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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19045. | typer (typermid) | 71.72 | 95% | 2023-08-18 |
| 19046. | Kurai (kuraiflame) | 71.72 | 95% | 2022-01-11 |
| 19047. | Peter (petercommand) | 71.72 | 94% | 2015-08-17 |
| 19048. | Alex (alexowned) | 71.72 | 95% | 2014-03-28 |
| 19049. | kiddo (cringeworthykiddo) | 71.72 | 98% | 2017-12-20 |
| 19050. | Anh (fujiwarakazuki) | 71.72 | 96% | 2021-07-23 |
| 19051. | ankit (ank_08) | 71.72 | — | 2011-01-16 |
| 19052. | Amanda (tnprincess@bellsout... | 71.72 | — | 2009-05-06 |
| 19053. | brightness3 (brighness3) | 71.71 | 96% | 2022-11-21 |
| 19054. | Jacqsault (jyan513) | 71.71 | 96.3% | 2023-07-26 |
| 19055. | srini (srirag100) | 71.71 | 95% | 2012-06-19 |
| 19056. | Shypolarbear (shypolarbear) | 71.71 | 97% | 2017-08-31 |
| 19057. | Robert (pollo_grande) | 71.71 | 92% | 2013-08-14 |
| 19058. | Tarako (tarako003) | 71.71 | 98% | 2018-10-19 |
| 19059. | d2 (dittumon) | 71.71 | 97% | 2016-06-12 |
| 19060. | Chookat (chookat) | 71.71 | 91% | 2013-07-11 |
| 19061. | Sabari (sabari314) | 71.70 | 97.3% | 2023-05-28 |
| 19062. | Ushio (chinesew0rker) | 71.70 | 95% | 2023-06-16 |
| 19063. | Mac (rubixgeek101) | 71.70 | 94% | 2021-04-16 |
| 19064. | Christopher (asheara) | 71.70 | 91% | 2013-03-07 |
| 19065. | A (etulf) | 71.70 | 94% | 2014-03-22 |
| 19066. | Nguyen Canh (ctna) | 71.70 | 95% | 2012-04-03 |
| 19067. | Skagenmacka (skagenmacka) | 71.69 | 96% | 2020-10-21 |
| 19068. | coolguy69 (jjaxwolf) | 71.69 | 96% | 2019-03-22 |
| 19069. | Joe (gloncak) | 71.69 | — | 2011-03-01 |
| 19070. | William (wbulovas) | 71.69 | 95% | 2016-07-16 |
| 19071. | Yawhnz (yawhnz) | 71.68 | 95% | 2019-07-16 |
| 19072. | Bob (gilopaolo) | 71.68 | 95% | 2017-12-13 |
| 19073. | ttv/J0bro (jobrocraftstep) | 71.68 | 94% | 2021-08-04 |
| 19074. | ktns (ktns) | 71.68 | 96% | 2021-09-26 |
| 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 |