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
Active since August 3, 2008.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12247. | (mcsqueegee) | 82.26 | 99% | 2019-09-29 |
| 12248. | (amjo324) | 82.26 | 96% | 2011-07-03 |
| 12249. | (jgrasso4) | 82.26 | 97% | 2018-03-09 |
| 12250. | (wonginator1221) | 82.26 | 95% | 2014-04-08 |
| 12251. | Ed (enormoused) | 82.25 | 98% | 2017-11-20 |
| 12252. | (thebreakfastclub) | 82.25 | 97% | 2019-03-12 |
| 12253. | (sim007) | 82.25 | 96% | 2015-04-22 |
| 12254. | (tesellwood) | 82.24 | 96% | 2021-03-07 |
| 12255. | patzer (tip3) | 82.24 | 97% | 2018-09-08 |
| 12256. | (b_i_g_em) | 82.24 | 99% | 2022-10-08 |
| 12257. | (doesitmatter1) | 82.24 | 96% | 2016-06-07 |
| 12258. | (kaorud) | 82.24 | 95% | 2011-07-14 |
| 12259. | (jkenna14) | 82.24 | 93% | 2012-09-09 |
| 12260. | Michael (shadowblade80) | 82.24 | 97% | 2016-09-08 |
| 12261. | (virgofenix) | 82.24 | 95% | 2013-07-03 |
| 12262. | (gizmogizmo) | 82.24 | 97% | 2018-02-19 |
| 12263. | (frypod) | 82.23 | 93% | 2012-05-14 |
| 12264. | (eldlo912) | 82.23 | 91% | 2012-01-19 |
| 12265. | (meszo) | 82.23 | 91% | 2012-10-14 |
| 12266. | (itslikeisaid) | 82.23 | 96% | 2014-06-13 |
| 12267. | Moe (moegoe360) | 82.23 | 96% | 2014-10-12 |
| 12268. | Richard (rbarlow) | 82.23 | — | 2010-05-20 |
| 12269. | (norted) | 82.23 | 96% | 2014-02-23 |
| 12270. | Bill (jhstory) | 82.23 | 95% | 2013-04-08 |
| 12271. | (awesomewill) | 82.22 | 95% | 2015-05-10 |
| 12272. | (airfilled) | 82.22 | 95% | 2023-08-25 |
| 12273. | (d4bb3r) | 82.22 | 95% | 2021-08-22 |
| 12274. | (madina_000000) | 82.22 | 96% | 2023-05-15 |
| 12275. | (execute_) | 82.22 | 97% | 2023-08-20 |
| 12276. | (jojaletenaza) | 82.22 | 98% | 2017-06-18 |
| 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 |