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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999. | (igbarash) | 114.39 | 99% | 2018-01-08 |
| 2000. | (eternalcat) | 114.39 | — | 2009-08-27 |
| 2001. | (david156) | 114.38 | 88% | 2016-12-31 |
| 2002. | (sageofbroccoli) | 114.38 | 94% | 2012-05-24 |
| 2003. | (jnightx) | 114.35 | 92% | 2015-11-25 |
| 2004. | Tryzerlol (tryzerlol) | 114.34 | 97% | 2013-10-02 |
| 2005. | tstats[montedeu] (montedeu) | 114.33 | 99% | 2023-07-24 |
| 2006. | (dracaris) | 114.33 | 96% | 2012-07-04 |
| 2007. | A_Person (wimbo24) | 114.32 | 96% | 2014-04-03 |
| 2008. | thelegend27 (coal_) | 114.31 | 98% | 2019-10-09 |
| 2009. | (scripte) | 114.31 | 96% | 2013-12-14 |
| 2010. | (shoncon_260) | 114.31 | 96% | 2015-02-11 |
| 2011. | (bbeatwheater) | 114.29 | 95% | 2014-02-13 |
| 2012. | Nathan (oysterboy22) | 114.26 | — | 2011-02-15 |
| 2013. | (newshield) | 114.24 | 100% | 2014-10-24 |
| 2014. | (jwdvorak) | 114.24 | — | 2009-11-05 |
| 2015. | Ryan (jmk14) | 114.23 | 97% | 2014-01-19 |
| 2016. | (lodiak) | 114.21 | — | 2009-12-10 |
| 2017. | Kitty (kxkixi) | 114.20 | 99% | 2023-03-03 |
| 2018. | (drunkenrocket) | 114.20 | — | 2011-02-20 |
| 2019. | (jeketoo) | 114.16 | 94% | 2011-10-11 |
| 2020. | (yubo56) | 114.15 | — | 2010-10-06 |
| 2021. | (karanfil) | 114.14 | 100% | 2014-09-18 |
| 2022. | (cherryblossom) | 114.14 | — | 2009-10-20 |
| 2023. | (sagacity) | 114.13 | 97% | 2020-12-04 |
| 2024. | (gxcvi) | 114.13 | 97.7% | 2023-06-29 |
| 2025. | Theo (theodoretliu) | 114.13 | 97% | 2021-09-30 |
| 2026. | (nickthebic) | 114.10 | — | 2008-12-04 |
| 2027. | Pein (haha8065) | 114.09 | 97% | 2019-03-22 |
| 2028. | (asae) | 114.09 | 91% | 2013-12-12 |
| 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 |