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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10111. | Thanasi (thebestatbeingtheg... | 86.77 | 94% | 2011-05-11 |
| 10112. | Peter (peterni132) | 86.77 | 92% | 2015-07-27 |
| 10113. | Chris (nasageek) | 86.77 | — | 2010-11-16 |
| 10114. | Carter (therealwhiterice) | 86.77 | 96% | 2021-06-06 |
| 10115. | qwerty (ansic) | 86.77 | 95.8% | 2021-02-23 |
| 10116. | Nishant (soccermaniac95) | 86.76 | 96% | 2023-06-22 |
| 10117. | Dutchdelight (dutchdelight) | 86.76 | — | 2009-03-04 |
| 10118. | Myxa (47mike47) | 86.75 | 96% | 2013-05-16 |
| 10119. | PicturingFrames (frame_abil... | 86.75 | 94% | 2021-10-10 |
| 10120. | wassabi657 (wassabi657) | 86.75 | 96% | 2020-10-04 |
| 10121. | tstats[armanto] (armanto) | 86.74 | 99% | 2022-12-26 |
| 10122. | MegaHero (megahero) | 86.74 | 99% | 2019-05-28 |
| 10123. | Min Thaw (min1995) | 86.74 | 98% | 2018-10-29 |
| 10124. | kee (keeyai) | 86.74 | 91% | 2012-01-20 |
| 10125. | Alex (mlex) | 86.74 | 86% | 2014-07-28 |
| 10126. | Katie (klennon) | 86.74 | 98% | 2016-06-22 |
| 10127. | ABC (funnelcake9) | 86.73 | 98% | 2018-11-30 |
| 10128. | 宇都宮 虎丸 (phibatbai) | 86.73 | 97% | 2013-04-08 |
| 10129. | Aids (poonpwner) | 86.73 | 92% | 2013-12-12 |
| 10130. | Thomas (co1e) | 86.73 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
| 10131. | mugiwara (mugiwara1337) | 86.72 | 98.9% | 2023-10-20 |
| 10132. | Brendan (flameseeker) | 86.72 | 96% | 2012-04-27 |
| 10133. | Ruchest (ruchest) | 86.72 | 90% | 2013-12-19 |
| 10134. | Stropheum (stropheum) | 86.71 | 96% | 2021-05-18 |
| 10135. | Kou (itsme1) | 86.71 | 99% | 2018-09-26 |
| 10136. | Wobble (devil23_11) | 86.71 | 95% | 2016-09-27 |
| 10137. | Mr (mrblab) | 86.71 | 92% | 2015-10-31 |
| 10138. | mabso (mabso) | 86.71 | 98% | 2014-03-29 |
| 10139. | Kevin (kander37) | 86.71 | 91% | 2016-01-15 |
| 10140. | oldaccforpracticing (xsdrea... | 86.71 | 96% | 2021-05-31 |
| 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 |