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Like painting, most software is intended for a human audience. And so hackers, like painters, must have empathy to do really great work. You have to be able to see things from the user's point of view.

—from Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, a book by Paul Graham

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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
8210. Arsen (arsenaghajanyan) 53.32 — 2011-03-04
8211. Robbie (robbiess) 53.32 84% 2017-02-12
8212. Ashish (ghostwriter) 53.32 94% 2012-07-10
8213. Michael (mikeydabous) 53.31 96% 2018-07-02
8214. Stefan (steffannn) 53.31 89% 2015-05-06
8215. Abraham (ekowso) 53.31 99% 2012-09-24
8216. Sumit (cuda27) 53.31 97% 2012-11-11
8217. Steve (stevehauser11) 53.31 98% 2013-06-24
8218. chuong (davidchuong) 53.31 — 2010-05-21
8219. Pac (chibipac) 53.31 — 2009-09-07
8220. Balanced (balanced5) 53.30 95% 2023-04-18
8221. Mr. Granados (j03man) 53.30 84% 2016-05-31
8222. XiaoHu (xiaohu) 53.30 96% 2011-06-25
8223. Ileden (ileden) 53.30 — 2010-07-05
8224. pham (thanhpt) 53.30 — 2010-01-02
8225. Llama (awesomeness2000) 53.30 93% 2013-01-07
8226. Felix (metr_x) 53.29 95% 2021-11-30
8227. Nakoa Blue (ashleet) 53.29 99% 2023-01-14
8228. gustovthegreat (gustovthegr... 53.29 94% 2012-10-16
8229. mizanur (mizanur) 53.29 95% 2018-10-18
8230. Mariam (maliya13) 53.29 96% 2012-05-30
8231. Anant (hero_shukla) 53.28 93% 2020-05-24
8232. Amit (amitsaha) 53.28 88% 2011-11-02
8233. Trey (thawk711) 53.27 95% 2016-02-13
8234. Uttish Narayan (uttishrules) 53.27 97% 2018-12-09
8235. the (the_vista) 53.27 94% 2015-04-06
8236. Lul-La [ ;p] (orion) 53.27 — 2008-10-02
8237. Rick Astley (beardybeardy) 53.26 97% 2021-07-13
8238. Norf (black_norfolk) 53.26 97% 2023-08-04
8239. Prabhat (prabhat101) 53.26 93% 2021-03-03

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 34,771 51.76 August 8, 2008
Instant Death Mode 116 60.54 March 29, 2010
Riverside Middle School 30 39.88 February 10, 2011
TypeRacer Classic 1 65.54 July 15, 2021
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 20.66 December 7, 2012