To be fair, English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word "fly" signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman's apparel is clearly asking to be mangled.
—from The Mother Tongue, English and How It Got That Way, a book by Bill Bryson
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995. | Ante (houci) | 108.78 | 98.5% | 2024-09-23 |
| 1996. | Alexander (need4speed402) | 108.77 | 98% | 2020-05-14 |
| 1997. | Sachin (thegame53700) | 108.76 | 91% | 2016-12-12 |
| 1998. | insouciant (hhnonquit) | 108.74 | 97% | 2023-07-01 |
| 1999. | MiB (meninblack) | 108.74 | 97% | 2016-05-12 |
| 2000. | Bizz (bizatch) | 108.73 | 99% | 2018-02-01 |
| 2001. | aqibm (aqibm) | 108.72 | 94% | 2018-01-05 |
| 2002. | Karellen (karellen) | 108.69 | 96% | 2015-09-25 |
| 2003. | dome (dome2233) | 108.69 | 97% | 2019-03-21 |
| 2004. | ARW🔴 (appleredwarrior) | 108.65 | 98% | 2022-01-09 |
| 2005. | NdzPlz (nathanjr123) | 108.64 | 100% | 2025-08-08 |
| 2006. | Robert (wobert_) | 108.64 | 98% | 2020-10-29 |
| 2007. | Jennifer (jslin24) | 108.63 | 99.6% | 2024-02-22 |
| 2008. | Marc (ratshepard) | 108.63 | 99% | 2023-02-11 |
| 2009. | kenny (kkmok123) | 108.63 | 98% | 2016-11-30 |
| 2010. | Stephen (steviebeans) | 108.63 | 97% | 2017-12-10 |
| 2011. | Paolo (mcnugget25) | 108.60 | 97% | 2021-06-12 |
| 2012. | Ray (raythetse84) | 108.60 | 98% | 2017-03-06 |
| 2013. | Michael (cobbler) | 108.59 | 97% | 2017-09-01 |
| 2014. | Lance (laance) | 108.58 | 97% | 2019-10-18 |
| 2015. | Michael (swordmanjones) | 108.58 | 98% | 2021-12-31 |
| 2016. | Jun (vegetto1126) | 108.58 | 99% | 2023-03-08 |
| 2017. | lassiS (latez) | 108.57 | 97% | 2015-09-17 |
| 2018. | Rosa (rrosie1213) | 108.56 | 98.1% | 2021-02-05 |
| 2019. | Vincent (effaz) | 108.56 | 96% | 2016-03-18 |
| 2020. | Jeremy (daddystravinsky) | 108.55 | 98% | 2020-08-25 |
| 2021. | Skai (skaithecat) | 108.54 | 97.5% | 2023-10-22 |
| 2022. | Kevin (brahnji) | 108.53 | 98% | 2017-11-07 |
| 2023. | Miku (dmtechno) | 108.52 | 98% | 2022-03-16 |
| 2024. | Toyota (websitejunkie) | 108.50 | 96.8% | 2025-04-06 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 51,986 | 74.12 | April 3, 2015 |
| Instant Death Mode | 56 | 80.85 | December 26, 2018 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 1 | 59.70 | August 7, 2022 |
| New Texts Proving Ground | 1 | 114.77 | March 22, 2015 |