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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10316. | Michael (big_mike) | 86.37 | 96% | 2020-03-26 |
| 10317. | ugga (ugga_ugga) | 86.37 | 97% | 2023-03-24 |
| 10318. | Ita (ita17) | 86.37 | 98% | 2022-07-03 |
| 10319. | Ghassan (ghassanbarghouti) | 86.37 | 99% | 2018-05-02 |
| 10320. | Will (ratmonger) | 86.36 | 99% | 2023-06-15 |
| 10321. | Alvin (icelord848) | 86.36 | 97% | 2022-11-14 |
| 10322. | cc (xxmmal) | 86.36 | 98% | 2021-12-12 |
| 10323. | Miki Muze (miki_muze) | 86.36 | 98% | 2012-05-06 |
| 10324. | Wasabi (wasabiattack) | 86.36 | 95% | 2012-05-01 |
| 10325. | Sledge (sledge_hammer) | 86.36 | 96% | 2011-06-09 |
| 10326. | Irene (decemberbabe) | 86.36 | 97% | 2011-05-08 |
| 10327. | Eric (pakkazull) | 86.35 | 89% | 2011-09-17 |
| 10328. | Kyle (kdcace) | 86.35 | 96% | 2022-11-15 |
| 10329. | noturbiz (ahhhnono) | 86.35 | 98% | 2022-12-28 |
| 10330. | Cinoss (cinoss) | 86.35 | 98% | 2021-08-07 |
| 10331. | George (mrgpalagin) | 86.35 | 99% | 2013-08-30 |
| 10332. | Drew (dewbz) | 86.34 | 95% | 2017-11-07 |
| 10333. | perhaps (perhapss) | 86.34 | 95% | 2022-03-18 |
| 10334. | David (m0zlik) | 86.34 | 99% | 2022-08-06 |
| 10335. | Goldstinger (goldstinger) | 86.34 | 97% | 2013-03-07 |
| 10336. | E (eelbert) | 86.34 | 97% | 2012-10-08 |
| 10337. | Kuan-Yu (allankyhou) | 86.34 | 95% | 2011-05-18 |
| 10338. | cheahseeds (cheahseeds) | 86.33 | 96% | 2020-04-01 |
| 10339. | Subramanian (ks_aps) | 86.33 | 96% | 2023-03-07 |
| 10340. | Carol (ozzynharriet7) | 86.33 | — | 2010-11-11 |
| 10341. | EdT (q_ex) | 86.32 | 91% | 2016-01-05 |
| 10342. | Dark (dark_byte) | 86.32 | 97% | 2022-01-13 |
| 10343. | Hendo (slimshadylfc) | 86.32 | 98% | 2021-04-23 |
| 10344. | Ahmed (_ahmed2001youssef) | 86.32 | 97% | 2022-06-21 |
| 10345. | Maxv (mvr10248) | 86.32 | 96% | 2021-01-25 |
| 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 |