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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15351. | Scaramanga (scaramanga) | 59.50 | — | 2009-06-06 |
| 15352. | mrghost (mrghost) | 59.49 | 91% | 2012-12-22 |
| 15353. | The Stig (the_veldt) | 59.49 | 93% | 2016-08-12 |
| 15354. | Ikkuh (ikkuh) | 59.49 | 93% | 2015-08-31 |
| 15355. | Dhruvin (dhrmehta) | 59.49 | 93% | 2016-08-24 |
| 15356. | Victor (victron) | 59.48 | 91% | 2015-01-24 |
| 15357. | Andres (starta) | 59.48 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
| 15358. | Zack (hackyzack17) | 59.48 | 96% | 2022-06-02 |
| 15359. | Nate (noob4life) | 59.48 | — | 2010-06-29 |
| 15360. | Marvin (marvinesc3) | 59.47 | 95.1% | 2021-02-18 |
| 15361. | Jisoo (grisni) | 59.47 | 96% | 2021-01-11 |
| 15362. | BILLY (rpatb1) | 59.47 | 89% | 2013-03-08 |
| 15363. | mhee (hangzoon) | 59.47 | 94% | 2018-03-24 |
| 15364. | 1ST (bestwpm) | 59.47 | — | 2010-06-19 |
| 15365. | Zachcos (zachcos) | 59.46 | 96% | 2021-03-06 |
| 15366. | torachiyo (torachiyo_dvorak) | 59.46 | — | 2010-06-23 |
| 15367. | Eesa (eesa10) | 59.45 | 97% | 2021-04-06 |
| 15368. | Marco (leungtc20001124) | 59.45 | 96% | 2021-06-23 |
| 15369. | clpz (clpz) | 59.45 | 94% | 2021-04-15 |
| 15370. | Jane (cxzawerf) | 59.45 | 91% | 2014-09-28 |
| 15371. | Charlie (pyrotix) | 59.45 | 92% | 2012-01-13 |
| 15372. | Ostap (tossfromua) | 59.45 | 92% | 2016-06-12 |
| 15373. | dash (quoc_dat736) | 59.45 | — | 2010-12-05 |
| 15374. | Philip (vanp) | 59.44 | — | 2010-02-26 |
| 15375. | Son (echipbk) | 59.44 | 93% | 2011-06-23 |
| 15376. | mrw1 (mrw1) | 59.44 | 95% | 2020-05-07 |
| 15377. | Red (ired) | 59.44 | 96% | 2016-11-22 |
| 15378. | Fryyed (fryyedup) | 59.44 | 97% | 2022-06-23 |
| 15379. | Vags (xxtroller13xx) | 59.44 | 97.1% | 2021-01-28 |
| 15380. | Himanshu (pluto_ish) | 59.44 | 96% | 2021-02-27 |
| 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 |