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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
28257. | Diony (diony) | 58.71 | 91% | 2015-10-08 |
28258. | Usman Ali (usmee_1) | 58.70 | 93% | 2015-06-15 |
28259. | Brad (brad2024) | 58.70 | 95% | 2021-06-29 |
28260. | limu (limu) | 58.70 | — | 2008-11-20 |
28261. | ISAAC (i_s_a_a_c) | 58.69 | 96% | 2017-09-15 |
28262. | TheWizard0920 (thewizard0920) | 58.69 | 95% | 2022-12-29 |
28263. | blab (blab) | 58.69 | — | 2009-09-27 |
28264. | Youngjin (mrbusy) | 58.69 | 92% | 2016-02-22 |
28265. | Nisan (thevidya) | 58.69 | — | 2010-03-29 |
28266. | a (jan_nowak) | 58.69 | 97% | 2015-07-28 |
28267. | Sir (sharkfin9873) | 58.68 | 87% | 2016-07-11 |
28268. | leo (leoneil123) | 58.68 | 94% | 2017-03-04 |
28269. | Amit (red2black) | 58.68 | 96% | 2017-11-15 |
28270. | Diego (owo122) | 58.68 | 93% | 2022-05-06 |
28271. | Nun (stron_jay) | 58.68 | 98% | 2020-07-23 |
28272. | sher (prosherkhan) | 58.68 | 97% | 2011-11-03 |
28273. | maxbaldy (maxbaldy) | 58.67 | 98% | 2023-01-24 |
28274. | Itype67wpm (oohaydavid28) | 58.67 | 95% | 2017-08-01 |
28275. | Buba Dorj (dbuba99) | 58.67 | 97% | 2021-09-10 |
28276. | Orka (orka) | 58.67 | 98% | 2022-01-26 |
28277. | fahim (fahim_) | 58.67 | 93% | 2012-11-20 |
28278. | sam (sambecket) | 58.67 | 92% | 2013-05-28 |
28279. | OTL (floormint) | 58.66 | 98% | 2021-06-04 |
28280. | Astrocat (reverserespect) | 58.66 | 90% | 2016-01-08 |
28281. | Stefan (smarklund) | 58.66 | 94% | 2017-07-10 |
28282. | Cody (ydocakz) | 58.66 | 86% | 2013-11-24 |
28283. | d-nee (iggy3931) | 58.66 | 90% | 2016-05-26 |
28284. | valdi (valdicurnia99) | 58.65 | 96% | 2022-02-12 |
28285. | Hawwaaa (hawwaaa) | 58.65 | 94% | 2022-02-06 |
28286. | Sherry (sherru) | 58.65 | 91% | 2014-02-18 |
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 |
All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |