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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3589. | Jeff (shiau) | 105.40 | — | 2011-01-09 |
| 3590. | (astose) | 105.40 | 99% | 2012-08-03 |
| 3591. | (poppahns) | 105.40 | 97% | 2017-07-29 |
| 3592. | (bonbion) | 105.39 | 96% | 2015-04-10 |
| 3593. | (pnevares) | 105.39 | — | 2009-04-08 |
| 3594. | (egg_tart) | 105.38 | 95% | 2014-09-24 |
| 3595. | (cygnussyrinx) | 105.38 | 92% | 2015-09-03 |
| 3596. | (jjohn881) | 105.37 | 100% | 2014-03-22 |
| 3597. | beachill (beachill) | 105.36 | 95% | 2011-09-11 |
| 3598. | (liam_x27) | 105.36 | 99% | 2019-12-03 |
| 3599. | (acholo) | 105.35 | 98% | 2019-01-09 |
| 3600. | (ceffjavaliere) | 105.34 | 98% | 2022-12-21 |
| 3601. | Ilan (ilanzs) | 105.34 | 98% | 2021-07-01 |
| 3602. | (avtrisal) | 105.34 | 96% | 2016-04-18 |
| 3603. | (ujederdhesi) | 105.33 | 97% | 2013-05-29 |
| 3604. | Fred (_godmode_) | 105.31 | 91% | 2016-12-12 |
| 3605. | brandon (exhaale) | 105.30 | 98% | 2023-01-19 |
| 3606. | (matthewrak) | 105.30 | 99% | 2014-07-03 |
| 3607. | (2001or2) | 105.30 | 95% | 2021-10-14 |
| 3608. | (shirley56) | 105.30 | 100% | 2013-07-12 |
| 3609. | (rxalityy) | 105.30 | 97% | 2017-06-13 |
| 3610. | (peppawutz) | 105.29 | 98.2% | 2023-10-16 |
| 3611. | (janmkraemer) | 105.29 | 100% | 2013-06-22 |
| 3612. | (filtertype) | 105.27 | 97% | 2022-10-25 |
| 3613. | (justinlaw) | 105.27 | 97% | 2015-01-23 |
| 3614. | (olrepth) | 105.27 | 95% | 2015-02-01 |
| 3615. | (samchez) | 105.26 | 89% | 2014-11-21 |
| 3616. | Sonmi-451 (shellyshells) | 105.25 | 97% | 2023-04-10 |
| 3617. | (abacadaea) | 105.25 | 97% | 2013-07-01 |
| 3618. | (broccoli_) | 105.25 | 94% | 2014-04-24 |
| 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 |