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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12996. | jisi (coldstixx) | 81.40 | 93% | 2016-05-07 |
| 12997. | DX3906 (dx3906) | 81.39 | 94.6% | 2023-09-03 |
| 12998. | Andrea (andijay) | 81.39 | 92% | 2012-04-27 |
| 12999. | STAY HARD (jcpvs) | 81.39 | 92% | 2014-08-23 |
| 13000. | Yuganshu (yuganshu) | 81.39 | 98% | 2019-02-17 |
| 13001. | Eajno (eajno) | 81.39 | 95% | 2016-09-15 |
| 13002. | Iro (iroijdik) | 81.39 | 97% | 2016-07-28 |
| 13003. | Turtle (kameiphilip) | 81.39 | 99% | 2016-04-27 |
| 13004. | Amit (adeon6) | 81.39 | — | 2010-06-08 |
| 13005. | Heather (feedtheflames) | 81.38 | — | 2010-02-11 |
| 13006. | PrairieBaron (atbaron) | 81.38 | 96% | 2021-12-27 |
| 13007. | Sholdar (sholdar) | 81.38 | 91% | 2013-05-08 |
| 13008. | Florian (darager_) | 81.38 | 96% | 2020-11-06 |
| 13009. | ankit (ankitthegreat) | 81.38 | 97% | 2021-09-13 |
| 13010. | Mitchel (mitchthebaker) | 81.38 | 97% | 2022-05-27 |
| 13011. | ROG Strix Scope II 96% Wire... | 81.38 | 97% | 2022-01-23 |
| 13012. | Silas (littlegoofball) | 81.37 | 98% | 2016-05-13 |
| 13013. | Darude_Sandwhich (homerjayf... | 81.37 | 97% | 2015-06-15 |
| 13014. | beatrace (beatrace21) | 81.37 | 98% | 2023-02-19 |
| 13015. | Jordan (js_jordan) | 81.37 | 95% | 2023-07-30 |
| 13016. | Gregory (azndota) | 81.37 | 97% | 2017-02-17 |
| 13017. | emu (emu995) | 81.37 | 97% | 2012-09-10 |
| 13018. | Hee Su (heesu2012106) | 81.37 | — | 2010-04-13 |
| 13019. | Zephyr (hiilikepie12345) | 81.37 | 91% | 2013-09-05 |
| 13020. | Wusien (wusien) | 81.35 | 97% | 2021-08-04 |
| 13021. | Bijay (420bijay) | 81.35 | 98% | 2012-07-23 |
| 13022. | David (davidbokman) | 81.35 | 92% | 2016-12-10 |
| 13023. | Chris (yung_rich) | 81.35 | 96% | 2022-08-30 |
| 13024. | adam (n0tracist) | 81.34 | 95% | 2020-09-30 |
| 13025. | E (tmuk) | 81.34 | 98% | 2012-11-18 |
| 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 |