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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20817. | Arjun (arjun_sn) | 69.26 | 93% | 2012-08-31 |
| 20818. | Sardorbek (batiskaf) | 69.26 | 95% | 2021-01-17 |
| 20819. | 春风吹呀吹 (adgmt) | 69.25 | — | 2011-01-28 |
| 20820. | Peggy (peking) | 69.25 | — | 2008-09-17 |
| 20821. | Shahzaingun (shahzaingun) | 69.25 | 93% | 2019-11-07 |
| 20822. | Damian (samadhi) | 69.25 | 94% | 2011-11-12 |
| 20823. | Ashok (ashok009) | 69.25 | 97% | 2015-02-07 |
| 20824. | Yi-Hsiu (yyhsiu) | 69.25 | — | 2009-01-01 |
| 20825. | xD (shabanllokmja) | 69.25 | 96% | 2022-11-05 |
| 20826. | Luis (luisito95) | 69.25 | 94% | 2019-08-17 |
| 20827. | Dylan (ateleisonmybelly) | 69.25 | 92% | 2012-05-19 |
| 20828. | أحمد (dr_ahmed) | 69.25 | 95% | 2015-04-18 |
| 20829. | Solitude (gifoimir) | 69.25 | 92% | 2012-01-20 |
| 20830. | john (merlin45908) | 69.25 | 97% | 2012-01-21 |
| 20831. | Rey (reymal) | 69.25 | 97% | 2018-09-17 |
| 20832. | Derto12 (derto12) | 69.25 | 97% | 2022-07-28 |
| 20833. | Adam (hades3k) | 69.24 | 97% | 2018-07-19 |
| 20834. | kao (biohand2001) | 69.24 | — | 2010-11-15 |
| 20835. | Dushyanth (dush1990) | 69.24 | 95% | 2012-06-05 |
| 20836. | Hefty (hefty001) | 69.24 | 98% | 2022-09-20 |
| 20837. | Grace (gracethecow) | 69.24 | 97% | 2017-01-05 |
| 20838. | ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (warrine... | 69.23 | 96.4% | 2023-08-07 |
| 20839. | Haywood (moist_oyster) | 69.23 | 95% | 2020-03-19 |
| 20840. | Marvin (marvindadi) | 69.23 | 96% | 2021-01-13 |
| 20841. | Ryan (rreborn) | 69.23 | 93% | 2015-04-11 |
| 20842. | Loya (loya) | 69.23 | — | 2009-08-13 |
| 20843. | Omar (om17) | 69.23 | 93% | 2016-11-23 |
| 20844. | PpekKOX (ppekkox) | 69.23 | 96% | 2019-05-11 |
| 20845. | Sagittarius (deelicious) | 69.22 | 94% | 2015-01-16 |
| 20846. | william (williamivandy) | 69.22 | 91% | 2015-03-02 |
| 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 |