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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8918. | Newb (newbcoder) | 89.18 | 96% | 2011-06-08 |
| 8919. | Ted (macfan) | 89.18 | 98% | 2022-03-27 |
| 8920. | Michael (bannister) | 89.18 | 97% | 2011-11-06 |
| 8921. | Alvex (gr_alvex) | 89.18 | 97% | 2017-03-30 |
| 8922. | M (ahhhhh) | 89.18 | 96% | 2011-05-20 |
| 8923. | 一向 (quan72io) | 89.17 | 99% | 2021-03-03 |
| 8924. | Benjamin (beni048) | 89.17 | 97.6% | 2023-10-18 |
| 8925. | Bob (beachhut) | 89.17 | — | 2011-03-11 |
| 8926. | Daniel (siichotic) | 89.16 | 94% | 2020-09-02 |
| 8927. | getmeacake (getmeacake) | 89.16 | 97% | 2020-11-10 |
| 8928. | Nox (nymanne) | 89.16 | 97% | 2022-10-31 |
| 8929. | Miyue (miyue) | 89.16 | 96% | 2011-09-21 |
| 8930. | Brent (spuriousgeorge) | 89.16 | 99% | 2014-02-10 |
| 8931. | ab (abelcruz) | 89.16 | 92% | 2013-09-22 |
| 8932. | Mason (unelevate) | 89.15 | 96% | 2022-08-31 |
| 8933. | N (crazycalm007) | 89.15 | 98% | 2021-11-22 |
| 8934. | sheep (theonesheep) | 89.14 | 98% | 2019-05-25 |
| 8935. | Justin (xpirep) | 89.14 | 97% | 2022-04-02 |
| 8936. | Deflay (deflay) | 89.14 | 96% | 2016-07-01 |
| 8937. | Khurram (kthobhani) | 89.14 | — | 2009-05-29 |
| 8938. | CatchitBaby (catchitbaby) | 89.14 | 97% | 2011-09-13 |
| 8939. | Homayoon (homayoonalm) | 89.13 | 96% | 2022-09-05 |
| 8940. | Delgerskhn (thege) | 89.13 | 98% | 2021-04-03 |
| 8941. | vivian (vvn_g) | 89.13 | 94% | 2012-11-22 |
| 8942. | Ian (wakers) | 89.12 | 95% | 2015-02-25 |
| 8943. | Sak (sakiii) | 89.12 | 96% | 2011-09-03 |
| 8944. | Jeff (jeffenwolf) | 89.12 | 92% | 2014-03-23 |
| 8945. | pro typo-ist (mrcynric) | 89.11 | 97% | 2022-10-11 |
| 8946. | tomatoboat (earocho) | 89.11 | — | 2009-02-12 |
| 8947. | Philip (philj_) | 89.11 | 96% | 2021-04-21 |
| 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 |