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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8153. | Anthony (tonyshui) | 90.99 | 90% | 2016-09-29 |
| 8154. | Chris (clibonati) | 90.99 | 97% | 2019-10-22 |
| 8155. | Perserus (perserus) | 90.98 | — | 2011-03-18 |
| 8156. | Mirek (mireknguyen) | 90.97 | 97% | 2022-11-11 |
| 8157. | Wiggy (wiggywiggy) | 90.97 | 98% | 2022-08-11 |
| 8158. | Somogyi (vincture) | 90.97 | 98% | 2021-05-28 |
| 8159. | Raina (bumpjammy) | 90.96 | 96.1% | 2023-08-18 |
| 8160. | tudgengthorf (tudgengthorf) | 90.96 | 99% | 2022-01-12 |
| 8161. | Terraa (rekinetics) | 90.96 | 93% | 2012-09-24 |
| 8162. | lptp (dragoncityjose1738) | 90.95 | 95.3% | 2023-09-21 |
| 8163. | Piotr (pitoko) | 90.95 | — | 2009-09-11 |
| 8164. | Greg (hodari) | 90.95 | — | 2011-04-15 |
| 8165. | Optimal (optimalpoke) | 90.94 | 97% | 2021-03-29 |
| 8166. | Alex (duskyhusky) | 90.94 | 95% | 2015-06-25 |
| 8167. | nancy (wasteoftime) | 90.94 | 95% | 2014-01-26 |
| 8168. | maximum typer pro (pivot5) | 90.94 | 100% | 2017-09-09 |
| 8169. | ocramka (ocramka1) | 90.93 | 98% | 2021-06-19 |
| 8170. | nanoray (saliciti) | 90.93 | 95% | 2021-10-12 |
| 8171. | Khenra (khenra) | 90.93 | 96% | 2014-11-10 |
| 8172. | Dennis (monkeyseemonkeydo) | 90.93 | — | 2008-10-23 |
| 8173. | jeremoo (jeremoo) | 90.93 | 97% | 2019-09-07 |
| 8174. | Alan (alal22) | 90.92 | 94% | 2016-01-20 |
| 8175. | Paw (wicked123) | 90.92 | 99% | 2015-08-25 |
| 8176. | (vrrooom) | 90.92 | — | 2010-02-10 |
| 8177. | Jalil (jaybyrrd) | 90.91 | 93% | 2016-09-21 |
| 8178. | Sami (codebro) | 90.91 | 97% | 2023-01-29 |
| 8179. | Ajdin (ajdindtvc) | 90.91 | 96% | 2021-09-23 |
| 8180. | asdfasdf (211bazooka) | 90.91 | 96% | 2021-02-24 |
| 8181. | Jeff (mrblurbyyt) | 90.91 | 96.6% | 2023-07-01 |
| 8182. | matt (kingawesome34) | 90.91 | 98% | 2019-10-01 |
| 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 |