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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10451. | :) (jjz03) | 85.85 | 96% | 2018-09-13 |
| 10452. | mh (mhan) | 85.85 | 97% | 2012-03-26 |
| 10453. | mark (mark9406) | 85.85 | 95% | 2012-07-12 |
| 10454. | Anuvrat (anuvrat) | 85.84 | 96% | 2016-04-25 |
| 10455. | Free Palestine (tidy400) | 85.84 | 98% | 2022-04-13 |
| 10456. | Bathtub (kabonk) | 85.84 | 96.3% | 2023-10-21 |
| 10457. | boniu (wincentbugs) | 85.84 | 94% | 2022-02-17 |
| 10458. | shantanu (shantothegreat) | 85.84 | 98.6% | 2023-09-25 |
| 10459. | Gojira (zolski) | 85.84 | 81% | 2015-05-21 |
| 10460. | ButterScotch (chalti_jaey_c... | 85.84 | 97% | 2013-08-16 |
| 10461. | Kai (killdistortion) | 85.83 | 92% | 2015-05-14 |
| 10462. | Starzles (starzles) | 85.83 | 97% | 2018-11-08 |
| 10463. | Daniel (neon95) | 85.83 | 99% | 2020-07-01 |
| 10464. | Thug (thuglife512) | 85.83 | 96% | 2016-03-16 |
| 10465. | jm (johnmd07) | 85.83 | — | 2009-03-20 |
| 10466. | Brandon (blin00) | 85.83 | 96% | 2011-05-17 |
| 10467. | Richard (marmoto) | 85.82 | 97% | 2013-11-29 |
| 10468. | SimplyOrange (simplyorange) | 85.82 | 98% | 2021-11-06 |
| 10469. | Leo (1_typer_boy_1) | 85.82 | 99% | 2022-03-08 |
| 10470. | Jack (cloudnine) | 85.82 | — | 2010-01-12 |
| 10471. | Chunty (chunty) | 85.82 | — | 2008-10-25 |
| 10472. | Darren (darrentan0512) | 85.81 | 96% | 2015-09-07 |
| 10473. | Nirav (zeratul_1991) | 85.80 | 98% | 2019-06-21 |
| 10474. | Tyler (qtwotebes) | 85.80 | 97% | 2022-09-28 |
| 10475. | aero (aeroagg15) | 85.80 | 97% | 2021-04-18 |
| 10476. | Zenthus (zenthus) | 85.79 | 93% | 2016-08-23 |
| 10477. | Gabby (kirbykirbykirby) | 85.79 | 98% | 2021-11-15 |
| 10478. | Boomhauer (ishampine) | 85.79 | 98% | 2020-06-10 |
| 10479. | 🐢🐢🐢🐢 (amogh1420) | 85.79 | 97% | 2020-12-28 |
| 10480. | John (sportman) | 85.79 | 96% | 2013-05-02 |
| 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 |