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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950. | Jonathan (squeark) | 96.99 | 96% | 2021-03-12 |
| 1951. | DrunkBob (v4zcent) | 96.99 | 99% | 2014-05-05 |
| 1952. | Badika (badika) | 96.98 | 93% | 2013-04-28 |
| 1953. | Tuukka (sblankg) | 96.97 | 96.4% | 2023-09-11 |
| 1954. | Jenny in Louboutins (nerdyi... | 96.96 | 96% | 2022-06-29 |
| 1955. | Mike (dripcy) | 96.96 | 95% | 2014-04-02 |
| 1956. | Jonah (jonahkwok) | 96.95 | 95% | 2014-03-23 |
| 1957. | (daryl) | 96.94 | — | 2009-03-25 |
| 1958. | Bam (bam189) | 96.93 | 94% | 2011-12-01 |
| 1959. | Lily (xlily) | 96.91 | 95% | 2013-07-28 |
| 1960. | Lukas (deadlycz) | 96.90 | 91% | 2014-07-30 |
| 1961. | typingchica (typingchica) | 96.89 | 96% | 2017-07-16 |
| 1962. | Raymond (fuzzybaffy) | 96.89 | — | 2009-04-16 |
| 1963. | xiaobai (superbarnie) | 96.87 | 98% | 2016-07-12 |
| 1964. | NesKonnekt (neskonnekt) | 96.87 | — | 2009-06-16 |
| 1965. | Tera (teravortryx) | 96.86 | 98% | 2022-06-27 |
| 1966. | Ethan (ethan17458) | 96.85 | 99% | 2020-09-03 |
| 1967. | Cowbell (morris_l) | 96.85 | 96% | 2022-10-09 |
| 1968. | Timo (urmaul) | 96.85 | 95% | 2016-03-23 |
| 1969. | d (grinaghim) | 96.84 | 96% | 2015-07-30 |
| 1970. | Benjie (xbenjie) | 96.84 | 96% | 2021-12-10 |
| 1971. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (glandock1) | 96.83 | 97% | 2021-06-18 |
| 1972. | John (jds02006) | 96.83 | 98% | 2012-06-14 |
| 1973. | Dark (noverci) | 96.82 | 100% | 2012-01-29 |
| 1974. | Max (17maxklivans) | 96.81 | 97.4% | 2021-01-27 |
| 1975. | NOT AN ALT (kenixx) | 96.81 | 98% | 2017-07-24 |
| 1976. | Rishi (roemo) | 96.81 | — | 2010-12-27 |
| 1977. | CherryBlossom (cherryblossom) | 96.81 | — | 2009-10-25 |
| 1978. | Morticia (morticia94) | 96.80 | 98% | 2020-04-09 |
| 1979. | Andrew (deezhoes) | 96.78 | 92% | 2012-11-24 |
| 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 |
| Riverside Middle School | 1 | 28.86 | February 10, 2011 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 43.44 | December 18, 2012 |