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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17430. | Pluto (paijwa) | 74.33 | 95% | 2016-03-22 |
| 17431. | Hydratictheta (flobosthefish) | 74.32 | 97% | 2020-10-10 |
| 17432. | selenci (selenci) | 74.32 | 97% | 2021-07-07 |
| 17433. | 4Palestine (wassim321) | 74.32 | 97% | 2023-02-27 |
| 17434. | arz (arzr) | 74.31 | 98% | 2017-08-15 |
| 17435. | Jag (jagriff) | 74.31 | 94% | 2012-01-28 |
| 17436. | eryoma (eryoma) | 74.31 | 95% | 2016-04-27 |
| 17437. | ching (ching_chong3214) | 74.31 | 96% | 2023-03-10 |
| 17438. | Alexander (dencyh) | 74.30 | 96% | 2022-02-19 |
| 17439. | Ashley (evilashley) | 74.30 | 93% | 2015-05-25 |
| 17440. | Lucho (luchohs) | 74.30 | 92% | 2013-07-26 |
| 17441. | Naifis (perfecterror) | 74.29 | 95% | 2011-06-12 |
| 17442. | Amy (squeaky96) | 74.29 | 95% | 2012-08-06 |
| 17443. | lol (lolspedicey) | 74.29 | 96% | 2020-10-20 |
| 17444. | Al (aaaaaaaal) | 74.29 | 98% | 2019-04-19 |
| 17445. | Amogus (trajojo) | 74.28 | 94% | 2022-10-21 |
| 17446. | Nick (neepwithin) | 74.27 | 99% | 2021-08-26 |
| 17447. | Green (megagreenlightning) | 74.27 | 96% | 2016-08-25 |
| 17448. | Will (will3214) | 74.27 | 96% | 2016-06-24 |
| 17449. | ed (edwardb) | 74.27 | 96% | 2012-11-02 |
| 17450. | lana (lana23) | 74.27 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
| 17451. | Jarrett (typeguy14) | 74.26 | 98% | 2022-01-18 |
| 17452. | Alex (forthereallys) | 74.26 | 94% | 2015-06-10 |
| 17453. | Christian Ian (csalas) | 74.26 | 96% | 2011-12-21 |
| 17454. | Huhuhn (huhuhn) | 74.26 | 98% | 2016-02-17 |
| 17455. | Olexiy (lexk) | 74.26 | 97% | 2023-08-13 |
| 17456. | Crossplayz (crossplayz) | 74.26 | 95% | 2023-09-01 |
| 17457. | willy (willywongker69) | 74.26 | 95% | 2022-01-22 |
| 17458. | Dyslexic Nababa (dyslexic_n... | 74.26 | 94% | 2021-03-14 |
| 17459. | Will (whetzi13) | 74.26 | 99% | 2021-06-09 |
| 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 |