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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16925. | Daniel (pekdaniel) | 74.95 | 94% | 2014-04-17 |
| 16926. | Wen Li (ykk3555) | 74.95 | 96% | 2017-03-30 |
| 16927. | Reebane (reebane) | 74.95 | 96% | 2018-11-13 |
| 16928. | adam (marsh_1) | 74.94 | 96% | 2023-03-07 |
| 16929. | Jason (r_matey) | 74.94 | 96% | 2021-08-18 |
| 16930. | Ryan (gurkenglas9) | 74.94 | 98% | 2021-06-14 |
| 16931. | SS (ssbgchris) | 74.94 | 90% | 2016-08-22 |
| 16932. | Norby (norby101) | 74.94 | 94% | 2014-01-26 |
| 16933. | William (willpell) | 74.94 | 96% | 2013-02-17 |
| 16934. | Ioannis (ipaio) | 74.94 | 100% | 2021-01-04 |
| 16935. | Ray (gilzea) | 74.93 | 94.2% | 2023-09-15 |
| 16936. | James (horjamez) | 74.93 | 96% | 2022-05-18 |
| 16937. | rota (rota22) | 74.93 | 98% | 2021-08-15 |
| 16938. | gabe (knbx) | 74.93 | 96% | 2022-11-01 |
| 16939. | Oliver (oliabe) | 74.93 | 93% | 2015-05-07 |
| 16940. | WaRnINg (rhastamaniak) | 74.93 | 97% | 2018-07-13 |
| 16941. | Ekberg (ekbergekberg) | 74.92 | 95.1% | 2023-10-01 |
| 16942. | Anna (ddr_anna) | 74.92 | 91% | 2017-02-03 |
| 16943. | Jack (hyydenjakcz) | 74.92 | 97% | 2021-12-29 |
| 16944. | Alexander (shiki) | 74.92 | — | 2009-03-25 |
| 16945. | Christian (bacrown) | 74.92 | 88% | 2013-06-19 |
| 16946. | Jason (xyiza) | 74.92 | 82% | 2011-05-25 |
| 16947. | lammi (lamie) | 74.92 | 93% | 2016-05-10 |
| 16948. | Jamie (jcpopp) | 74.92 | 99% | 2023-03-05 |
| 16949. | Jayson (jaysondanewillingster) | 74.92 | 85% | 2011-12-07 |
| 16950. | PAID ISRAEL (dnatrixene135) | 74.91 | 91% | 2012-02-08 |
| 16951. | Dan (hwang.dan@gmail.com) | 74.91 | 94% | 2013-05-20 |
| 16952. | Learn (learntochat) | 74.91 | 95% | 2020-05-25 |
| 16953. | Chris (sirctseb) | 74.91 | — | 2008-11-16 |
| 16954. | ~~^^____--++ (monaj) | 74.91 | 95% | 2014-12-31 |
| 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 |