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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13489. | squish squash (joshthesquas... | 80.59 | 98% | 2022-11-30 |
| 13490. | Blaze (xx420blazexx) | 80.58 | 91% | 2014-03-27 |
| 13491. | Kate (savesylar) | 80.58 | 95% | 2014-03-18 |
| 13492. | Mehdi (mehdiii41) | 80.58 | 96% | 2017-12-09 |
| 13493. | H (hdawg187) | 80.58 | 93% | 2016-07-18 |
| 13494. | Alex (fwsch) | 80.57 | 93% | 2017-01-30 |
| 13495. | Claire (claire_) | 80.57 | — | 2010-02-17 |
| 13496. | chuchu (wmliang) | 80.57 | 99% | 2021-01-18 |
| 13497. | Jenn (jenntegt) | 80.57 | 93% | 2012-01-17 |
| 13498. | Skipped64 (skipped64) | 80.57 | 96% | 2021-04-02 |
| 13499. | Tyrone (rank1slowtyper) | 80.56 | 98% | 2017-07-17 |
| 13500. | Paolo (dezever) | 80.56 | 96% | 2021-01-20 |
| 13501. | Jake (basement) | 80.56 | — | 2008-08-15 |
| 13502. | Are you using a (mechne) | 80.56 | — | 2010-12-07 |
| 13503. | Alexander (alfo) | 80.56 | — | 2009-05-25 |
| 13504. | yoimhungry (yoimhungry) | 80.56 | 97% | 2015-12-07 |
| 13505. | Joey (minecandy) | 80.55 | 96% | 2017-02-17 |
| 13506. | HuyMCGhastEnd (motconmeocon) | 80.55 | 94.9% | 2023-08-01 |
| 13507. | beema (beema) | 80.55 | 96% | 2023-04-16 |
| 13508. | Malarie (malariejpg) | 80.55 | 94% | 2016-08-28 |
| 13509. | Benjamin (lightningben) | 80.55 | 98% | 2022-12-01 |
| 13510. | The Cup!D (slowly_but_sure) | 80.55 | 98% | 2022-08-23 |
| 13511. | GT24--- (gt24) | 80.55 | 98% | 2013-12-05 |
| 13512. | ElaVnla (elavnla) | 80.55 | 98% | 2020-07-28 |
| 13513. | Prithvi (dethz) | 80.54 | 92% | 2013-01-27 |
| 13514. | Arek (arekbg) | 80.54 | 98% | 2020-05-10 |
| 13515. | SHelley (birdlady) | 80.54 | — | 2010-10-01 |
| 13516. | Dave (dfonvielle) | 80.54 | 99% | 2012-12-20 |
| 13517. | Damien (tilt86) | 80.54 | 96% | 2014-09-16 |
| 13518. | Luke (skulluk) | 80.54 | 94% | 2016-11-22 |
| 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 |