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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6031. | Brenda (bjschevy) | 96.63 | — | 2010-07-11 |
| 6032. | angrathar (angrathar) | 96.63 | 99% | 2021-07-30 |
| 6033. | Cindy (shindaywong) | 96.63 | 98% | 2018-02-21 |
| 6034. | Gabriel (jglievano) | 96.62 | 97% | 2013-02-08 |
| 6035. | Huan (hwang106) | 96.62 | — | 2010-08-19 |
| 6036. | thomp (thompson139) | 96.61 | 95% | 2017-02-08 |
| 6037. | Rice Chan (rice_chan) | 96.61 | 97% | 2021-11-13 |
| 6038. | Suzy (colemak5) | 96.61 | 99% | 2015-12-18 |
| 6039. | Steve (stever) | 96.60 | — | 2008-09-17 |
| 6040. | Abelle (faerhlsm) | 96.60 | 96% | 2013-08-01 |
| 6041. | Oanh (la_oanh) | 96.60 | — | 2011-04-16 |
| 6042. | Eric (heeric) | 96.60 | 99% | 2020-11-03 |
| 6043. | Brian (wivo) | 96.59 | 93% | 2013-07-26 |
| 6044. | Valorance (valorance) | 96.59 | 97% | 2022-10-15 |
| 6045. | MK (convincingbot) | 96.58 | 98% | 2022-09-30 |
| 6046. | Philippe (hemlocker) | 96.58 | 94% | 2016-05-16 |
| 6047. | Johnny (airshield) | 96.57 | 95% | 2013-07-31 |
| 6048. | Grigori (cascade) | 96.57 | — | 2010-11-21 |
| 6049. | Den (dennislai222) | 96.57 | 98% | 2018-12-18 |
| 6050. | chaitanya (chaitgpt) | 96.57 | 96% | 2023-05-04 |
| 6051. | script/script (henville12) | 96.57 | 97% | 2019-01-12 |
| 6052. | Chris (klue) | 96.57 | 92% | 2011-12-19 |
| 6053. | SIR (sir_cyanide) | 96.57 | — | 2010-02-24 |
| 6054. | Wumbo (jap23) | 96.56 | 96% | 2014-12-17 |
| 6055. | Alex (the_drifter) | 96.55 | 99% | 2013-06-03 |
| 6056. | luke (frazzles) | 96.55 | 97% | 2016-01-12 |
| 6057. | Adas (auganov) | 96.55 | 99% | 2018-05-01 |
| 6058. | Sven (vlakz) | 96.54 | 98% | 2017-07-21 |
| 6059. | Peppa (yellowyogurt) | 96.54 | 98% | 2023-11-01 |
| 6060. | SirSpeedy (sir_speedy) | 96.54 | 100% | 2016-10-19 |
| 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 |