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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12606. | Nodirbek (robert0208) | 82.12 | 97% | 2023-05-28 |
| 12607. | Aidan (aidan810) | 82.12 | 93% | 2013-03-26 |
| 12608. | Cheese (you_like_cheese_dog) | 82.11 | 97% | 2021-06-02 |
| 12609. | Mark (piluncraeshgt) | 82.11 | 98% | 2018-10-19 |
| 12610. | Stephen (stephen_17) | 82.11 | 94% | 2013-10-23 |
| 12611. | Erik (ebmx66) | 82.11 | 93% | 2015-05-26 |
| 12612. | Un (undead123) | 82.11 | 100% | 2022-09-13 |
| 12613. | Simiwag (simiwag) | 82.10 | 97% | 2022-02-24 |
| 12614. | Fletcher (chowmeinx) | 82.10 | 99% | 2016-08-23 |
| 12615. | Coach Mac (coachmac) | 82.10 | 96% | 2015-02-17 |
| 12616. | Boxxy (boxxy) | 82.09 | — | 2009-03-25 |
| 12617. | joey (joeraps) | 82.09 | 99% | 2018-01-26 |
| 12618. | Desi (_aka5h) | 82.09 | 97% | 2022-08-29 |
| 12619. | Michael (mroche1) | 82.09 | 95% | 2014-11-04 |
| 12620. | Mochi (skylane) | 82.09 | 97% | 2013-05-28 |
| 12621. | Rob (rgrafton) | 82.09 | 94% | 2013-03-02 |
| 12622. | deget (deget) | 82.08 | 97% | 2016-02-05 |
| 12623. | Gaby (gabygirl611) | 82.08 | — | 2010-05-19 |
| 12624. | Fusion Fusion (fusion035) | 82.08 | 99% | 2019-04-25 |
| 12625. | Eskil (eskizzle) | 82.08 | 94% | 2014-11-18 |
| 12626. | ╠═══╣Lets build a... | 82.08 | 98% | 2017-12-29 |
| 12627. | Patryk (patryk) | 82.08 | — | 2009-03-02 |
| 12628. | satoru (satoru) | 82.08 | — | 2010-10-31 |
| 12629. | Paul (plipka) | 82.08 | 99% | 2021-12-13 |
| 12630. | Zarius (zarius) | 82.07 | 97% | 2012-01-05 |
| 12631. | Michael Angelo (micky15) | 82.07 | 96% | 2021-07-02 |
| 12632. | Anthony (pufflesnuffz) | 82.07 | 98% | 2012-10-16 |
| 12633. | Andrea (patelliandrea) | 82.06 | 96% | 2014-06-13 |
| 12634. | jeff (fatty235) | 82.06 | 96.1% | 2023-10-12 |
| 12635. | Aquarium (spongefilter) | 82.06 | 99% | 2021-12-12 |
| 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 |