The world of typing has changed. In the 1970s, every business had rooms full of secretaries whose job it was to type letters that had been hand-written. They were copying the writing into a more readable format. In the early 1980s, the personal computer became a common office machine.
—from Keyboarding Made Simple (1985), a book by Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.
Active since February 7, 2011.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Deb (dforristall) | 92.17 | — | 2011-04-27 |
| 2. | Mrs. (lgraves) | 63.43 | 98% | 2011-05-06 |
| 3. | Hannah (hhummel) | 52.97 | — | 2011-04-29 |
| 4. | Brittnee (bchase) | 49.04 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 5. | Sheyenne (sssmith) | 46.00 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 6. | Lindsey (lwhite) | 45.49 | — | 2011-02-07 |
| 7. | Kennedy (kalucas) | 42.67 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 8. | Briana (bralff) | 41.68 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 9. | Skye (syoung) | 41.45 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 10. | Maggie (buckingham) | 35.72 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 11. | Grace (ggleaves) | 35.65 | — | 2011-02-07 |
| 12. | Bradley (bmcginnis) | 35.22 | — | 2011-05-02 |
| 13. | Nicole (npmyers) | 34.33 | — | 2011-05-02 |
| 14. | Skylar (smchargue) | 31.23 | 95% | 2011-05-12 |
| 15. | Hayley (hjhaines) | 30.49 | 92% | 2011-05-12 |
| 16. | Connor (cthibault) | 30.35 | — | 2011-05-02 |
| 17. | Dylan (dtomanio) | 25.88 | 86% | 2011-05-12 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 107,999 | 74.75 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 213 | 72.93 | March 30, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 41 | 54.43 | February 25, 2016 |
| Riverside Middle School | 17 | 43.16 | February 7, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 6 | 68.05 | March 1, 2024 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 79.47 | February 26, 2022 |
| Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe | 1 | 42.32 | November 26, 2012 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 45.83 | January 24, 2024 |