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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2698. | John Carlo (jcdue21) | 110.25 | 99% | 2016-09-27 |
| 2699. | joe (slightly) | 110.25 | 99% | 2014-06-23 |
| 2700. | Nerf (nerf_irelia) | 110.24 | 97% | 2016-09-19 |
| 2701. | damko (damkoo) | 110.24 | 99% | 2023-03-31 |
| 2702. | Paracoax (paracoax) | 110.24 | 97.3% | 2023-09-27 |
| 2703. | Rich (simplethings) | 110.24 | 99% | 2014-06-20 |
| 2704. | KUN+ (msmyth23) | 110.24 | 99% | 2015-06-26 |
| 2705. | Jeremy (Jerm) (xjerm_) | 110.24 | 91% | 2017-01-08 |
| 2706. | Aelius (aelius_colemakdh) | 110.23 | 98% | 2022-10-28 |
| 2707. | Ivan (bbqhehe) | 110.23 | 94% | 2016-10-31 |
| 2708. | Cizzo (mrcizzo) | 110.22 | 97% | 2012-08-30 |
| 2709. | No quitting (no_quitting) | 110.21 | 97% | 2012-06-05 |
| 2710. | Kevin (kevinro) | 110.19 | 99% | 2015-03-03 |
| 2711. | Accuracy is the key. (janga... | 110.19 | 96% | 2011-07-28 |
| 2712. | Kristian (konpiv) | 110.18 | 97% | 2020-11-17 |
| 2713. | Lotus (lotuspirate) | 110.18 | 95% | 2011-11-08 |
| 2714. | Cuca (cucarachazzz) | 110.17 | 99% | 2015-06-07 |
| 2715. | Alycia (alyciahtollison) | 110.17 | 99% | 2017-09-05 |
| 2716. | BJ (bc_gator14) | 110.17 | — | 2009-11-10 |
| 2717. | Jack (24million) | 110.16 | 97% | 2016-06-05 |
| 2718. | bboyjrad (bboyjrad) | 110.16 | 97% | 2012-03-21 |
| 2719. | Christopher (cc738) | 110.16 | 97% | 2013-04-05 |
| 2720. | enfonius (wssh) | 110.16 | 97% | 2017-09-11 |
| 2721. | Potato (riyer) | 110.15 | 98% | 2017-08-13 |
| 2722. | Michael (induce) | 110.15 | 91% | 2011-09-22 |
| 2723. | Alissa (alissatabb) | 110.14 | 99% | 2017-12-12 |
| 2724. | KL (wlim183) | 110.14 | 97% | 2023-10-06 |
| 2725. | Ryan (ylfrettub) | 110.13 | — | 2009-04-10 |
| 2726. | em (thelawsofjay) | 110.12 | 98.7% | 2021-01-28 |
| 2727. | Brett (mrmahn) | 110.12 | 99% | 2022-05-27 |
| 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 |