We live in a charmed world. If we have money we can buy literally everything. And the majority of us live lifestyles undreamed of only a generation or two ago. One scientist I met recently told me he reckoned that the average household in Europe or North America has so many devices and such a variety of food and clothing that to produce the same lifestyle in Roman times would have required six thousand slaves.
—from Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff, a book by Fred Pearce
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18268. | Alikhan (alikhan880) | 83.31 | 97% | 2017-12-26 |
| 18269. | SpecialK (specialk007) | 83.31 | 95% | 2013-02-21 |
| 18270. | Rodrigo (crotalos) | 83.30 | 93% | 2012-11-19 |
| 18271. | tim rawcliffe (nakedeyes) | 83.30 | 98.2% | 2025-05-21 |
| 18272. | mf-16 (mf_16) | 83.30 | 98.4% | 2025-05-03 |
| 18273. | curana (curana) | 83.30 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
| 18274. | Andhi (andhi30) | 83.30 | 96% | 2024-09-24 |
| 18275. | T (moonch1ckxn) | 83.30 | 95.8% | 2024-08-01 |
| 18276. | Mart (marttypesstuff) | 83.30 | 97.2% | 2024-02-16 |
| 18277. | ATOM (prathamp) | 83.30 | 96.8% | 2024-06-19 |
| 18278. | Sonny (sonnyd2323) | 83.30 | 96% | 2020-10-22 |
| 18279. | Ngoc (maxq42) | 83.30 | 97% | 2021-05-15 |
| 18280. | Warren (berkshire) | 83.30 | 97% | 2018-03-26 |
| 18281. | Phuc (tphuc112358) | 83.30 | 97% | 2023-02-16 |
| 18282. | ♘ (80s) (john_80) | 83.30 | 96% | 2014-02-24 |
| 18283. | balaji (balajin511) | 83.30 | 98% | 2013-01-05 |
| 18284. | Jack (jackshadow) | 83.29 | 97.6% | 2023-07-14 |
| 18285. | Struuly (wtfstruuly) | 83.29 | 94% | 2012-11-24 |
| 18286. | Erik (esoby96) | 83.28 | 97% | 2025-03-10 |
| 18287. | JG (j32587) | 83.28 | 97.8% | 2025-01-17 |
| 18288. | Raphael Qureshi (raphaelq44) | 83.28 | 96.9% | 2024-09-21 |
| 18289. | imuri (imuripacheco) | 83.28 | — | 2010-06-20 |
| 18290. | :) (drewroen) | 83.28 | 93% | 2013-01-21 |
| 18291. | David (ditch_jones) | 83.28 | 89% | 2016-04-05 |
| 18292. | Will (ratmonger) | 83.27 | 98% | 2023-04-19 |
| 18293. | Mary (marylemcke) | 83.27 | 98% | 2013-02-12 |
| 18294. | Mashang (mashang06) | 83.27 | 97% | 2025-01-25 |
| 18295. | Kaan (nkaant) | 83.27 | 98% | 2024-09-17 |
| 18296. | toudouche (seni42) | 83.27 | 96% | 2021-05-05 |
| 18297. | Emma (_emma) | 83.27 | 98% | 2021-06-08 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 111,544 | 81.89 | May 21, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 175 | 84.15 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 83.74 | July 22, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 13 | 77.95 | May 10, 2016 |
| ##typeracer | 2 | 76.54 | February 3, 2021 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 75.55 | January 20, 2022 |