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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9000. | x (xyzxyz) | 71.32 | 99% | 2013-10-08 |
| 9001. | Alex (unworldlyfoot) | 71.32 | 98% | 2016-05-24 |
| 9002. | Mitchell (mitchfest) | 71.32 | 96% | 2013-11-26 |
| 9003. | Khurram (bismillah786pk) | 71.32 | 93% | 2011-07-06 |
| 9004. | BB (bluenamek) | 71.31 | 98% | 2020-03-17 |
| 9005. | Derek (lumbartgenzo) | 71.31 | — | 2010-10-28 |
| 9006. | januarius (januarius) | 71.31 | 96% | 2017-06-09 |
| 9007. | Nathan (nathanhn) | 71.30 | 97% | 2019-06-21 |
| 9008. | adderal junkie (dari0) | 71.30 | 95% | 2023-05-22 |
| 9009. | Dont (harhar) | 71.30 | — | 2008-10-30 |
| 9010. | Give me ice (givemeice) | 71.30 | 98% | 2018-04-24 |
| 9011. | Bob (thespokenword) | 71.30 | — | 2009-11-12 |
| 9012. | Assassin4Hire (strictmath) | 71.30 | 96% | 2015-01-27 |
| 9013. | lebum (lebum) | 71.30 | 94% | 2015-08-01 |
| 9014. | arun (arunnari) | 71.30 | 98% | 2018-05-29 |
| 9015. | Austin (ahn94) | 71.30 | 95% | 2014-03-06 |
| 9016. | Anthony (mike916) | 71.29 | 95% | 2016-07-05 |
| 9017. | Truch (truch) | 71.29 | 96% | 2015-03-30 |
| 9018. | Noah (bobapplepie) | 71.29 | 94% | 2015-02-06 |
| 9019. | Roy (activy) | 71.29 | 91% | 2015-01-26 |
| 9020. | Jack (yiningzhao) | 71.29 | 94% | 2011-09-30 |
| 9021. | Akshay (sharma.akshay3@gmai... | 71.29 | 98% | 2014-02-19 |
| 9022. | Huy (kenvjnkute) | 71.29 | 95% | 2014-03-15 |
| 9023. | Marci (marcipants) | 71.28 | 98% | 2022-09-14 |
| 9024. | Dre (dredog17) | 71.28 | 96% | 2022-10-07 |
| 9025. | Wyte (whiteguy1) | 71.28 | 92% | 2012-10-31 |
| 9026. | zigo (donkeyking123) | 71.27 | 96% | 2022-02-11 |
| 9027. | SS (ss_goku) | 71.27 | 98% | 2022-12-04 |
| 9028. | FS (kittyman31) | 71.26 | 98% | 2015-04-15 |
| 9029. | Nicolas (nicolastran) | 71.26 | 94% | 2012-12-11 |
| 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 |