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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13460. | Sam (salinko) | 80.60 | 98% | 2021-04-16 |
| 13461. | Tai (letientai299) | 80.60 | 96% | 2021-08-27 |
| 13462. | Trishu (trishu) | 80.59 | 97% | 2023-03-26 |
| 13463. | squish squash (joshthesquas... | 80.59 | 98% | 2022-11-30 |
| 13464. | JustJahy (justjj) | 80.59 | 96% | 2018-08-19 |
| 13465. | Saimeidae (saimeidae) | 80.59 | 94% | 2016-04-03 |
| 13466. | jax (daddydiesel) | 80.59 | 97% | 2012-09-06 |
| 13467. | Blaze (xx420blazexx) | 80.58 | 91% | 2014-03-27 |
| 13468. | Kate (savesylar) | 80.58 | 95% | 2014-03-18 |
| 13469. | H (hdawg187) | 80.58 | 93% | 2016-07-18 |
| 13470. | Mehdi (mehdiii41) | 80.58 | 96% | 2017-12-09 |
| 13471. | Skipped64 (skipped64) | 80.57 | 96% | 2021-04-02 |
| 13472. | chuchu (wmliang) | 80.57 | 99% | 2021-01-18 |
| 13473. | Jenn (jenntegt) | 80.57 | 93% | 2012-01-17 |
| 13474. | Alex (fwsch) | 80.57 | 93% | 2017-01-30 |
| 13475. | Claire (claire_) | 80.57 | — | 2010-02-17 |
| 13476. | Alexander (alfo) | 80.56 | — | 2009-05-25 |
| 13477. | yoimhungry (yoimhungry) | 80.56 | 97% | 2015-12-07 |
| 13478. | Tyrone (rank1slowtyper) | 80.56 | 98% | 2017-07-17 |
| 13479. | Paolo (dezever) | 80.56 | 96% | 2021-01-20 |
| 13480. | Jake (basement) | 80.56 | — | 2008-08-15 |
| 13481. | Are you using a (mechne) | 80.56 | — | 2010-12-07 |
| 13482. | Joey (minecandy) | 80.55 | 96% | 2017-02-17 |
| 13483. | GT24--- (gt24) | 80.55 | 98% | 2013-12-05 |
| 13484. | er.kaaaaa (elavnla) | 80.55 | 98% | 2020-07-28 |
| 13485. | Benjamin (lightningben) | 80.55 | 98% | 2022-12-01 |
| 13486. | The Cup!D (slowly_but_sure) | 80.55 | 98% | 2022-08-23 |
| 13487. | HuyMCGhastEnd (motconmeocon) | 80.55 | 94.9% | 2023-08-01 |
| 13488. | beema (beema) | 80.55 | 96% | 2023-04-16 |
| 13489. | Malarie (malariejpg) | 80.55 | 94% | 2016-08-28 |
| 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 |