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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9994. | Keith (cognitive) | 86.96 | 92% | 2012-12-27 |
| 9995. | .slowtyper (ralphwinson) | 86.96 | 97.2% | 2023-07-23 |
| 9996. | Sam (brem_dog) | 86.96 | 96.8% | 2023-06-07 |
| 9997. | Xander (xandejesus) | 86.96 | 96% | 2021-10-09 |
| 9998. | Kevin (kawasaqui) | 86.96 | 96% | 2021-02-24 |
| 9999. | Lurker99 (someone16) | 86.96 | 98% | 2013-10-13 |
| 10000. | Mate (smweb) | 86.96 | 97% | 2013-10-17 |
| 10001. | monkaS (rikio) | 86.96 | 96% | 2018-04-05 |
| 10002. | Joel (greenius) | 86.96 | — | 2008-12-19 |
| 10003. | march (aarchmapril) | 86.95 | 99% | 2023-04-28 |
| 10004. | isaacgoe (isaacgoe) | 86.95 | 96% | 2022-01-19 |
| 10005. | Melissa (melissathatsme) | 86.95 | — | 2010-04-17 |
| 10006. | Mikko (miksa) | 86.95 | 91% | 2012-12-26 |
| 10007. | TehShrike (tehshrike) | 86.95 | — | 2009-09-23 |
| 10008. | Brian (flurbo) | 86.95 | — | 2011-03-09 |
| 10009. | tivo (tivotavo) | 86.94 | 96% | 2021-11-29 |
| 10010. | mdlp (mdlp) | 86.93 | 98% | 2023-09-07 |
| 10011. | Rav (impaledbison) | 86.93 | 96.1% | 2023-09-14 |
| 10012. | Brandi (brandiscrapbook) | 86.93 | — | 2008-08-17 |
| 10013. | Dalton (dkid124) | 86.93 | 96% | 2016-02-29 |
| 10014. | Patty (flappypatty420) | 86.92 | 96% | 2022-09-13 |
| 10015. | louzbrown (louzbrown) | 86.92 | 96% | 2022-02-03 |
| 10016. | Walle (wallee) | 86.92 | 98% | 2013-01-23 |
| 10017. | kaiiennn (yknyong1) | 86.91 | 93% | 2012-07-19 |
| 10018. | j()p (jop_layout) | 86.91 | 88% | 2017-01-22 |
| 10019. | Ali (saaani) | 86.91 | 92% | 2012-08-12 |
| 10020. | KLITSCHKO (dr_steel_hammer) | 86.91 | 96% | 2013-01-16 |
| 10021. | Alex (peinful) | 86.91 | 98% | 2013-03-12 |
| 10022. | N (nrambo2000) | 86.91 | 96% | 2013-01-15 |
| 10023. | DipSpitX (zekeopatamus) | 86.90 | 98% | 2023-02-28 |
| 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 |