At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all, they were not absolutely sure it was an extraterrestrial message. A premature or mistaken announcement would be a public relations disaster. But worse than that, it would interfere with the data analysis. If the press descended, the science would surely suffer.
—from Contact, a book by Carl Sagan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29999. | Peter Piper (mockingjay016) | 62.01 | 98% | 2014-10-08 |
| 30000. | sahu (jin_h) | 62.01 | 96% | 2011-05-11 |
| 30001. | John (roxorgo) | 62.00 | 97% | 2020-04-01 |
| 30002. | Sairas (sairasstha) | 62.00 | 97% | 2022-08-27 |
| 30003. | peregurin (peregurin) | 62.00 | 98% | 2022-06-06 |
| 30004. | Funky Koval (funky_koval) | 62.00 | 96% | 2025-04-29 |
| 30005. | Turtle (turtlesnail_69) | 62.00 | 95.1% | 2021-02-09 |
| 30006. | Mini (minivanchris) | 62.00 | 94% | 2021-01-01 |
| 30007. | Artem (heypro) | 62.00 | 95% | 2018-12-17 |
| 30008. | Viktor (heizu) | 61.99 | 96% | 2020-06-12 |
| 30009. | Mateusz (mateusz) | 61.99 | 86% | 2011-11-26 |
| 30010. | :] (acision) | 61.99 | 98% | 2019-09-05 |
| 30011. | Lim (limn0727) | 61.99 | 94% | 2021-04-16 |
| 30012. | hehe (anterior) | 61.99 | 91% | 2012-09-28 |
| 30013. | yogi (gigoy) | 61.99 | 95% | 2013-02-13 |
| 30014. | K (karthur) | 61.99 | 97% | 2014-03-15 |
| 30015. | Juun (juunmuus) | 61.98 | 90% | 2016-06-03 |
| 30016. | Connor Gilbert (connor_gilb... | 61.98 | 96% | 2022-05-31 |
| 30017. | Shin (shinboi) | 61.98 | 97% | 2018-09-16 |
| 30018. | Riyaz (riyaz11) | 61.98 | — | 2009-12-12 |
| 30019. | PunkRockMonk (punkrockmonk) | 61.97 | 97% | 2022-12-25 |
| 30020. | Hamid (fact_fiction) | 61.97 | 97% | 2019-01-14 |
| 30021. | chakuch (chakuch) | 61.97 | 94% | 2015-05-12 |
| 30022. | Slug (sluggy_wuggy) | 61.97 | 97% | 2022-12-12 |
| 30023. | Mohamed Abdallahi (lim_elno... | 61.97 | 94% | 2023-04-08 |
| 30024. | Abhay (at8109) | 61.97 | 95% | 2020-08-30 |
| 30025. | van hai (tvhai) | 61.97 | 93% | 2015-08-25 |
| 30026. | Shubhang (vermashubhang) | 61.97 | 90% | 2013-07-25 |
| 30027. | Omar (omarobeya) | 61.97 | 90% | 2017-01-16 |
| 30028. | Dakotah (dakotahyue) | 61.97 | — | 2009-01-12 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 113,976 | 80.12 | September 30, 2008 |
| Instant Death Mode | 178 | 83.23 | March 31, 2010 |
| Riverside Middle School | 5 | 43.56 | February 10, 2011 |
| TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 82.68 | May 13, 2021 |
| ##typeracer | 1 | 78.77 | February 1, 2021 |