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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17852. | Wribbe (wribbe) | 73.63 | 99% | 2011-06-26 |
| 17853. | aislan (aislan) | 73.63 | 94% | 2015-11-16 |
| 17854. | Tuomas (tumaas) | 73.62 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
| 17855. | Michael (mranonymous) | 73.62 | — | 2010-01-22 |
| 17856. | joflin (joflin) | 73.62 | — | 2010-03-20 |
| 17857. | Jasper (jaspero) | 73.61 | 96% | 2021-05-14 |
| 17858. | Yani (theghak) | 73.61 | 96.4% | 2023-06-02 |
| 17859. | Gaurav (absurd_man) | 73.61 | 96.5% | 2023-06-02 |
| 17860. | redpickle13 (redpickle13) | 73.61 | 97% | 2023-01-07 |
| 17861. | Andrew (fyir) | 73.61 | 97% | 2022-03-22 |
| 17862. | Oliver (iii_warden_iii) | 73.61 | 94% | 2021-02-24 |
| 17863. | Marcos (marcosjlr) | 73.61 | 99% | 2022-01-09 |
| 17864. | Keenan (tygere) | 73.61 | 98% | 2017-08-02 |
| 17865. | Ed (selfe) | 73.61 | 95.6% | 2021-02-16 |
| 17866. | Lulu (def__init__) | 73.61 | 99% | 2021-05-14 |
| 17867. | Chris (chriztina) | 73.61 | — | 2011-02-01 |
| 17868. | canadavid1 (canadavid1) | 73.60 | 97% | 2022-11-22 |
| 17869. | janus (janus) | 73.60 | — | 2010-04-02 |
| 17870. | Moha (matthias) | 73.60 | — | 2008-08-23 |
| 17871. | trigunateet (trigunateet15) | 73.60 | 97% | 2016-06-05 |
| 17872. | GiaTuong (giatuong) | 73.60 | 95% | 2012-12-05 |
| 17873. | fari (favarjooy86) | 73.60 | 93% | 2014-01-01 |
| 17874. | MRTN (mrtnms) | 73.59 | 97% | 2023-02-28 |
| 17875. | Rk (rktyper) | 73.59 | 96% | 2019-01-24 |
| 17876. | Tone (toneed) | 73.59 | 96% | 2021-03-14 |
| 17877. | Excellence® (kunal_saxena) | 73.59 | 95% | 2011-06-10 |
| 17878. | 🍁 (kaspars) | 73.59 | 92% | 2014-09-24 |
| 17879. | Alan (alan001) | 73.58 | 98% | 2023-01-14 |
| 17880. | chriswatch (chriswatch) | 73.58 | 88% | 2013-12-14 |
| 17881. | mat (netman) | 73.58 | 98% | 2011-07-17 |
| 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 |