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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11996. | Tom (mikeoxverylong) | 83.12 | 98% | 2021-02-27 |
| 11997. | Frozen (frozen0wl) | 83.11 | 99% | 2021-12-24 |
| 11998. | Lian (xlian) | 83.11 | 97% | 2021-04-25 |
| 11999. | Isaac (newtion) | 83.11 | 98% | 2019-07-05 |
| 12000. | Gary (garrigan) | 83.11 | 95% | 2016-01-13 |
| 12001. | Sugmad Hick (tairyhesticle) | 83.10 | 98% | 2023-08-04 |
| 12002. | Daniel (hyunholee13) | 83.10 | 96% | 2021-04-04 |
| 12003. | Kappa (miffle) | 83.10 | 90% | 2015-08-15 |
| 12004. | Nicklas (japhix) | 83.10 | 95% | 2016-09-08 |
| 12005. | Ashok (ashokmkd) | 83.10 | 98% | 2022-03-24 |
| 12006. | alretha (alrethafranklin) | 83.10 | 95% | 2016-04-11 |
| 12007. | Nikita (nikita_yasko) | 83.09 | 100% | 2016-07-11 |
| 12008. | Homer (cowmonger) | 83.09 | 93% | 2017-05-16 |
| 12009. | Cristian (flanzeta) | 83.09 | 96.1% | 2021-02-01 |
| 12010. | Allegro1321 (allegro1321) | 83.09 | 92% | 2012-08-07 |
| 12011. | Alex (snowmen777) | 83.09 | 96% | 2014-06-17 |
| 12012. | Stephen (bloodwineskg) | 83.08 | 92% | 2016-01-15 |
| 12013. | Sophie (sophieloaf) | 83.08 | 98% | 2018-08-26 |
| 12014. | Herro (mkir) | 83.08 | — | 2010-04-24 |
| 12015. | tstats[wimbleimble] (wimble... | 83.08 | 97% | 2021-04-21 |
| 12016. | Matoyas (matoyas) | 83.08 | 95% | 2013-02-05 |
| 12017. | JP (jpuppey) | 83.08 | 98% | 2020-09-15 |
| 12018. | Pradipta (proydu) | 83.08 | 99% | 2015-08-14 |
| 12019. | cowbot (peedir) | 83.08 | 97% | 2015-09-27 |
| 12020. | Bo (cheeseburger) | 83.08 | — | 2008-11-29 |
| 12021. | A (airci12) | 83.07 | 89% | 2017-01-08 |
| 12022. | SquadWiper (krishnasai3cks) | 83.07 | 97% | 2021-05-08 |
| 12023. | Carlzanity. (carlzanity_02) | 83.07 | 98% | 2022-11-28 |
| 12024. | Sho (katand) | 83.07 | — | 2010-11-30 |
| 12025. | Chel (14white145) | 83.06 | 97% | 2023-02-20 |
| 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 |