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
Active since August 3, 2008.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5478. | Nicolas (nicovercesi) | 97.92 | 100% | 2019-08-23 |
| 5479. | (codeblock) | 97.92 | 94% | 2016-05-30 |
| 5480. | Away From Keyboard (AFK) (d... | 97.92 | 98.9% | 2023-06-09 |
| 5481. | (tsnoam) | 97.92 | 98% | 2015-04-20 |
| 5482. | Cheuk (cheuk2160) | 97.90 | 98.3% | 2023-10-01 |
| 5483. | Peter (avezan) | 97.90 | 98% | 2021-06-15 |
| 5484. | (zethrian) | 97.89 | 98% | 2021-08-28 |
| 5485. | (yashwantkrishna) | 97.89 | 98% | 2023-08-18 |
| 5486. | (pastapower05) | 97.89 | 98% | 2022-04-02 |
| 5487. | (kingsnake) | 97.89 | — | 2009-11-08 |
| 5488. | (kyra) | 97.89 | — | 2009-07-16 |
| 5489. | (joeypv) | 97.88 | 92% | 2015-07-13 |
| 5490. | Jessica (jessicadooper) | 97.88 | 98% | 2021-07-24 |
| 5491. | (winter_dawn) | 97.88 | 98% | 2022-07-08 |
| 5492. | (fuzzie) | 97.88 | — | 2009-10-31 |
| 5493. | (yuel) | 97.88 | 96% | 2013-02-22 |
| 5494. | (dschrad) | 97.87 | 97% | 2016-09-07 |
| 5495. | Victor (pikachunks) | 97.86 | 98% | 2021-09-30 |
| 5496. | (shotiko8) | 97.85 | 99% | 2015-01-12 |
| 5497. | (not_a_robot) | 97.85 | 98% | 2021-12-20 |
| 5498. | (better_than_ever) | 97.84 | 98% | 2022-01-04 |
| 5499. | (chainsawarms) | 97.84 | 93% | 2013-12-12 |
| 5500. | (friendofpyrex) | 97.84 | 94% | 2014-04-15 |
| 5501. | (the_endeavourer) | 97.84 | — | 2008-11-20 |
| 5502. | (exodiaa) | 97.83 | 97% | 2021-11-27 |
| 5503. | John (gamingbyvonais) | 97.83 | 97% | 2021-02-23 |
| 5504. | (pnwtrevorb) | 97.83 | 99% | 2020-10-12 |
| 5505. | (simms34) | 97.83 | 96% | 2013-07-12 |
| 5506. | (cira12345) | 97.82 | 99% | 2022-06-22 |
| 5507. | (kjang) | 97.82 | 97% | 2013-10-22 |
| 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 |