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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12420. | Beiko (beiko) | 82.42 | 97% | 2021-07-09 |
| 12421. | roodley (roodley) | 82.42 | 98% | 2022-02-02 |
| 12422. | Derek (konceptzofdeath) | 82.42 | 94% | 2011-08-17 |
| 12423. | Chris (sirchristoffvonbjergen) | 82.41 | 97% | 2022-04-23 |
| 12424. | Lieuwe (lieuwex) | 82.41 | 87% | 2015-09-21 |
| 12425. | Leonardo (nscape) | 82.41 | 98% | 2019-10-27 |
| 12426. | Griff (gfargo) | 82.41 | 96% | 2020-08-18 |
| 12427. | Mamaatje (mamaatje) | 82.41 | 95% | 2022-02-12 |
| 12428. | Sactio (tyo007) | 82.41 | 92% | 2013-03-01 |
| 12429. | C (cmoy) | 82.41 | 99% | 2020-11-26 |
| 12430. | Julian (gniddikon) | 82.41 | — | 2009-09-20 |
| 12431. | kookoo (lockloe) | 82.41 | 93% | 2016-04-07 |
| 12432. | DMaz (winstondouble) | 82.41 | 97% | 2018-02-21 |
| 12433. | Sharil (sharilyuen) | 82.41 | 97% | 2013-06-07 |
| 12434. | hauwiee (paerody) | 82.41 | 90% | 2011-11-08 |
| 12435. | tstats[medinasamuel89] (med... | 82.41 | 95% | 2012-09-18 |
| 12436. | justin (onemadbubble) | 82.40 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
| 12437. | Lelouch (lelouchlamperouge) | 82.40 | 96% | 2020-07-14 |
| 12438. | Salad (iuseblueswitchesands... | 82.40 | 95% | 2020-05-28 |
| 12439. | FaceSittingPeyton (facesitt... | 82.40 | 88% | 2015-12-19 |
| 12440. | speedy (speedydemonguy) | 82.39 | 97% | 2021-10-28 |
| 12441. | 🙃 (asdf2321) | 82.39 | 97% | 2021-03-26 |
| 12442. | Venkat (venkat423) | 82.39 | 97.6% | 2023-09-16 |
| 12443. | Veselin (veselin) | 82.39 | 100% | 2012-08-06 |
| 12444. | Kevin (thealphamale) | 82.39 | 97% | 2017-12-29 |
| 12445. | Gandalf the Green (gandalft... | 82.38 | 98% | 2022-05-30 |
| 12446. | Toots (toots) | 82.38 | 90% | 2014-09-16 |
| 12447. | Dan (ephoph) | 82.38 | — | 2011-02-04 |
| 12448. | Viet (vietbui99) | 82.37 | 95% | 2018-11-16 |
| 12449. | Slayers (slayersofdiablo) | 82.37 | 98% | 2017-12-07 |
| 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 |