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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40342. | randi (lvuql) | 35.53 | 95% | 2021-12-08 |
| 40343. | RickyBobby (c0ntender) | 35.53 | — | 2010-02-16 |
| 40344. | Hai (nevermore169) | 35.53 | — | 2009-04-14 |
| 40345. | aaronb (zero2709) | 35.52 | 95% | 2023-10-22 |
| 40346. | Ankur (ankb) | 35.51 | 93.5% | 2021-01-29 |
| 40347. | anphunl (anphunl) | 35.50 | — | 2009-03-08 |
| 40348. | Bryan (tarasquetalk) | 35.50 | 86% | 2014-04-14 |
| 40349. | Miku (miku_) | 35.50 | — | 2009-10-15 |
| 40350. | AVINASH (algebra1415011) | 35.50 | 86% | 2017-04-24 |
| 40351. | Jason (fasterjasonracers) | 35.49 | 83% | 2013-03-18 |
| 40352. | A9 (luogang) | 35.49 | 91% | 2013-05-24 |
| 40353. | Swampy (swampy_the_alligator) | 35.49 | 96% | 2012-05-06 |
| 40354. | giorgio (georgeelmagnifico) | 35.48 | 92% | 2023-07-28 |
| 40355. | kevin (crist17) | 35.48 | 91% | 2015-01-11 |
| 40356. | Sukanya (siriros) | 35.47 | 95% | 2023-01-22 |
| 40357. | mystie (mystie) | 35.47 | 92% | 2011-11-18 |
| 40358. | ahmed (killko44) | 35.46 | 94% | 2021-01-04 |
| 40359. | sandip (sandip2414) | 35.46 | 80% | 2016-08-11 |
| 40360. | Faster (blueeswitchesbtw) | 35.45 | 93% | 2020-12-04 |
| 40361. | akhilesh (akhls) | 35.45 | 95% | 2013-03-01 |
| 40362. | Saurab Kairi (saurabkairi) | 35.44 | 94.6% | 2023-10-12 |
| 40363. | Faizzul (faizzul3011) | 35.44 | 89% | 2014-01-07 |
| 40364. | Liam (2020lhall) | 35.44 | 91% | 2015-11-16 |
| 40365. | Aarav (nemesis373) | 35.43 | 93% | 2020-12-08 |
| 40366. | sjisuiuis554 (zebikberwow1220) | 35.43 | 97% | 2021-02-03 |
| 40367. | Allen (al3299) | 35.43 | — | 2010-10-17 |
| 40368. | Mary (mary69) | 35.43 | 96% | 2019-02-18 |
| 40369. | Kamal Jeet (kamalsingh) | 35.42 | 87% | 2014-08-06 |
| 40370. | Ethan (ruins) | 35.42 | — | 2009-10-15 |
| 40371. | prans (prans12) | 35.41 | 95% | 2020-03-30 |
| 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 |