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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17012. | kim (kmblowe) | 57.20 | — | 2009-11-19 |
| 17013. | ismail (deadlives) | 57.20 | — | 2010-05-17 |
| 17014. | Mustafa (merturk) | 57.20 | 92% | 2016-02-14 |
| 17015. | Cloud (squall_final_heaven) | 57.19 | 82% | 2013-05-16 |
| 17016. | KevsterAmp (kevsteramp) | 57.19 | 95% | 2020-12-16 |
| 17017. | Dinolover2001 (dinolover2001) | 57.19 | 93% | 2020-03-02 |
| 17018. | Soup (mfonk) | 57.19 | 94% | 2018-05-03 |
| 17019. | Petcham (petcham) | 57.19 | 95% | 2023-05-14 |
| 17020. | Saptarshi (lamda_cdm_10) | 57.19 | 97% | 2022-12-12 |
| 17021. | thavin (thavinxz) | 57.19 | 95% | 2021-09-28 |
| 17022. | Jonathan (jonmixnblend) | 57.18 | 93% | 2017-03-30 |
| 17023. | Bone (mrstyles) | 57.18 | 97% | 2014-04-23 |
| 17024. | Katerina (katerinastuttgart) | 57.18 | 100% | 2018-12-14 |
| 17025. | Pietro (pierin) | 57.18 | 95% | 2014-07-23 |
| 17026. | Jordan (jordanhochstetler) | 57.18 | 97% | 2018-10-24 |
| 17027. | Bao (b_lam) | 57.18 | 97% | 2011-07-04 |
| 17028. | Michaiah (pig101) | 57.17 | 99% | 2021-12-04 |
| 17029. | ska (szyma) | 57.17 | 96% | 2023-05-30 |
| 17030. | Zami (zamix123) | 57.17 | 92% | 2021-01-14 |
| 17031. | Alexeï (g4520u10) | 57.17 | 97% | 2023-02-07 |
| 17032. | Aidan (88its_dvorak) | 57.17 | 95% | 2022-03-20 |
| 17033. | Rusty (debug_god) | 57.17 | 92% | 2020-11-29 |
| 17034. | Rifanda (aslipapan) | 57.17 | 99% | 2012-05-16 |
| 17035. | Yaella (yaella) | 57.17 | 96% | 2013-02-18 |
| 17036. | Ashley (rmburo) | 57.17 | — | 2009-05-18 |
| 17037. | Oxy (oxy1331) | 57.17 | — | 2009-06-08 |
| 17038. | Ronan (randalsandal) | 57.16 | 96% | 2018-08-30 |
| 17039. | FabL. (fablry) | 57.16 | 96% | 2021-12-28 |
| 17040. | Shubham (shubham_) | 57.16 | 96% | 2022-03-30 |
| 17041. | ryan (rpearsall135) | 57.16 | 94% | 2012-10-18 |
| 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 |