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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22111. | dogonuna (dogonuna) | 67.26 | 94.3% | 2023-09-25 |
| 22112. | Chris (shafanovic) | 67.26 | — | 2010-05-06 |
| 22113. | Mike (eat_mass) | 67.26 | 96% | 2018-12-14 |
| 22114. | JackBurst (jackburst) | 67.26 | 97% | 2019-07-18 |
| 22115. | d'toe 😎😎😎😎 (det... | 67.26 | 93% | 2020-05-03 |
| 22116. | Tim (whyouno) | 67.26 | 94% | 2012-08-26 |
| 22117. | space_looper (facon) | 67.25 | 95% | 2022-07-28 |
| 22118. | Amarant (amarant_) | 67.25 | 95% | 2021-10-03 |
| 22119. | Mista (polymorphism) | 67.25 | 95% | 2021-02-21 |
| 22120. | Thatchapon (guidearm) | 67.25 | 97% | 2015-04-29 |
| 22121. | Yogi (y0g3) | 67.25 | 90% | 2013-08-04 |
| 22122. | Roberto (ytryy) | 67.24 | 94% | 2019-03-28 |
| 22123. | Jon (jonksig) | 67.24 | 97% | 2012-05-09 |
| 22124. | Ken Ian (satanic12211) | 67.24 | 84% | 2016-04-24 |
| 22125. | yw (usingu) | 67.24 | 89% | 2015-09-18 |
| 22126. | Sheen (sheen88) | 67.24 | 98% | 2015-02-14 |
| 22127. | Benjamin (schmidtrekt) | 67.23 | 96% | 2022-02-09 |
| 22128. | Ridoy Chandra Dey (rkprite09) | 67.23 | 98% | 2022-04-19 |
| 22129. | Iris (irisaperture) | 67.23 | 96.1% | 2021-01-29 |
| 22130. | Gin (syphilis) | 67.23 | 96% | 2013-12-18 |
| 22131. | Fast (cooloppo) | 67.23 | 95% | 2014-12-22 |
| 22132. | Surachoke (surachokes) | 67.23 | — | 2009-03-17 |
| 22133. | Hyoshino (kencryk) | 67.23 | 92% | 2012-03-01 |
| 22134. | nilesh (nek_0705) | 67.23 | — | 2008-11-20 |
| 22135. | Vera (veraaaaah) | 67.22 | — | 2008-11-28 |
| 22136. | narze (narze) | 67.22 | 93% | 2016-01-03 |
| 22137. | Val (lavmotoh) | 67.22 | 98% | 2015-10-15 |
| 22138. | Gentle (1inallin1) | 67.21 | 96% | 2021-10-19 |
| 22139. | urhaairybllsck (urhaairybll... | 67.21 | 98% | 2023-07-09 |
| 22140. | shovelface88 (shovelface) | 67.21 | 92% | 2012-12-08 |
| 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 |