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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12852. | Tempepper (smintz) | 81.15 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
| 12853. | (febronio) | 81.15 | 97% | 2023-10-20 |
| 12854. | (naveedhk51214) | 81.15 | 97% | 2013-08-26 |
| 12855. | (mack_spicyhunks) | 81.15 | 98% | 2012-10-14 |
| 12856. | (thunderstorm) | 81.15 | — | 2009-02-27 |
| 12857. | Praveen (kprav33n) | 81.15 | 99% | 2012-09-06 |
| 12858. | (cdharmateja) | 81.14 | 99% | 2019-11-10 |
| 12859. | (kolk) | 81.14 | 90% | 2011-08-08 |
| 12860. | (frozenprakash) | 81.14 | 99% | 2016-07-02 |
| 12861. | (demiliard) | 81.14 | 95% | 2014-09-13 |
| 12862. | (johnishere) | 81.14 | 97% | 2011-08-28 |
| 12863. | (pape) | 81.14 | 96% | 2013-02-05 |
| 12864. | (omar91089) | 81.14 | 96% | 2011-06-22 |
| 12865. | (taeyabae) | 81.13 | 98% | 2020-06-15 |
| 12866. | (spycow27) | 81.13 | 97% | 2022-02-06 |
| 12867. | Doordarshan (slow_as_snail) | 81.13 | 97% | 2014-09-21 |
| 12868. | (skellx) | 81.12 | 96% | 2022-12-19 |
| 12869. | (jesseyay) | 81.12 | 90% | 2017-01-24 |
| 12870. | (ameen_a21) | 81.12 | 97% | 2022-12-16 |
| 12871. | (tonasky) | 81.12 | 96% | 2022-03-10 |
| 12872. | (msamogh) | 81.12 | 86% | 2016-08-03 |
| 12873. | (typedo) | 81.12 | — | 2008-08-26 |
| 12874. | Ron (ronnyron) | 81.12 | 96% | 2015-01-02 |
| 12875. | (lebum) | 81.12 | 96% | 2015-02-25 |
| 12876. | (dhays116) | 81.11 | 98% | 2020-08-04 |
| 12877. | (pbrianq) | 81.11 | 82% | 2014-08-31 |
| 12878. | (whorehey) | 81.11 | 94% | 2021-04-27 |
| 12879. | (degtrdg) | 81.11 | 99% | 2021-12-08 |
| 12880. | (qoull) | 81.11 | 93% | 2012-12-08 |
| 12881. | (liron) | 81.11 | 95% | 2014-07-05 |
| 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 |