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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18419. | _Lxwrxncx_ (_lxwrxncx_) | 55.06 | 94% | 2023-02-22 |
| 18420. | Robin (r_e_v) | 55.06 | 96.4% | 2023-10-07 |
| 18421. | ng (mainsam) | 55.06 | — | 2008-11-13 |
| 18422. | James (prejudice) | 55.06 | — | 2010-08-24 |
| 18423. | Hoonken (hoonken) | 55.06 | 91% | 2014-10-25 |
| 18424. | karim (karimchickensoup) | 55.05 | 95.3% | 2023-09-16 |
| 18425. | Sawyer (ssilfies17) | 55.05 | 96% | 2022-03-08 |
| 18426. | sloan (trigonv) | 55.05 | 95% | 2021-07-28 |
| 18427. | Megan (meganchua) | 55.05 | 89% | 2012-08-16 |
| 18428. | NOLEGS (thefakenolegs) | 55.05 | 95% | 2022-12-14 |
| 18429. | nurul (naddyaw) | 55.05 | 96% | 2017-12-19 |
| 18430. | coffeze (moduoitroitho) | 55.05 | 95.6% | 2021-02-06 |
| 18431. | Valentin (r4mp4g3rxd) | 55.05 | 94% | 2020-02-06 |
| 18432. | Ryan (rhyemar) | 55.05 | 93% | 2018-02-16 |
| 18433. | Cheryl (cheryltheslowturtle) | 55.05 | 92% | 2015-12-28 |
| 18434. | CaRDiaK (cardiak) | 55.05 | 86% | 2011-05-03 |
| 18435. | Isuck (austin_was_here) | 55.04 | 93% | 2014-12-24 |
| 18436. | dom (domo56) | 55.04 | 95% | 2018-11-05 |
| 18437. | BLAMJAM (cult) | 55.04 | — | 2011-02-17 |
| 18438. | Drei (dy539) | 55.04 | 94% | 2021-03-10 |
| 18439. | Amit (amithinduja) | 55.04 | 93% | 2014-08-14 |
| 18440. | Asif (asif04) | 55.04 | 96% | 2019-09-10 |
| 18441. | Andrew (minizema) | 55.04 | 96% | 2013-05-09 |
| 18442. | Henry (supitsasian) | 55.04 | — | 2010-11-25 |
| 18443. | Clumsy (dumpling) | 55.04 | — | 2010-01-22 |
| 18444. | Howard (bpiggy) | 55.04 | — | 2010-09-21 |
| 18445. | Pawan (pawan_kumar) | 55.03 | 99% | 2022-10-15 |
| 18446. | Taylah (username9999) | 55.03 | 93% | 2014-02-17 |
| 18447. | Mario (babbarey) | 55.03 | — | 2009-12-04 |
| 18448. | itami (itami_) | 55.02 | 94% | 2022-07-09 |
| 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 |