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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9062. | abhishek (abh1tayal) | 89.00 | 99% | 2017-09-03 |
| 9063. | Mhm (2m0h4m3) | 88.99 | 97% | 2021-03-22 |
| 9064. | Jake (jake_tyler) | 88.99 | 99% | 2020-09-03 |
| 9065. | Jackal (jsupz) | 88.99 | 95% | 2012-10-20 |
| 9066. | New (roughtyper) | 88.99 | 97% | 2017-08-18 |
| 9067. | Cakers (pvpcakers) | 88.98 | 97% | 2022-05-30 |
| 9068. | Wong Man Chun Bernard (ber0... | 88.97 | 98.6% | 2023-06-07 |
| 9069. | cool guy (nunzstaa) | 88.97 | 95% | 2018-02-15 |
| 9070. | Asophyte (asophyte) | 88.97 | 96% | 2021-05-13 |
| 9071. | Sam (sam3456) | 88.97 | 99% | 2022-04-26 |
| 9072. | Marian (vanilla2) | 88.96 | 97% | 2020-12-29 |
| 9073. | Dylan (dtg32148) | 88.96 | 97.9% | 2023-11-01 |
| 9074. | Gabe (gqbriel) | 88.96 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
| 9075. | christian (wahing) | 88.96 | 97% | 2015-09-21 |
| 9076. | haha u r smart :)) (ma_men) | 88.96 | — | 2011-04-08 |
| 9077. | Ashley (cokemsheen) | 88.96 | — | 2008-11-04 |
| 9078. | FREE PALESTINE (os1506) | 88.95 | 97% | 2023-06-07 |
| 9079. | Alien (half_alien) | 88.95 | 98% | 2023-01-29 |
| 9080. | Richard (mrrichardmnixon) | 88.95 | 97% | 2023-08-09 |
| 9081. | Taylor (gjchick) | 88.95 | 99% | 2011-06-13 |
| 9082. | andy (ilmain) | 88.95 | 97% | 2014-01-16 |
| 9083. | Justin (geejustin) | 88.95 | 93% | 2014-03-26 |
| 9084. | Killbane (bnsoni) | 88.95 | 98% | 2014-03-08 |
| 9085. | Radeyz (pineapples2925) | 88.95 | 97% | 2017-05-01 |
| 9086. | Howard (howaard) | 88.95 | 96% | 2016-10-20 |
| 9087. | Howly (howly) | 88.95 | 96% | 2014-07-02 |
| 9088. | Vendain (vendain) | 88.94 | 94% | 2012-08-18 |
| 9089. | Gianna (giannaxo) | 88.94 | — | 2009-12-10 |
| 9090. | Ran (ran4) | 88.94 | — | 2010-08-02 |
| 9091. | Connor (creis1337) | 88.94 | — | 2010-10-05 |
| 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 |