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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17545. | poggy (ddrzqdx) | 73.95 | 95% | 2021-07-04 |
| 17546. | imuri (imuripacheco) | 73.95 | — | 2010-04-05 |
| 17547. | UYEN (uyen.lt.1998@gmail.com) | 73.95 | 99% | 2015-09-12 |
| 17548. | Saep (saepdotkom) | 73.95 | — | 2009-11-28 |
| 17549. | Alistair (uselessbassist) | 73.94 | 97% | 2018-07-15 |
| 17550. | Gergő (gergo225) | 73.94 | 95% | 2022-03-27 |
| 17551. | BitPuffin (bitpuffin) | 73.94 | 92% | 2014-10-15 |
| 17552. | IGOR (lordiggy) | 73.94 | — | 2011-02-24 |
| 17553. | low (itsmfknlow) | 73.93 | 97% | 2022-08-29 |
| 17554. | Tak (googlebleh) | 73.93 | 97% | 2016-05-05 |
| 17555. | Holdmybeer (9599914266) | 73.93 | 95% | 2021-12-19 |
| 17556. | Zachary (zjroote) | 73.93 | 97% | 2020-12-03 |
| 17557. | Edward (ehwuh) | 73.93 | 93% | 2012-10-15 |
| 17558. | Platy (platypus517) | 73.93 | 93% | 2016-03-19 |
| 17559. | Egi (dr12) | 73.93 | 100% | 2017-07-10 |
| 17560. | Eva (diablo72927) | 73.93 | — | 2010-06-20 |
| 17561. | nader (iamnotnader) | 73.92 | 99% | 2020-07-02 |
| 17562. | FHVirus (fhvirus) | 73.92 | 97.6% | 2023-05-22 |
| 17563. | Antoine (frenchtwan) | 73.92 | 98% | 2016-09-02 |
| 17564. | Mikolai (ladoga_monster) | 73.92 | 98% | 2022-10-03 |
| 17565. | (sal111) | 73.92 | 97% | 2023-08-10 |
| 17566. | Hillary (hillary_c) | 73.92 | 89% | 2012-10-30 |
| 17567. | Brent (tyrranicide) | 73.92 | 87% | 2013-09-07 |
| 17568. | temp (80wpm) | 73.91 | 90% | 2013-06-26 |
| 17569. | Lucas (maxicalcio) | 73.91 | — | 2009-08-04 |
| 17570. | Hoang (hoangbv15) | 73.91 | — | 2010-12-07 |
| 17571. | SH (heissler) | 73.91 | 95% | 2013-06-08 |
| 17572. | Rick Astley (artistry) | 73.91 | 89% | 2016-01-22 |
| 17573. | yuvibirdi (yuvi_birdi) | 73.90 | 97% | 2023-01-13 |
| 17574. | squeakyspider (squeakyspider) | 73.90 | 95% | 2023-09-29 |
| 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 |