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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34722. | azu (azvmadre) | 48.32 | 96% | 2022-09-19 |
| 34723. | wizard (wizardkestrel) | 48.32 | 93% | 2019-09-06 |
| 34724. | noe jr (noevash) | 48.32 | — | 2010-09-23 |
| 34725. | Martins (mgiberts) | 48.32 | 92% | 2013-11-06 |
| 34726. | Hoang (howlms) | 48.32 | 94% | 2013-12-20 |
| 34727. | Geison (geisonsn) | 48.31 | 92% | 2016-05-05 |
| 34728. | rea (trying_to_get_better) | 48.31 | 98% | 2018-11-26 |
| 34729. | silver (mhelvile43) | 48.31 | 94% | 2014-01-07 |
| 34730. | Quoc (quoc) | 48.31 | 90% | 2015-10-28 |
| 34731. | medham (mohemedham) | 48.30 | 98% | 2021-09-26 |
| 34732. | Richit (richit690) | 48.30 | 97% | 2021-07-30 |
| 34733. | sothea (sothea9) | 48.30 | 93% | 2020-03-28 |
| 34734. | Yao (lastland) | 48.30 | 91% | 2013-05-04 |
| 34735. | Zear (zear5) | 48.30 | 94% | 2017-10-15 |
| 34736. | Peter Piper (mockingjay016) | 48.30 | 89% | 2014-12-12 |
| 34737. | boomtown (boomtown) | 48.30 | 91% | 2014-12-23 |
| 34738. | acidxburn87 (acidxburn87) | 48.29 | 96% | 2021-07-27 |
| 34739. | Duane (duane13) | 48.29 | 96% | 2019-05-04 |
| 34740. | Petar (ropica00) | 48.29 | 97% | 2022-10-11 |
| 34741. | luz (luzyb92109) | 48.29 | 95% | 2023-02-27 |
| 34742. | Jakob (tehurn) | 48.29 | 93% | 2015-01-28 |
| 34743. | sachin (sachin1234502) | 48.29 | 97% | 2021-12-10 |
| 34744. | Peter (hamletsjamlets) | 48.29 | 96% | 2021-01-25 |
| 34745. | Alejandro (floorings) | 48.29 | 93% | 2021-02-25 |
| 34746. | Alx (alxkun_) | 48.29 | 96% | 2021-01-01 |
| 34747. | Zubair (zubidoobi) | 48.29 | 93% | 2014-04-29 |
| 34748. | DaSeint (daseint) | 48.28 | 91% | 2019-12-10 |
| 34749. | thibault (ornicar) | 48.28 | — | 2011-05-01 |
| 34750. | kila (kila_lol) | 48.28 | 95% | 2021-07-01 |
| 34751. | Rayne (raynetx3) | 48.28 | 87% | 2013-05-16 |
| 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 |