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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10547. | Furch (furch) | 85.91 | 94% | 2012-12-13 |
| 10548. | Christoph (hackercow) | 85.90 | 95% | 2016-05-01 |
| 10549. | Lijun (lijun99) | 85.90 | 97% | 2021-12-26 |
| 10550. | Jake (autorunner) | 85.90 | 96% | 2014-05-30 |
| 10551. | Sam (defnotsam) | 85.89 | 95% | 2018-08-30 |
| 10552. | waterlemons (lemmunz) | 85.89 | 96% | 2021-06-10 |
| 10553. | bnaba (bi1238) | 85.89 | 95% | 2020-12-15 |
| 10554. | Pacitoman (des_2002) | 85.88 | 97% | 2023-11-01 |
| 10555. | Zac (mishen) | 85.88 | 94% | 2013-03-02 |
| 10556. | Nico (itznco) | 85.88 | 96% | 2023-02-01 |
| 10557. | zombie gaming (galaxybiscui... | 85.88 | 98% | 2022-10-10 |
| 10558. | giap (easyrace123) | 85.88 | 99% | 2022-10-14 |
| 10559. | fer (donandugan13) | 85.88 | 97% | 2018-04-24 |
| 10560. | snipezlol (snipezlol) | 85.88 | 99% | 2013-06-20 |
| 10561. | kLeptO (klepto) | 85.88 | 95% | 2016-08-16 |
| 10562. | Major Major Major Major (j_63) | 85.88 | 93% | 2016-01-19 |
| 10563. | Josh (josh_rowlette) | 85.87 | 94% | 2013-01-08 |
| 10564. | Tyler (tystica) | 85.87 | 98% | 2021-02-20 |
| 10565. | danny (dannycool241) | 85.87 | 97% | 2018-02-28 |
| 10566. | Tristan (beckonez) | 85.86 | 95% | 2021-05-11 |
| 10567. | Katz (katzstrasz) | 85.86 | 90% | 2015-08-31 |
| 10568. | InsightSC (theous) | 85.86 | 91% | 2014-05-31 |
| 10569. | Chaerity (ssamurai) | 85.86 | 99% | 2021-07-29 |
| 10570. | JK (loljkgo) | 85.86 | 96% | 2018-04-20 |
| 10571. | sync__w (sync__w) | 85.85 | 95% | 2023-04-04 |
| 10572. | sammy (sammysosa151) | 85.85 | 95% | 2023-04-28 |
| 10573. | andy (ajggormly) | 85.85 | 97% | 2021-12-19 |
| 10574. | Wylie (ranger296) | 85.85 | — | 2009-12-20 |
| 10575. | Bob (bertramc) | 85.85 | — | 2010-08-01 |
| 10576. | Stallion (stallion2014) | 85.85 | 96% | 2015-04-29 |
| 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 |