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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18057. | Duy (duypham) | 73.14 | 95% | 2011-10-01 |
| 18058. | Marcus (marcustham) | 73.13 | 96% | 2022-10-10 |
| 18059. | Backspace (walkert1097) | 73.13 | 87% | 2014-06-17 |
| 18060. | Robert (stanford4modesto) | 73.13 | 99% | 2014-01-11 |
| 18061. | Williawar (williawar) | 73.12 | 96% | 2021-09-11 |
| 18062. | Godtyper (practicetype8781) | 73.12 | 96% | 2023-09-03 |
| 18063. | Jenna (beannie22) | 73.12 | 95% | 2021-07-01 |
| 18064. | Muhammad (xxvv) | 73.12 | 99% | 2022-10-20 |
| 18065. | Kebbi (kebbi) | 73.12 | 100% | 2012-12-16 |
| 18066. | Yilin (yqiu123) | 73.11 | 96% | 2019-06-05 |
| 18067. | MizManTheFryingP (mizuirono) | 73.11 | 88% | 2017-01-05 |
| 18068. | Sam (tictactotem) | 73.11 | 95% | 2020-06-15 |
| 18069. | Steven Seagal (utnansn) | 73.11 | 94% | 2023-03-23 |
| 18070. | Nikolaus (niko1419) | 73.11 | 94.7% | 2023-10-28 |
| 18071. | Winter (wintercolemak) | 73.11 | 95% | 2022-12-20 |
| 18072. | Thanh Chung (arch_angel) | 73.11 | 98% | 2018-06-04 |
| 18073. | Humbble (freedom97) | 73.10 | 97% | 2022-12-23 |
| 18074. | Chiltototl (chiltototl) | 73.10 | 96% | 2023-09-06 |
| 18075. | Jacinth (levesis) | 73.10 | 94% | 2022-04-09 |
| 18076. | DJ (dj_ro) | 73.10 | 92% | 2012-12-26 |
| 18077. | jocha (jaja123456) | 73.10 | 99% | 2019-08-26 |
| 18078. | Zeppy (bratype) | 73.10 | 96% | 2015-09-10 |
| 18079. | trss (trss) | 73.09 | 97% | 2013-11-20 |
| 18080. | Zi Hao (im_getting_there) | 73.09 | 95% | 2022-01-21 |
| 18081. | cigro (cigro) | 73.09 | 99% | 2017-11-06 |
| 18082. | Zaz (zaz_) | 73.09 | 96% | 2013-04-17 |
| 18083. | denny (eternal07) | 73.09 | 93% | 2011-11-12 |
| 18084. | Naor (naorcotev) | 73.08 | 94.3% | 2023-06-16 |
| 18085. | swingman (worntire) | 73.08 | 97% | 2021-06-23 |
| 18086. | Mett (mett_) | 73.08 | 95% | 2023-09-20 |
| 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 |