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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2279. | S (trophies) | 112.75 | 97% | 2013-06-30 |
| 2280. | ChosilogRTX (chosilogrtx) | 112.73 | 98% | 2022-06-07 |
| 2281. | Neal (newbcake) | 112.72 | 98% | 2017-03-06 |
| 2282. | WhyAre (novelbear) | 112.71 | 98.2% | 2023-08-09 |
| 2283. | Lopar (lopar) | 112.71 | — | 2011-02-22 |
| 2284. | StraightUpLuck ¯\_(ツ)_/Â... | 112.70 | 98% | 2022-06-22 |
| 2285. | Anton (hiya24) | 112.70 | 95% | 2017-05-24 |
| 2286. | Joe (fauntleroy42) | 112.70 | 99% | 2016-08-02 |
| 2287. | Matt (magzter) | 112.69 | 94% | 2014-06-18 |
| 2288. | Millow (magneox) | 112.69 | 97% | 2018-02-25 |
| 2289. | VY (india_vikas_yadav) | 112.69 | 98% | 2011-12-06 |
| 2290. | Kevin (brahnji) | 112.68 | 99% | 2017-11-09 |
| 2291. | Ed (epackman) | 112.68 | — | 2011-04-14 |
| 2292. | Cameron (camsolem) | 112.68 | — | 2011-04-27 |
| 2293. | Josh (joshmankey7) | 112.66 | 95% | 2011-06-08 |
| 2294. | Mike (mtoguro) | 112.64 | — | 2009-02-21 |
| 2295. | notdallas (jjthot) | 112.63 | 99% | 2022-05-11 |
| 2296. | Chris (nuprin) | 112.63 | — | 2011-01-10 |
| 2297. | Ed (etduwx) | 112.63 | 99% | 2011-11-10 |
| 2298. | Jay (joeyalbano) | 112.62 | 89% | 2013-06-24 |
| 2299. | Jesse (vampyryk) | 112.61 | 99% | 2011-11-21 |
| 2300. | Stuart (sleesong) | 112.60 | 96% | 2013-02-03 |
| 2301. | Aleeza (abatara17) | 112.60 | 99% | 2017-07-06 |
| 2302. | Chuck (professordad) | 112.59 | 95% | 2011-07-18 |
| 2303. | Samuel (sam_jack) | 112.59 | 98% | 2013-09-14 |
| 2304. | Salmon (pillowend) | 112.56 | 98.2% | 2021-02-03 |
| 2305. | hello (wouldyourelax) | 112.56 | — | 2010-09-18 |
| 2306. | Ryan (ryanengesser) | 112.54 | 99% | 2017-03-26 |
| 2307. | Zoë (boramis) | 112.54 | 97% | 2015-08-25 |
| 2308. | mwizard (mwizard) | 112.53 | 98% | 2022-10-10 |
| 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 |