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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10434. | Irfan (irfani) | 86.13 | — | 2008-11-09 |
| 10435. | hijiki (hijiki) | 86.13 | 99% | 2013-08-22 |
| 10436. | Michael (michaeel) | 86.12 | — | 2010-04-09 |
| 10437. | Devin (devingalway) | 86.12 | 97% | 2020-04-08 |
| 10438. | raphael (cba601) | 86.12 | 98% | 2022-09-14 |
| 10439. | SluggishTypist (sluggishtyp... | 86.12 | 97% | 2020-03-19 |
| 10440. | . (epictin500) | 86.11 | 97% | 2017-08-05 |
| 10441. | Josh (retrodaredevil) | 86.11 | 99% | 2018-01-22 |
| 10442. | luke (trivial50) | 86.10 | 96% | 2017-07-30 |
| 10443. | Ryan (ryanhudson) | 86.09 | 93% | 2015-08-22 |
| 10444. | Shrox (shrox) | 86.09 | 96% | 2017-06-16 |
| 10445. | son (son2005) | 86.09 | 100% | 2017-04-22 |
| 10446. | sotiris (sotirispech) | 86.09 | 97% | 2018-01-29 |
| 10447. | Blake (blakegall24) | 86.09 | 97% | 2023-09-04 |
| 10448. | D (des_mc_desu) | 86.09 | 99% | 2023-06-09 |
| 10449. | Baruk (baruk) | 86.09 | 98% | 2017-01-27 |
| 10450. | janer (jcamann) | 86.08 | 96% | 2013-07-18 |
| 10451. | Fiona (lilmeg37) | 86.08 | — | 2011-03-10 |
| 10452. | Samuel (kellykellogs) | 86.08 | 96% | 2022-12-15 |
| 10453. | Lampan (lampan) | 86.08 | 98% | 2013-03-14 |
| 10454. | Janc (psyy1234) | 86.08 | 97.6% | 2021-02-26 |
| 10455. | Charles (druidmax) | 86.08 | 99% | 2016-10-30 |
| 10456. | Matti (laakos) | 86.08 | — | 2009-11-02 |
| 10457. | Dennis (dech) | 86.07 | 98% | 2023-03-21 |
| 10458. | 🐢 (caspid) | 86.07 | 86% | 2011-07-18 |
| 10459. | David (dmcchan) | 86.07 | 97% | 2014-04-13 |
| 10460. | none (game_die_die) | 86.07 | 95% | 2021-07-29 |
| 10461. | Absyl (absyl) | 86.07 | 98% | 2012-08-24 |
| 10462. | JB (jackal) | 86.07 | — | 2008-09-07 |
| 10463. | Yaromir (yaromir_zhuravsky) | 86.07 | 98% | 2022-07-16 |
| 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 |