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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17498. | Ben (koppix) | 73.83 | 97.1% | 2023-10-10 |
| 17499. | Alex (p08r) | 73.83 | 97% | 2020-01-11 |
| 17500. | Para (parad) | 73.83 | 96% | 2021-04-20 |
| 17501. | Jeremy (jeremygolden) | 73.83 | 95% | 2017-08-18 |
| 17502. | kamal (kamalje420) | 73.83 | 93% | 2015-08-20 |
| 17503. | sheep (sheep) | 73.83 | — | 2008-12-18 |
| 17504. | Andrei (artoorie312) | 73.83 | 97% | 2017-09-25 |
| 17505. | ElfIv (elfiv) | 73.82 | 96% | 2022-07-24 |
| 17506. | Ashley (ashtastic) | 73.82 | 95% | 2019-03-23 |
| 17507. | Hazen (hazen91) | 73.82 | 99% | 2017-08-02 |
| 17508. | Sandy (sandykerr20) | 73.82 | 96% | 2018-09-13 |
| 17509. | Sandra (sandra_gun) | 73.82 | 93% | 2015-06-15 |
| 17510. | BASIL (basilps123) | 73.81 | 97% | 2021-07-07 |
| 17511. | mikeyjack (dazecup) | 73.81 | 97% | 2022-06-05 |
| 17512. | Lancy (d_lancel0t) | 73.81 | 95.2% | 2023-05-27 |
| 17513. | Kelsey (barlowgirl125) | 73.81 | 99% | 2017-10-31 |
| 17514. | NotA (not_a_typist_) | 73.80 | 96% | 2022-07-12 |
| 17515. | Matt (mtxas) | 73.80 | 99% | 2021-09-18 |
| 17516. | Shoaib (shoaib848) | 73.80 | 97% | 2021-01-25 |
| 17517. | Renan (mirawa) | 73.80 | 96% | 2015-08-21 |
| 17518. | Roy (chendacai69) | 73.80 | 97% | 2018-03-19 |
| 17519. | Wei (rebeccawei7) | 73.80 | 93% | 2017-04-10 |
| 17520. | dakota (dakota44) | 73.80 | — | 2009-11-04 |
| 17521. | nobuki77 (nobuki77) | 73.79 | 98% | 2022-10-19 |
| 17522. | Jon (hallow158) | 73.79 | 97% | 2018-10-04 |
| 17523. | eric (ericpr) | 73.79 | 97% | 2022-09-25 |
| 17524. | ðJRð (lazythepboy) | 73.79 | 97% | 2018-07-08 |
| 17525. | Dino (_dino_) | 73.79 | 99% | 2019-12-24 |
| 17526. | Marco (markclement) | 73.79 | 96% | 2011-07-26 |
| 17527. | Darren (bender009) | 73.79 | 95% | 2013-03-27 |
| 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 |