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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12464. | patzer (tip3) | 82.24 | 97% | 2018-09-08 |
| 12465. | b!g (b_i_g_em) | 82.24 | 99% | 2022-10-08 |
| 12466. | PKRZ Bright Red Hats (doesi... | 82.24 | 96% | 2016-06-07 |
| 12467. | K (kaorud) | 82.24 | 95% | 2011-07-14 |
| 12468. | Jake (jkenna14) | 82.24 | 93% | 2012-09-09 |
| 12469. | Michael (shadowblade80) | 82.24 | 97% | 2016-09-08 |
| 12470. | M (virgofenix) | 82.24 | 95% | 2013-07-03 |
| 12471. | Alex (gizmogizmo) | 82.24 | 97% | 2018-02-19 |
| 12472. | Henry (frypod) | 82.23 | 93% | 2012-05-14 |
| 12473. | Dan (eldlo912) | 82.23 | 91% | 2012-01-19 |
| 12474. | Meszo (meszo) | 82.23 | 91% | 2012-10-14 |
| 12475. | J (itslikeisaid) | 82.23 | 96% | 2014-06-13 |
| 12476. | Moe (moegoe360) | 82.23 | 96% | 2014-10-12 |
| 12477. | Richard (rbarlow) | 82.23 | — | 2010-05-20 |
| 12478. | Ted on Norman (norted) | 82.23 | 96% | 2014-02-23 |
| 12479. | Bill (jhstory) | 82.23 | 95% | 2013-04-08 |
| 12480. | Will (awesomewill) | 82.22 | 95% | 2015-05-10 |
| 12481. | rey_ (airfilled) | 82.22 | 95% | 2023-08-25 |
| 12482. | vehemore (d4bb3r) | 82.22 | 95% | 2021-08-22 |
| 12483. | madina (madina_000000) | 82.22 | 96% | 2023-05-15 |
| 12484. | Viacheslav (execute_) | 82.22 | 97% | 2023-08-20 |
| 12485. | Daniel (danielchoy95) | 82.22 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
| 12486. | Phil (jojaletenaza) | 82.22 | 98% | 2017-06-18 |
| 12487. | Jovy (divinity) | 82.22 | — | 2009-08-26 |
| 12488. | sall (sidhu663) | 82.21 | 94% | 2015-01-11 |
| 12489. | Kiran (kkdatkiran) | 82.21 | 99% | 2023-03-17 |
| 12490. | Yarno (globalvirgin) | 82.21 | 97.9% | 2023-10-21 |
| 12491. | Brian (brianfong0416) | 82.21 | 97% | 2011-10-31 |
| 12492. | Alicia (thereyougo153) | 82.20 | 92% | 2015-06-11 |
| 12493. | Sash (sashboy31) | 82.20 | — | 2011-02-06 |
| 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 |