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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8662. | (thewindtornado) | 89.44 | 98% | 2019-06-30 |
| 8663. | Apoorv Singhal (sasuke232) | 89.44 | 97% | 2023-04-05 |
| 8664. | (eggertstwart) | 89.44 | 97% | 2012-03-10 |
| 8665. | nils (nilsnils) | 89.43 | 90% | 2015-03-25 |
| 8666. | Shawn (filipinofriend) | 89.43 | 98% | 2019-05-31 |
| 8667. | MLSN (mlsn) | 89.43 | 94% | 2012-10-12 |
| 8668. | Amir (nao.paladin@yahoo.com) | 89.43 | 96% | 2014-06-15 |
| 8669. | (xiao_chan07) | 89.43 | — | 2009-07-19 |
| 8670. | Stevens Rommzky (epytotorp09) | 89.43 | 97% | 2011-09-27 |
| 8671. | Tung (tungvh04) | 89.42 | 97% | 2023-01-27 |
| 8672. | Mike (dnarb123) | 89.42 | 91% | 2016-02-12 |
| 8673. | hades / dimagno (dimagster) | 89.42 | 96% | 2019-04-10 |
| 8674. | 🦥 (isitenough) | 89.41 | 97% | 2021-07-23 |
| 8675. | NiceOne (pkzviiv) | 89.41 | 99% | 2022-08-29 |
| 8676. | (prepared) | 89.41 | 92% | 2012-09-30 |
| 8677. | Sofiya... Killing Lag... (s... | 89.41 | 93% | 2012-05-13 |
| 8678. | Ibrahim (ihakim2) | 89.40 | — | 2011-03-02 |
| 8679. | (glaringphoenix) | 89.40 | 97% | 2020-07-16 |
| 8680. | BANDAR_JUDOL_GAK_TAKUT_NERA... | 89.40 | 93% | 2015-07-22 |
| 8681. | burro (banton) | 89.40 | 98% | 2012-10-03 |
| 8682. | (highonbelvita) | 89.39 | 96% | 2020-01-28 |
| 8683. | eric (ericsy) | 89.39 | 98% | 2021-05-27 |
| 8684. | Brandon (laogic) | 89.39 | 97% | 2017-07-22 |
| 8685. | Khaled (khaled2252) | 89.39 | 97% | 2019-10-17 |
| 8686. | (caelstrasza) | 89.39 | 95% | 2016-06-06 |
| 8687. | (minorthreat) | 89.39 | 96% | 2011-06-27 |
| 8688. | Jacek (axee) | 89.38 | 100% | 2022-12-23 |
| 8689. | (liam_) | 89.38 | 94% | 2014-06-25 |
| 8690. | Jen (server5920) | 89.37 | — | 2008-10-26 |
| 8691. | (reaperx_g0d) | 89.37 | 98% | 2020-04-08 |
| 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 |