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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19973. | BRETT KOHLER IS SCARED OF S... | 70.50 | 92% | 2013-08-26 |
| 19974. | lvmagic (lvmagic) | 70.50 | — | 2009-05-17 |
| 19975. | George (turtlerocker) | 70.50 | 98% | 2018-12-01 |
| 19976. | Xander (ba_ba_boey49) | 70.49 | 95% | 2022-10-20 |
| 19977. | Branimir (brankeros_17) | 70.49 | 97% | 2020-05-26 |
| 19978. | Brett (babyringtail) | 70.49 | 88% | 2013-01-22 |
| 19979. | :) (imjustwierd) | 70.49 | 93% | 2016-04-02 |
| 19980. | Sarah (pleb) | 70.48 | 94% | 2012-04-11 |
| 19981. | Old Man Fingers (oldmanfing... | 70.48 | 96% | 2023-01-27 |
| 19982. | hikaru (hikaru27) | 70.48 | — | 2011-04-01 |
| 19983. | Eric (rzepkae) | 70.47 | — | 2011-04-04 |
| 19984. | trieu (trieu123) | 70.47 | — | 2010-04-16 |
| 19985. | Sloppy Toppy (smurfars) | 70.47 | 92% | 2017-01-04 |
| 19986. | lamal (lamal) | 70.47 | — | 2011-02-16 |
| 19987. | Nasrullah (nasrullah) | 70.47 | 95% | 2012-09-27 |
| 19988. | Player (player_gamemode1) | 70.47 | 96% | 2022-08-30 |
| 19989. | Amy (bluebluespirit) | 70.46 | — | 2010-11-19 |
| 19990. | james (tennis1) | 70.46 | 96% | 2013-07-12 |
| 19991. | kutu (kutubuku) | 70.46 | 95% | 2012-12-25 |
| 19992. | TB (dzikriad) | 70.46 | 94% | 2013-08-23 |
| 19993. | Raul (raulthegreat) | 70.46 | 95% | 2020-02-20 |
| 19994. | sprwhk (sprwhwk) | 70.45 | 97% | 2022-08-22 |
| 19995. | Sonatry (danyannang) | 70.45 | 92% | 2013-03-13 |
| 19996. | yo (yogeshk) | 70.45 | — | 2010-05-03 |
| 19997. | Braden (derpnips) | 70.45 | 90% | 2013-02-10 |
| 19998. | Garrett (wgjbv) | 70.45 | 94% | 2018-11-13 |
| 19999. | Evan (stars6413) | 70.44 | 95% | 2021-03-06 |
| 20000. | Chin (chinnoname) | 70.44 | 97% | 2016-10-12 |
| 20001. | Jorge (arrogantbeggar) | 70.44 | 98% | 2017-10-27 |
| 20002. | Jake (jmuma828) | 70.44 | 96% | 2020-09-28 |
| 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 |