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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18174. | cigro (cigro) | 73.09 | 99% | 2017-11-06 |
| 18175. | Zi Hao (im_getting_there) | 73.09 | 95% | 2022-01-21 |
| 18176. | denny (eternal07) | 73.09 | 93% | 2011-11-12 |
| 18177. | Justin (ilikepotatoes) | 73.08 | 95% | 2012-01-28 |
| 18178. | Anas (azif678) | 73.08 | 95% | 2013-06-09 |
| 18179. | Jeanne (jcgoulet) | 73.08 | 94% | 2014-11-10 |
| 18180. | Mett (mett_) | 73.08 | 95% | 2023-09-20 |
| 18181. | swingman (worntire) | 73.08 | 97% | 2021-06-23 |
| 18182. | Naor (naorcotev) | 73.08 | 94% | 2023-06-16 |
| 18183. | Ziclue (ziclue) | 73.07 | 95% | 2019-02-15 |
| 18184. | eigh (eigh) | 73.07 | 94% | 2014-03-30 |
| 18185. | John (johnnyboy353) | 73.07 | 96% | 2019-08-04 |
| 18186. | Hossein (dustylamia) | 73.07 | 96% | 2021-05-06 |
| 18187. | meqx (meqx) | 73.07 | 91% | 2012-12-14 |
| 18188. | 1st (toomtam) | 73.07 | 98% | 2019-02-18 |
| 18189. | slashera (slashcheto) | 73.07 | 95% | 2022-08-20 |
| 18190. | Mukesh Yadav (mukeshyadav) | 73.06 | 97% | 2019-08-26 |
| 18191. | RKT (fastestspeed) | 73.06 | 95% | 2013-12-21 |
| 18192. | J (jen12) | 73.06 | 97% | 2015-04-13 |
| 18193. | Lincoln (tentenclicker) | 73.06 | 97% | 2022-06-04 |
| 18194. | lando! (lando_) | 73.06 | 88% | 2016-04-28 |
| 18195. | matt (mattwg) | 73.06 | 94% | 2012-03-19 |
| 18196. | Frunze (frunze) | 73.06 | 97% | 2012-07-19 |
| 18197. | Tibbies (tibbies) | 73.06 | 95% | 2021-04-08 |
| 18198. | Travis (softfresh) | 73.05 | 92% | 2014-12-19 |
| 18199. | too_slow (tardpower) | 73.05 | 98% | 2021-01-13 |
| 18200. | deicius (vantaclock) | 73.05 | 94% | 2021-02-06 |
| 18201. | Gaurav (gaurav_38) | 73.05 | 97% | 2021-09-23 |
| 18202. | blue1 (blue773) | 73.05 | 95% | 2013-06-27 |
| 18203. | Nelson (nellyspageli) | 73.05 | 95% | 2011-08-18 |
| 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 |