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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12488. | Eric (grooster99) | 82.29 | 97% | 2021-03-29 |
| 12489. | ohayou (ohayo_velotype) | 82.29 | 100% | 2017-03-12 |
| 12490. | Hai (macvan1207) | 82.29 | 99% | 2019-04-25 |
| 12491. | laZorbeamZ (lazorbeamz) | 82.29 | 95% | 2021-10-20 |
| 12492. | Siddhant (code_talker) | 82.29 | 96% | 2020-08-04 |
| 12493. | Veloz (amontoy5) | 82.28 | 99% | 2015-11-24 |
| 12494. | Jashan (jashaan) | 82.28 | 93% | 2016-03-25 |
| 12495. | Kamran (kamranagayev) | 82.28 | 93% | 2011-12-28 |
| 12496. | Nikita (chervovn04) | 82.28 | 98% | 2022-02-28 |
| 12497. | Orfey (orfeys) | 82.27 | 99% | 2022-06-24 |
| 12498. | Amir (amirster) | 82.27 | 95% | 2017-03-18 |
| 12499. | vaibhav (vaibhav7289) | 82.27 | 97% | 2015-09-12 |
| 12500. | Raz (lotanraz) | 82.27 | 94% | 2017-06-06 |
| 12501. | duckfeet (duckfeet) | 82.27 | 96% | 2011-10-22 |
| 12502. | Colozuz (erickjulvan) | 82.27 | 94% | 2015-12-31 |
| 12503. | Tyler (hiboflavin) | 82.27 | 97% | 2020-11-06 |
| 12504. | Andrew (wonginator1221) | 82.26 | 95% | 2014-04-08 |
| 12505. | John (jgrasso4) | 82.26 | 97% | 2018-03-09 |
| 12506. | Absolut (rluyen) | 82.26 | 96% | 2014-05-16 |
| 12507. | Amjo324 (amjo324) | 82.26 | 96% | 2011-07-03 |
| 12508. | Accelerating (shuzuku) | 82.26 | 95% | 2020-07-26 |
| 12509. | McSqueegee (mcsqueegee) | 82.26 | 99% | 2019-09-29 |
| 12510. | gianluca (javano) | 82.26 | — | 2009-07-04 |
| 12511. | Dave (davekap) | 82.26 | — | 2009-07-14 |
| 12512. | Katappa (sim007) | 82.25 | 96% | 2015-04-22 |
| 12513. | Lunaluffy (thebreakfastclub) | 82.25 | 97% | 2019-03-12 |
| 12514. | Ed (enormoused) | 82.25 | 98% | 2017-11-20 |
| 12515. | b!g (b_i_g_em) | 82.24 | 99% | 2022-10-08 |
| 12516. | patzer (tip3) | 82.24 | 97% | 2018-09-08 |
| 12517. | TE (tesellwood) | 82.24 | 96% | 2021-03-07 |
| 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 |