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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15165. | Jia Quan (weejiaquan) | 60.24 | 89% | 2014-01-20 |
| 15166. | gail (gail_5rickman) | 60.24 | 98% | 2012-07-29 |
| 15167. | Gabriel (gabdvorak) | 60.24 | — | 2011-03-03 |
| 15168. | deceitful (deceitful) | 60.23 | 90% | 2013-10-16 |
| 15169. | Bidou (bidou) | 60.23 | 95% | 2020-04-30 |
| 15170. | Frank (fanyang) | 60.23 | 96% | 2013-07-22 |
| 15171. | tin (tinronaldo) | 60.23 | — | 2010-09-04 |
| 15172. | ndh (ndhtypes) | 60.23 | 93% | 2015-12-20 |
| 15173. | Juicy (juicytomato) | 60.22 | 95% | 2023-01-05 |
| 15174. | Sean (bluewalrus) | 60.22 | 96% | 2012-08-28 |
| 15175. | Bob (bredemannrar) | 60.22 | 95% | 2017-12-30 |
| 15176. | Casey (clmaher) | 60.22 | — | 2010-08-02 |
| 15177. | Ahmed (sudanix) | 60.22 | 94% | 2012-10-31 |
| 15178. | THE KID (nschattner) | 60.21 | 90% | 2016-01-29 |
| 15179. | Aleksi (mehtae) | 60.21 | 89% | 2011-10-02 |
| 15180. | Thy (cyworld_pro) | 60.21 | — | 2010-06-27 |
| 15181. | lum (illumsi) | 60.20 | 95% | 2023-01-14 |
| 15182. | Ushio (chinesew0rker) | 60.20 | 93% | 2023-06-20 |
| 15183. | Saif (type_err) | 60.20 | 97.5% | 2021-02-03 |
| 15184. | Erfan (erfan_hedayati) | 60.20 | 95% | 2021-05-22 |
| 15185. | Dej (dejaylobs) | 60.20 | 93% | 2022-12-25 |
| 15186. | Logan (stag) | 60.20 | 90% | 2015-05-02 |
| 15187. | Rahul (russellriago) | 60.20 | 96% | 2018-05-21 |
| 15188. | Dillon (dillondavis32) | 60.19 | 94% | 2016-04-22 |
| 15189. | James (jpnjpn6) | 60.19 | 96% | 2020-09-20 |
| 15190. | Matthew (wormshurm) | 60.19 | 96% | 2020-01-02 |
| 15191. | Kandrion (kandrion) | 60.19 | 92% | 2016-09-12 |
| 15192. | Lily (lilyyma16) | 60.19 | 90% | 2016-04-23 |
| 15193. | Greti (greti) | 60.19 | 94% | 2013-08-30 |
| 15194. | EscapeVelocity (escapeveloc... | 60.18 | 94% | 2023-10-16 |
| 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 |