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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17285. | R (bobf) | 74.58 | 98% | 2018-01-17 |
| 17286. | you (dv_learner) | 74.58 | 96.3% | 2023-06-14 |
| 17287. | Theodore (chameleon214) | 74.58 | 96% | 2022-01-24 |
| 17288. | Ernie (ej_lightning) | 74.58 | 98% | 2021-01-21 |
| 17289. | Kornel (kornelt) | 74.57 | 97% | 2022-10-28 |
| 17290. | Megan (siamesee) | 74.57 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
| 17291. | Lost (lostviajero) | 74.57 | 89% | 2016-09-11 |
| 17292. | Wave (wave) | 74.57 | — | 2010-12-12 |
| 17293. | John (marsz2soccer) | 74.57 | 93% | 2016-12-01 |
| 17294. | Jimmy (jimbot220) | 74.57 | 91% | 2011-12-14 |
| 17295. | Empirix (empirix) | 74.57 | 97% | 2021-10-08 |
| 17296. | dnugzz (dnugzz) | 74.57 | 92% | 2016-04-17 |
| 17297. | btkhoi.BGLM (btkhoi) | 74.56 | — | 2009-11-06 |
| 17298. | Joe (grimeson) | 74.56 | 96% | 2012-11-15 |
| 17299. | Japesh (jazz_typer) | 74.56 | 97% | 2022-12-09 |
| 17300. | Brian (briansu) | 74.56 | 96% | 2021-02-28 |
| 17301. | Alex (alexk123) | 74.55 | 98% | 2022-06-16 |
| 17302. | Mick (mickahoy2) | 74.55 | 99% | 2014-08-18 |
| 17303. | Jared (jaredhoyt) | 74.55 | — | 2011-02-07 |
| 17304. | Kalvin (bigkalz) | 74.54 | 94% | 2016-12-27 |
| 17305. | Nix (nix_) | 74.54 | 93% | 2013-07-31 |
| 17306. | Diego (eggs) | 74.53 | — | 2009-03-05 |
| 17307. | NonQuit Topre (cantera) | 74.53 | 88% | 2017-05-18 |
| 17308. | TRUC (hienlanh) | 74.53 | 97% | 2011-09-14 |
| 17309. | Justin (jwtalbott) | 74.53 | 91% | 2016-05-12 |
| 17310. | Harley (senpaislinky) | 74.53 | 96% | 2020-09-30 |
| 17311. | Elliot (uclacivil) | 74.52 | — | 2011-04-13 |
| 17312. | ImValoon (learn2type1) | 74.52 | 92% | 2016-07-30 |
| 17313. | John Paul (jp_ramolete16) | 74.52 | 98% | 2022-12-30 |
| 17314. | Glenn (scrap104) | 74.51 | 92% | 2015-07-18 |
| 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 |