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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10992. | Jeff (edvan_) | 67.48 | 98% | 2018-11-29 |
| 10993. | nxg2012 (nxg2012) | 67.48 | 96% | 2012-08-06 |
| 10994. | lawrence (lawrence_nguyen) | 67.47 | 96.4% | 2023-10-31 |
| 10995. | you (gotten) | 67.47 | 96% | 2021-04-17 |
| 10996. | Marlon (marlon512) | 67.47 | 97% | 2021-07-29 |
| 10997. | Nick (typeguy) | 67.47 | — | 2009-08-20 |
| 10998. | Kheng Czhen (khengczhen5003) | 67.46 | 91% | 2014-07-12 |
| 10999. | Grimm (xa_lorde) | 67.46 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
| 11000. | ks (sempiedram) | 67.46 | 96% | 2021-11-10 |
| 11001. | Thomas (thawindsurfer) | 67.46 | 90% | 2011-10-02 |
| 11002. | Killa (killadp) | 67.45 | 97% | 2017-05-31 |
| 11003. | no (noob1720) | 67.45 | 95% | 2023-03-19 |
| 11004. | Json (json_xing) | 67.45 | 96% | 2023-02-09 |
| 11005. | Summer (dredd1893) | 67.45 | 97% | 2011-10-30 |
| 11006. | kammy (kammycat) | 67.45 | 95% | 2011-10-29 |
| 11007. | Chandelier (chandelier28) | 67.45 | 95% | 2016-11-14 |
| 11008. | James (zillo27) | 67.44 | 97% | 2020-12-17 |
| 11009. | Simon (znail) | 67.44 | 98% | 2015-02-03 |
| 11010. | ivan (ivanchok) | 67.44 | 97% | 2021-11-05 |
| 11011. | kripp (hotdoghunter) | 67.44 | 95% | 2022-03-08 |
| 11012. | Panda (sparklehorse61) | 67.44 | 96% | 2019-11-15 |
| 11013. | Corey (genie336) | 67.44 | 90% | 2017-05-04 |
| 11014. | _les_ (_les_) | 67.44 | 100% | 2017-08-07 |
| 11015. | HyunWoo (showaid) | 67.44 | 94% | 2016-07-28 |
| 11016. | RedClown (redclown) | 67.44 | 97% | 2017-04-22 |
| 11017. | Prestobarbo (gel4ever) | 67.44 | 97% | 2020-03-18 |
| 11018. | llama (flulululu) | 67.43 | 99% | 2022-01-12 |
| 11019. | KR (krwafu00) | 67.43 | 91% | 2016-05-16 |
| 11020. | James (jmiddleton) | 67.43 | 96.1% | 2023-09-04 |
| 11021. | Fabian (fabiangomez) | 67.43 | 96% | 2022-06-06 |
| 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 |