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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6107. | T (woernert) | 96.43 | 98% | 2020-08-14 |
| 6108. | Shapes (yshapes) | 96.43 | 99% | 2021-05-01 |
| 6109. | richardhh (junglyhh) | 96.43 | 97% | 2013-03-27 |
| 6110. | Kevin ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (ke... | 96.43 | 94% | 2014-10-06 |
| 6111. | zane (magicsoap) | 96.42 | 97% | 2019-01-12 |
| 6112. | W. (peachypoh) | 96.42 | 90% | 2014-01-13 |
| 6113. | bassoon (bassoon_38) | 96.42 | 98% | 2019-02-07 |
| 6114. | Nick (checksind) | 96.41 | 99% | 2021-10-22 |
| 6115. | yethaplaya (yethaplaya) | 96.41 | 97% | 2023-07-16 |
| 6116. | Akhil (9_plus_10_equals_21) | 96.41 | 96% | 2021-02-13 |
| 6117. | Ryan (roadrash09) | 96.41 | — | 2009-12-25 |
| 6118. | Philipp (buggybrain) | 96.41 | 98% | 2011-06-06 |
| 6119. | Bleh (entropian) | 96.40 | 99% | 2020-05-29 |
| 6120. | Tom (tomw03) | 96.40 | 97% | 2017-02-16 |
| 6121. | Ramtin (tinermim) | 96.40 | 97% | 2016-11-19 |
| 6122. | Pavel (patcm) | 96.40 | 99% | 2012-05-13 |
| 6123. | Andrew (exhaustfreak) | 96.39 | 97% | 2016-10-16 |
| 6124. | amberserpent (amberserpent) | 96.39 | 98% | 2022-04-12 |
| 6125. | Michael (stealthninja999) | 96.39 | 97% | 2022-03-25 |
| 6126. | Farah (superduper26) | 96.39 | 99% | 2016-08-28 |
| 6127. | Ray (mray) | 96.39 | 97% | 2018-01-22 |
| 6128. | barrack (mr_sandwich1871) | 96.38 | 96.2% | 2023-06-20 |
| 6129. | eljugadormejor (mxntal) | 96.38 | 96% | 2023-03-31 |
| 6130. | Jay (kamikamigod) | 96.38 | 98% | 2023-09-08 |
| 6131. | Guest (create_an_account) | 96.38 | 99% | 2022-01-06 |
| 6132. | dante (danteblush) | 96.38 | 97% | 2021-01-10 |
| 6133. | Tats (tatss) | 96.37 | 98% | 2021-04-07 |
| 6134. | David (sneakyevil) | 96.37 | 93% | 2016-02-12 |
| 6135. | Shaun (anomalys) | 96.37 | 99% | 2011-09-30 |
| 6136. | Ryan (artisy) | 96.36 | 99% | 2018-04-20 |
| 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 |