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Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.

—from The Greatest Stories Never Told, a book by Rick Beyer

Active since September 30, 2008.
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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
1. (joshua728) 243.87 100% 2021-10-02
2. Sean Wrona (arenasnow) 211.10 — 2010-09-20
3. (dominatio) 210.79 99.5% 2025-03-07
4. (xanderec) 203.29 99.5% 2025-03-18
5. (keegant) 196.87 100% 2022-05-05
6. Influensane - nonquit main/... 186.83 98.6% 2024-01-04
7. (flaneur) 186.67 99% 2022-12-10
8. Shoemaker-Levy 9 (atthetop) 184.98 99% 2019-09-11
9. (evestay) 184.21 100% 2024-01-02
10. c4c (firewolfrain) 180.96 100% 2020-04-18
11. . (hurst) 179.64 90% 2011-10-08
12. Sean Wrona (arenasnow2) 179.28 — 2010-08-27
13. (sidd_) 179.19 99% 2019-02-01
14. mako (mako640) 178.89 99% 2019-01-13
15. Lillian (spazxtastiic) 175.19 — 2009-01-07
16. r (deroche1) 174.82 100% 2017-01-11
17. (ginoo75) 173.12 100% 2022-11-10
18. ye (modest_ked) 172.63 100% 2019-05-23
19. derusting (paradoxpigeon) 170.92 100% 2021-11-18
20. Mithadon (mithadon) 167.85 99% 2013-10-15
21. Noah (licahfox) 167.67 100% 2018-01-20
22. ILOVEPALESTINE (iamslow103) 167.52 99% 2022-12-21
23. 🌹 Black Rose 🌹 (typi... 167.07 99% 2013-07-02
24. taran (slowaccount) 164.82 99% 2018-02-12
25. Ｖｏｌｈｏｓｉｓ (v... 164.38 97.5% 2019-03-11
26. lavé (traben) 164.33 100% 2021-10-29
27. mehfxz (maweomg) 163.30 99% 2015-01-27
28. i'd buy that for a dollar! ... 162.24 99% 2019-09-24
29. Aaron (aaronadams) 162.14 100% 2019-01-23
30. Joshua (jweb_guru) 160.10 — 2009-06-19

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 29,140 51.64 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 145 59.42 April 21, 2010
Riverside Middle School 18 36.76 February 4, 2011
Stroudsburg Jr. High 15 37.67 February 25, 2011
##typeracer 6 69.97 February 18, 2021
TypeRacer Classic 3 62.89 August 22, 2021