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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5496. | no one (diendah) | 98.26 | 98% | 2017-09-30 |
| 5497. | brrr (brrr) | 98.25 | 99% | 2013-12-22 |
| 5498. | Timothy (tmdurey) | 98.24 | — | 2009-05-11 |
| 5499. | Trying to git gud (wongsm7) | 98.24 | 93% | 2014-02-27 |
| 5500. | Bart (hubba485) | 98.24 | 98% | 2022-08-30 |
| 5501. | Zach (zkriegel) | 98.24 | — | 2011-03-21 |
| 5502. | joanneoh (joanneoh) | 98.23 | 96.7% | 2023-09-20 |
| 5503. | Sociology (daboritos) | 98.22 | 98% | 2022-09-05 |
| 5504. | Josh (shrekker) | 98.22 | 94% | 2012-05-28 |
| 5505. | vampires (kkcwkoh) | 98.22 | 97% | 2021-08-12 |
| 5506. | Adam (w0nsh) | 98.22 | 99% | 2021-03-11 |
| 5507. | roer (iiroerii) | 98.22 | 96.2% | 2021-02-06 |
| 5508. | . (tj44) | 98.22 | 96% | 2019-10-09 |
| 5509. | ohayou (ohayou) | 98.22 | 98% | 2015-05-05 |
| 5510. | Vincent (thefriggenboss) | 98.22 | 94% | 2013-04-20 |
| 5511. | MEN (menmentsu) | 98.22 | 99% | 2018-01-14 |
| 5512. | Emil (emil_or) | 98.21 | 94% | 2015-12-21 |
| 5513. | One last time (ubershah) | 98.21 | 96% | 2021-11-08 |
| 5514. | Brian (phib0nacc1) | 98.21 | 98% | 2011-07-20 |
| 5515. | Jacqui (jazqui) | 98.21 | — | 2010-06-06 |
| 5516. | Chris (atorius) | 98.21 | 97% | 2013-12-17 |
| 5517. | Adam (boazthejackpot) | 98.20 | 100% | 2016-05-05 |
| 5518. | Tony (tpain1990) | 98.20 | 97% | 2011-11-18 |
| 5519. | Hugh (mrpiface101) | 98.19 | 97% | 2020-05-15 |
| 5520. | grubres (saveall) | 98.19 | 98% | 2022-01-24 |
| 5521. | Victor (vixus) | 98.19 | 95% | 2014-05-11 |
| 5522. | woogabooshi (kezar123456) | 98.19 | 96% | 2018-06-28 |
| 5523. | Chainz (chainz) | 98.18 | — | 2009-09-02 |
| 5524. | Ivan Danny (ivandanny) | 98.17 | 98% | 2018-08-01 |
| 5525. | folds (mfaram) | 98.17 | — | 2009-03-19 |
| 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 |