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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5741. | Joe (thetypist16) | 97.45 | 96% | 2016-09-14 |
| 5742. | hello1 (hello1) | 97.45 | — | 2009-05-25 |
| 5743. | Greg (gwself) | 97.45 | 96% | 2013-10-28 |
| 5744. | Andrea (arachnedefiant) | 97.45 | 98% | 2015-02-23 |
| 5745. | Alexander (alexanderchang) | 97.44 | 100% | 2015-11-05 |
| 5746. | Phil (culex_) | 97.44 | 99% | 2020-06-08 |
| 5747. | Dan (whisper) | 97.44 | — | 2008-09-28 |
| 5748. | Kaim (14mkim) | 97.44 | 97% | 2014-04-01 |
| 5749. | ICKOStreet (ickostreet) | 97.43 | 96% | 2020-08-24 |
| 5750. | tantan (tbeezy123) | 97.43 | 98% | 2023-08-25 |
| 5751. | argelfaster (foopoop) | 97.43 | 95% | 2011-07-02 |
| 5752. | Kim (nankky) | 97.42 | 95% | 2013-08-22 |
| 5753. | JoePlays (joeplays) | 97.41 | 98% | 2014-07-27 |
| 5754. | safetyfirst (ew221_) | 97.41 | 97% | 2019-05-13 |
| 5755. | Bach (bach1) | 97.40 | 97% | 2015-01-04 |
| 5756. | DC (dcl238) | 97.40 | 98% | 2022-09-01 |
| 5757. | X_Soda (x_soda) | 97.39 | 95% | 2011-08-21 |
| 5758. | kalaset (kalaset) | 97.39 | 100% | 2013-11-13 |
| 5759. | Francisco (ffdc) | 97.39 | 97% | 2017-02-22 |
| 5760. | Alan (superbad95) | 97.38 | 95% | 2015-04-03 |
| 5761. | Pepega (noquiterino) | 97.38 | 96% | 2017-08-05 |
| 5762. | Renat (rem132) | 97.38 | — | 2009-08-02 |
| 5763. | Marek (lypa) | 97.38 | 97% | 2022-05-12 |
| 5764. | Fred (freddy090909) | 97.38 | — | 2009-03-14 |
| 5765. | Vegim (kosovar_reddit) | 97.37 | 95% | 2012-02-07 |
| 5766. | i gotta (siignal) | 97.37 | 96% | 2013-10-19 |
| 5767. | Memori (itsmemori) | 97.37 | 91% | 2013-01-25 |
| 5768. | R (achel) | 97.37 | 98% | 2013-11-21 |
| 5769. | Winner (winnertakeall) | 97.37 | 95% | 2014-08-16 |
| 5770. | Bork (sriramg96) | 97.37 | 94% | 2016-10-01 |
| 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 |