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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19986. | David (maybachh) | 70.35 | 92% | 2011-07-05 |
| 19987. | Maxwell (maxdeoliveira) | 70.35 | — | 2009-11-27 |
| 19988. | qwerty (qwertykeyboard) | 70.35 | 94% | 2011-06-12 |
| 19989. | zack (zack14) | 70.35 | 98% | 2015-12-15 |
| 19990. | Nick (novelkeycreams) | 70.35 | 96% | 2023-07-30 |
| 19991. | Christopher (siakol_12) | 70.35 | 96% | 2016-04-04 |
| 19992. | joerry (joerry) | 70.35 | 92% | 2016-07-15 |
| 19993. | matt (mattratt) | 70.34 | 84% | 2016-04-08 |
| 19994. | Flyerminer (flyerminer) | 70.34 | 90% | 2016-04-11 |
| 19995. | Rob (rob9) | 70.34 | 89% | 2015-06-20 |
| 19996. | jjerry (jerry_nyae) | 70.34 | 95% | 2019-08-24 |
| 19997. | Josh (exile22) | 70.34 | 95% | 2015-07-09 |
| 19998. | David (hanid3) | 70.34 | 95% | 2021-12-22 |
| 19999. | Christopher (omegaa) | 70.34 | 91% | 2015-11-19 |
| 20000. | jburd (htimseiluj) | 70.34 | 96% | 2013-09-18 |
| 20001. | 안녕하세요 (noogie13) | 70.34 | 91% | 2014-09-16 |
| 20002. | Auslady (auslady) | 70.33 | 96% | 2014-03-07 |
| 20003. | ♋ Carmelo (carmelo231) | 70.33 | 93% | 2016-10-11 |
| 20004. | Phil (mxclear) | 70.33 | 90% | 2016-06-07 |
| 20005. | Christopher Szabo (bluepizza2) | 70.33 | 97% | 2022-01-20 |
| 20006. | varun100 (varun100) | 70.33 | 98% | 2011-11-16 |
| 20007. | IBRAIM5URFER (ibrahimpro) | 70.33 | — | 2009-07-01 |
| 20008. | Ant (ant1508) | 70.33 | 98% | 2016-10-11 |
| 20009. | Ali (alialo3888) | 70.33 | 94.6% | 2021-01-30 |
| 20010. | Ayush (ayush97554) | 70.32 | 96% | 2018-05-03 |
| 20011. | allen (capslock) | 70.32 | — | 2008-08-24 |
| 20012. | Mike (hog7654) | 70.32 | 99% | 2015-10-20 |
| 20013. | Ashley (rmburo) | 70.32 | — | 2010-04-18 |
| 20014. | Jorge (jorar91) | 70.32 | 97% | 2014-09-19 |
| 20015. | Jess (twiztidicp) | 70.32 | 91% | 2012-02-28 |
| 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 |