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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27362. | Hannah (hannahg) | 59.88 | — | 2009-04-15 |
| 27363. | Jevin (weegull) | 59.88 | 91% | 2016-12-12 |
| 27364. | Samuel (brooklynsweets) | 59.88 | — | 2009-12-10 |
| 27365. | Anton (antonchigruuh009) | 59.87 | 94% | 2023-05-17 |
| 27366. | Wai Yan (kwyper) | 59.87 | 92% | 2018-01-03 |
| 27367. | @chris_GRRR (chrisyantar) | 59.87 | 97% | 2014-08-03 |
| 27368. | Quigmaster (pquigley35) | 59.87 | — | 2010-05-08 |
| 27369. | Arian (arianhou) | 59.87 | 93% | 2014-12-30 |
| 27370. | Angel (rathgormack) | 59.87 | 94% | 2017-03-14 |
| 27371. | dan (dani1) | 59.87 | — | 2011-02-11 |
| 27372. | Jordan (jordanhochstetler) | 59.87 | 94% | 2016-11-16 |
| 27373. | Jerry (jlocke789) | 59.87 | 93% | 2012-10-24 |
| 27374. | Mel (_melanie) | 59.87 | 91% | 2011-12-15 |
| 27375. | Anfisako (midnightspy) | 59.86 | 92% | 2015-10-17 |
| 27376. | Shafaqat (shafaqatali) | 59.86 | 97% | 2013-01-05 |
| 27377. | Jay (rabidgoose) | 59.86 | 89% | 2013-10-25 |
| 27378. | Thomas (ctrlbadger) | 59.85 | 94% | 2017-12-24 |
| 27379. | Elliot (elliotp) | 59.85 | 97% | 2012-03-21 |
| 27380. | Hanz Andrew (hansoy) | 59.85 | 93% | 2021-01-13 |
| 27381. | Taufik (thd_1994) | 59.85 | 96% | 2019-03-24 |
| 27382. | Joshua (zonazone95) | 59.85 | 97% | 2018-03-21 |
| 27383. | Carl (splayhoppkins) | 59.85 | 95% | 2019-03-04 |
| 27384. | ATIF (atifsld) | 59.85 | 94% | 2017-06-06 |
| 27385. | Rasheed (sheedywonder) | 59.84 | 95% | 2021-08-28 |
| 27386. | Ezar (ejarr) | 59.84 | 96% | 2021-09-07 |
| 27387. | Nick (cosmictroll) | 59.84 | 93% | 2016-06-08 |
| 27388. | Samuel (samuelyun_sh) | 59.84 | 96% | 2020-10-30 |
| 27389. | Dan (danezu) | 59.84 | 97% | 2021-04-29 |
| 27390. | Ahmed (ahmedabdou) | 59.84 | 94% | 2014-10-21 |
| 27391. | Chien (xuanchien) | 59.84 | — | 2010-04-25 |
| 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 |