It is greatly to America's advantage that it is a congenial atmosphere for the right sort of unruliness - that it is a home not just for the smart, but for the smart-alecks. And hackers are invariably smart-alecks. If we had a national holiday, it would be April 1st.
—from Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, a book by Paul Graham
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28190. | Eric (isoh) | 58.70 | 87% | 2012-10-29 |
| 28191. | oki (ok6og) | 58.70 | 97% | 2020-03-25 |
| 28192. | Matt (mp33) | 58.70 | 95% | 2016-01-13 |
| 28193. | Amani (amani7) | 58.70 | 99% | 2014-07-14 |
| 28194. | André (pitoun) | 58.69 | 88% | 2016-12-11 |
| 28195. | aitjcize (aitjcize) | 58.69 | — | 2009-11-18 |
| 28196. | -Tia- (sammie2098) | 58.69 | — | 2010-12-12 |
| 28197. | tstats[blubenz67] (blubenz67) | 58.69 | 97% | 2023-05-10 |
| 28198. | Florian (bflorian) | 58.69 | 90% | 2012-07-28 |
| 28199. | Lukas (irwantolukas) | 58.68 | 94% | 2015-07-03 |
| 28200. | Nguyễn Quang (hapro9x) | 58.68 | 90% | 2013-06-26 |
| 28201. | sonicboom (sonicboomie) | 58.68 | 99.3% | 2023-07-01 |
| 28202. | Hung (lqh2005) | 58.68 | 96% | 2023-10-30 |
| 28203. | Janemba (janemba9) | 58.68 | 96% | 2021-08-04 |
| 28204. | himanshu (himanshu3198) | 58.68 | 97% | 2021-12-26 |
| 28205. | Hugh Janus (chrispoulos) | 58.68 | 96% | 2020-03-31 |
| 28206. | Xuanming (caoxuanming) | 58.67 | 94% | 2023-05-25 |
| 28207. | :) (dontquestionit) | 58.67 | 97% | 2023-05-22 |
| 28208. | Steve (chinwaggysteve) | 58.67 | 98% | 2017-03-26 |
| 28209. | della (della_a) | 58.67 | 96% | 2018-03-20 |
| 28210. | R (reddevilman) | 58.67 | 94% | 2011-08-24 |
| 28211. | Eliza (tuberkulose_eddy) | 58.67 | 98% | 2021-05-08 |
| 28212. | I'm slow... (ac_type) | 58.67 | 94% | 2022-05-18 |
| 28213. | Diogo (diogotyper90) | 58.67 | 97% | 2023-09-16 |
| 28214. | Igor (disstream2) | 58.67 | 96% | 2021-09-18 |
| 28215. | ╰»Ansel (minilek1) | 58.67 | — | 2010-04-07 |
| 28216. | Angelo (angelo_cute) | 58.66 | — | 2010-06-09 |
| 28217. | Josiah (thejinjam) | 58.66 | 92% | 2015-05-14 |
| 28218. | Mikhail (genuine_pledge) | 58.66 | 96% | 2021-07-14 |
| 28219. | Patrick (patricktyperacer) | 58.66 | — | 2009-10-27 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 116,426 | 71.57 | August 3, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 229 | 70.03 | April 1, 2010 |
| Riverside Middle School | 19 | 33.91 | January 24, 2011 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 82.66 | February 14, 2021 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 54.09 | June 1, 2021 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 38.66 | June 12, 2021 |