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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13284. | Caitlyn (chill) | 80.90 | — | 2008-12-02 |
| 13285. | mertzgr (redeyexaxa) | 80.90 | 96% | 2016-06-03 |
| 13286. | Puneet (puneet28) | 80.90 | 98% | 2018-04-29 |
| 13287. | ARCHEI (kangsi) | 80.90 | 97% | 2012-12-14 |
| 13288. | Jessica (jessadetre) | 80.90 | 95% | 2014-11-23 |
| 13289. | DollaBillYo (dollabill_yo@y... | 80.90 | 99% | 2014-06-24 |
| 13290. | Potato (randombluepotato) | 80.89 | 95% | 2014-02-25 |
| 13291. | J0hn (johnjonez23) | 80.89 | 97% | 2020-05-05 |
| 13292. | Ed (posva) | 80.89 | 96% | 2016-12-20 |
| 13293. | Tevefan (tevefan) | 80.89 | 95% | 2016-08-04 |
| 13294. | Jack (jackshadow) | 80.89 | 99% | 2022-06-16 |
| 13295. | Devin (geegeekthx) | 80.89 | 84% | 2016-07-06 |
| 13296. | Karma (crazed_crowley) | 80.89 | 96% | 2012-06-02 |
| 13297. | MEGACHRIS (megachris) | 80.89 | 93% | 2013-12-14 |
| 13298. | Amanda (mandy31182) | 80.89 | 99% | 2014-01-21 |
| 13299. | Giles (gga_) | 80.89 | 98% | 2020-04-06 |
| 13300. | Deborah (kittenkindness) | 80.88 | 99% | 2015-10-12 |
| 13301. | Finn (fasmir) | 80.88 | 96% | 2023-02-19 |
| 13302. | Lars (aaberg) | 80.88 | 98% | 2022-08-07 |
| 13303. | Jason (tophbeifong123) | 80.88 | 97% | 2020-05-11 |
| 13304. | Norman (oomenacka) | 80.87 | 98% | 2023-08-13 |
| 13305. | faizan (faizan346) | 80.87 | 99% | 2021-06-20 |
| 13306. | John (buzunarellu) | 80.87 | 97.3% | 2021-02-03 |
| 13307. | Jochen (s1mpx) | 80.87 | 94% | 2016-06-29 |
| 13308. | Noah (ausertoremember) | 80.86 | 97% | 2017-03-18 |
| 13309. | Utshab (utshab_niraula) | 80.86 | 95% | 2023-04-03 |
| 13310. | Shoe (shoebox004) | 80.85 | 96% | 2021-01-17 |
| 13311. | ryan (chemicsbear) | 80.85 | 97% | 2021-12-29 |
| 13312. | gettheguests (gettheguests) | 80.85 | 97% | 2023-06-11 |
| 13313. | pluto (plutto) | 80.85 | 98% | 2021-01-27 |
| 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 |