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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8226. | Yaseen (bananabeast) | 90.88 | 95% | 2019-08-28 |
| 8227. | . (naxuda) | 90.88 | 91% | 2015-11-02 |
| 8228. | Bhrianna (birdsofrhia) | 90.88 | 95% | 2012-03-06 |
| 8229. | Flint (flintyu) | 90.87 | 97% | 2017-09-27 |
| 8230. | Casey (tarsus) | 90.87 | 97% | 2016-06-28 |
| 8231. | Typing (typing_racer_typer) | 90.87 | 97% | 2021-09-20 |
| 8232. | Dog (flash2victory) | 90.87 | 99% | 2021-03-21 |
| 8233. | typeracer2487 (typeracer2487) | 90.86 | 96% | 2023-01-07 |
| 8234. | Stanley (stanleyzhang9) | 90.86 | 95% | 2021-05-23 |
| 8235. | mt005 (mt005) | 90.86 | 97% | 2022-10-14 |
| 8236. | Robert (rob774) | 90.85 | 93% | 2012-12-31 |
| 8237. | xBytez (xbytez) | 90.85 | 93% | 2016-10-25 |
| 8238. | sym (syminical) | 90.85 | 97% | 2017-10-02 |
| 8239. | Phuriphat (nnez) | 90.85 | — | 2010-12-09 |
| 8240. | Chris (cprokopiak) | 90.85 | — | 2010-04-13 |
| 8241. | Ben (mrjamminkearl) | 90.84 | 97% | 2021-11-22 |
| 8242. | Dane (steakz) | 90.83 | 94% | 2013-02-15 |
| 8243. | StewieGriffin (stewiegriffi... | 90.83 | 97% | 2017-08-28 |
| 8244. | Mike (mhz5) | 90.83 | 96% | 2015-03-05 |
| 8245. | BAKES (mattattack1223) | 90.83 | 95.4% | 2021-02-13 |
| 8246. | Annabelle (anuhbell) | 90.82 | 100% | 2016-08-16 |
| 8247. | Jennifer (jazzyjenn) | 90.82 | 100% | 2012-07-15 |
| 8248. | Dean (deanie_weeny) | 90.82 | 98% | 2022-04-11 |
| 8249. | Kappa (isulje22) | 90.82 | 97% | 2020-12-11 |
| 8250. | Shaun (actual_cannibal_shia... | 90.82 | 96.1% | 2023-06-02 |
| 8251. | Omar (omar_alhalabi) | 90.82 | 96% | 2023-02-12 |
| 8252. | Leroy (ancientnoodles) | 90.81 | 98% | 2023-07-22 |
| 8253. | Amit (amit_) | 90.81 | 89% | 2016-11-14 |
| 8254. | MiBe (mibe) | 90.81 | 98% | 2013-01-14 |
| 8255. | Jonathan (jmorty01) | 90.81 | 99% | 2018-03-01 |
| 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 |