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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5446. | sujsh (sujsh) | 98.57 | 98.6% | 2021-02-07 |
| 5447. | Ryan (schmidtrs) | 98.56 | 95% | 2012-12-10 |
| 5448. | Frank (fjdusina) | 98.56 | 99% | 2017-06-19 |
| 5449. | Miguel (anckael) | 98.56 | 98% | 2023-06-30 |
| 5450. | bj (beau9992) | 98.56 | 94% | 2012-10-11 |
| 5451. | Lyle (lyleyork) | 98.56 | — | 2011-02-08 |
| 5452. | Joseph (josqu) | 98.56 | 97% | 2019-01-26 |
| 5453. | AikChun (aikchun616) | 98.56 | 99% | 2014-04-04 |
| 5454. | Adam (afizzle) | 98.56 | — | 2010-03-22 |
| 5455. | lIl32 (hkly) | 98.55 | 98% | 2022-11-25 |
| 5456. | maufry (maufry) | 98.55 | 100% | 2022-12-15 |
| 5457. | really bad (reallybadew) | 98.53 | 95% | 2017-09-29 |
| 5458. | Micah (jchthys) | 98.53 | 99% | 2011-12-14 |
| 5459. | Billy (oatmeal417) | 98.52 | 98% | 2021-11-24 |
| 5460. | france (nabyounab) | 98.52 | 98% | 2023-03-22 |
| 5461. | Felix (gamernyasar) | 98.52 | 99% | 2013-02-10 |
| 5462. | dave (mercurz) | 98.51 | — | 2010-04-28 |
| 5463. | Angela (angelavsdevila) | 98.51 | 97% | 2011-06-26 |
| 5464. | Bling (noupdate) | 98.51 | 99% | 2018-05-04 |
| 5465. | Gainz (gainz_machine) | 98.50 | 99% | 2023-05-29 |
| 5466. | Jake (kaliace) | 98.50 | 95% | 2015-08-14 |
| 5467. | Chris (chris_marks) | 98.50 | 91% | 2012-12-22 |
| 5468. | Dylan (exordium) | 98.49 | — | 2010-05-04 |
| 5469. | Elizabeth (lizzywheels) | 98.49 | 100% | 2021-09-28 |
| 5470. | Toraneko (ookamicat) | 98.49 | 97% | 2013-06-19 |
| 5471. | Nihaal (nihaal_19) | 98.48 | 99% | 2021-12-22 |
| 5472. | neno (nenobid428) | 98.48 | 99% | 2022-01-18 |
| 5473. | Rodney (rodneyslafuente) | 98.48 | 99% | 2021-07-09 |
| 5474. | S (leamas) | 98.48 | — | 2011-02-17 |
| 5475. | cope (xucolite) | 98.47 | 95.6% | 2023-05-17 |
| 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 |