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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12137. | Captain (bobispro2) | 82.88 | 98% | 2018-10-15 |
| 12138. | EkuL (ekulthe2nd) | 82.88 | 97% | 2018-11-21 |
| 12139. | Kristian (kristiant) | 82.88 | 96% | 2017-11-05 |
| 12140. | Matthew (sendaii) | 82.87 | 91% | 2014-01-23 |
| 12141. | Caleb (moorec14) | 82.87 | 93% | 2016-02-21 |
| 12142. | Julian (rocky_succ) | 82.87 | 97% | 2021-11-11 |
| 12143. | rodrigo (rodtronx) | 82.87 | 99% | 2022-11-18 |
| 12144. | Bloodshed (erik_bloodshed) | 82.87 | 99% | 2012-10-01 |
| 12145. | Jackson (dunndogyt) | 82.87 | 97% | 2021-07-23 |
| 12146. | Matt (mlefkow) | 82.86 | — | 2009-03-13 |
| 12147. | T.Rose (lilaznpnaii) | 82.86 | 94% | 2012-05-16 |
| 12148. | Eduardo (purplehaha) | 82.86 | 94% | 2016-11-22 |
| 12149. | karma (alldowncrazy) | 82.85 | 94% | 2014-09-25 |
| 12150. | Fat (fatamerican1) | 82.85 | 95% | 2023-02-10 |
| 12151. | Storm (stormfalcon) | 82.85 | 100% | 2017-08-29 |
| 12152. | Mamma (mammaracer) | 82.85 | 94% | 2014-08-08 |
| 12153. | lagidigu (lagidigu) | 82.84 | 92% | 2013-08-14 |
| 12154. | tids (tids) | 82.84 | 97% | 2022-08-23 |
| 12155. | glocksand (davyglock) | 82.84 | 96% | 2019-09-04 |
| 12156. | Sidethalus (sidethalus) | 82.84 | 96% | 2021-05-12 |
| 12157. | Ben (god_0f_typing) | 82.84 | 99% | 2022-11-18 |
| 12158. | Oliver (olipro) | 82.83 | 97% | 2020-05-27 |
| 12159. | Shireen (shireenmd) | 82.83 | 92% | 2011-09-09 |
| 12160. | David (dlol953) | 82.83 | 91% | 2013-07-03 |
| 12161. | Bob (diamonddragon36) | 82.83 | 96% | 2019-02-10 |
| 12162. | Faquarl (iamfaquarl) | 82.83 | 97% | 2014-07-03 |
| 12163. | Shibasis (ship9x) | 82.83 | 97% | 2021-08-31 |
| 12164. | [jtucci] (jtucci) | 82.82 | 96% | 2023-03-23 |
| 12165. | Harrius (harrius) | 82.82 | 96% | 2021-01-21 |
| 12166. | damaster (masteredtyping) | 82.82 | 95% | 2022-04-08 |
| 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 |