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 |
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14179. | SpeedyCaret^ (wtl_jp) | 81.29 | 91% | 2015-03-09 |
14180. | Brian (bnords23) | 81.28 | 98% | 2019-02-01 |
14181. | mickey (c2sulli) | 81.28 | 95% | 2020-10-04 |
14182. | Vasil (vasil) | 81.28 | 97% | 2012-03-05 |
14183. | Lucas (ldmatos) | 81.28 | 94% | 2013-11-28 |
14184. | J. (neoglitch) | 81.28 | — | 2010-09-25 |
14185. | deadman (aarrgggghh) | 81.28 | 97% | 2017-05-22 |
14186. | Faensoldemor (faensoldemor) | 81.28 | 95% | 2017-01-08 |
14187. | naaner (naaner) | 81.28 | — | 2011-01-08 |
14188. | Nathaniel (natfx7) | 81.28 | 98% | 2017-05-21 |
14189. | Brandi (brandimous) | 81.28 | 97% | 2012-05-29 |
14190. | unpr0gr4mm3d (unpr0gr4mm3d) | 81.27 | 95% | 2013-11-09 |
14191. | Lambee (tundralegend) | 81.27 | 95% | 2019-03-04 |
14192. | Collin (cvllin) | 81.27 | 97% | 2021-06-01 |
14193. | Marcey (pearlymarcey) | 81.27 | — | 2011-01-26 |
14194. | denali (denalii) | 81.27 | 97% | 2021-05-26 |
14195. | Leon (leon22) | 81.26 | 93% | 2016-06-17 |
14196. | adam (n0tracist) | 81.26 | 95% | 2020-09-30 |
14197. | eb0la-ch4n (gelyan) | 81.26 | 93% | 2012-07-07 |
14198. | Blaze (xx420blazexx) | 81.26 | 92% | 2014-02-06 |
14199. | Leone (leoneviru) | 81.26 | — | 2010-11-22 |
14200. | Collin (cyfurix) | 81.26 | 92% | 2012-10-25 |
14201. | Catherine (cl23409) | 81.26 | 95% | 2015-12-10 |
14202. | Semyon (mstypist) | 81.26 | 98% | 2011-05-27 |
14203. | Kevin (vin15) | 81.25 | — | 2010-07-29 |
14204. | William (speier70) | 81.25 | 98% | 2018-11-06 |
14205. | the game (ichigobob_) | 81.25 | 96% | 2022-10-28 |
14206. | Lijin (lijinkurian) | 81.25 | 96% | 2013-01-01 |
14207. | Joshua (greenweasel11) | 81.24 | 93% | 2013-06-03 |
14208. | Kelby (kelbae) | 81.24 | 97% | 2019-11-23 |
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 |