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.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40396. | pors (porssrey9) | 30.17 | 95% | 2013-08-26 |
| 40397. | jonidark (jonidark01) | 30.17 | 93% | 2020-12-06 |
| 40398. | Aiperi (aiperi) | 30.16 | 91% | 2015-12-08 |
| 40399. | ngoc (ngoclun) | 30.16 | — | 2008-12-29 |
| 40400. | Geoffrey (geoff_dvorak) | 30.15 | 90% | 2014-07-18 |
| 40401. | esha (dumplings) | 30.14 | 87% | 2015-04-23 |
| 40402. | Collins (princey) | 30.13 | 87% | 2014-09-16 |
| 40403. | rachel (racheybear) | 30.12 | — | 2009-11-16 |
| 40404. | Kapil (kapilk700) | 30.11 | 99% | 2022-09-14 |
| 40405. | Jared (jdizz) | 30.11 | — | 2010-11-16 |
| 40406. | peeush (piefkr) | 30.09 | 94% | 2021-11-04 |
| 40407. | Lîfe (life) | 30.09 | — | 2008-10-21 |
| 40408. | gavin (hulk11) | 30.07 | 95% | 2014-04-28 |
| 40409. | Stacy (stacy) | 30.06 | — | 2008-10-09 |
| 40410. | Gimel (fastyper___) | 30.04 | 94% | 2021-02-21 |
| 40411. | Paul (thw_edward) | 30.04 | 97% | 2017-11-12 |
| 40412. | Palta (palta_hass05) | 30.03 | 94% | 2020-06-16 |
| 40413. | thushara (snaju) | 30.02 | 99% | 2012-07-25 |
| 40414. | Dayls (dayls) | 30.02 | 88.9% | 2021-02-14 |
| 40415. | gerzon (airborne_trooper) | 30.00 | 88% | 2016-01-25 |
| 40416. | Kokkinakis (kokkinakis1900) | 29.99 | 89% | 2016-06-13 |
| 40417. | vignesh (rb_vignesh) | 29.99 | 92% | 2012-09-23 |
| 40418. | mayi (_mayi_) | 29.96 | 89% | 2012-05-09 |
| 40419. | Benathan (benathan) | 29.94 | 95% | 2018-01-18 |
| 40420. | smita (smita1234) | 29.94 | 93% | 2021-03-09 |
| 40421. | Adithya (aathi) | 29.89 | 94% | 2012-05-20 |
| 40422. | Tonino (pic37) | 29.89 | 94% | 2020-12-05 |
| 40423. | Petar (p3taar) | 29.88 | 94% | 2019-03-15 |
| 40424. | slowpoke (mrookie) | 29.87 | 97% | 2019-10-30 |
| 40425. | Babita (proudbedeian) | 29.87 | 77% | 2016-07-11 |
| 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 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |