02 |
| 20127. | Ryan (rreborn) | 71.51 | 96% | 2015-03-25 |
| 20128. | Jay (rabidgoose) | 71.51 | 90% | 2015-06-11 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 107,999 | 74.75 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 213 | 72.93 | March 30, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 41 | 54.43 | February 25, 2016 |
| Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 6 | 68.05 | March 1, 2024 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |