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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38131. | Khwaja (waqaskhwaja7624) | 40.98 | 95% | 2021-12-10 |
| 38132. | Mazhar (mazharkhan) | 40.98 | 86% | 2013-07-13 |
| 38133. | Akira (jumpakira) | 40.98 | — | 2009-09-04 |
| 38134. | Seby (seby) | 40.98 | — | 2011-03-19 |
| 38135. | zSier (zsier) | 40.97 | 92% | 2017-01-29 |
| 38136. | Max (maxitus22) | 40.97 | 94.3% | 2021-02-20 |
| 38137. | Carl (croissant_) | 40.97 | 93% | 2021-02-12 |
| 38138. | hehe886 (hehe886) | 40.97 | 91% | 2012-01-24 |
| 38139. | cr (cr23) | 40.97 | 94% | 2019-06-26 |
| 38140. | Wan (megsmaster) | 40.96 | 92% | 2019-08-02 |
| 38141. | Steve (stevea) | 40.96 | 89% | 2017-05-20 |
| 38142. | Craig (cragie) | 40.96 | 83% | 2013-03-14 |
| 38143. | humaun (humaun1) | 40.96 | 95.2% | 2021-02-04 |
| 38144. | Tharindu (manju00) | 40.96 | 96% | 2015-06-01 |
| 38145. | Emmen (mattamat) | 40.96 | — | 2010-08-15 |
| 38146. | jakob (pluto527) | 40.96 | 91% | 2013-06-07 |
| 38147. | Connor (cellingson) | 40.95 | 98% | 2021-10-30 |
| 38148. | Alajaih (jinx2007) | 40.95 | 94.9% | 2023-10-08 |
| 38149. | Arthur (rua1) | 40.95 | 97% | 2014-04-25 |
| 38150. | Anuraj (anuraj12) | 40.95 | 83% | 2013-06-17 |
| 38151. | Dafi (dafiriski) | 40.95 | 91% | 2012-10-10 |
| 38152. | lovish (lovishdureja) | 40.95 | 95% | 2017-06-13 |
| 38153. | ANSAR (ansar105410) | 40.94 | 94% | 2022-07-14 |
| 38154. | Shahzada (coderssalim) | 40.94 | 93% | 2020-10-31 |
| 38155. | Sa9emi (sa9emi) | 40.94 | 91% | 2023-09-29 |
| 38156. | firdaus (hg_runt) | 40.94 | — | 2010-04-19 |
| 38157. | chan (yukichat) | 40.94 | 88% | 2011-10-09 |
| 38158. | ocorap (ocorap) | 40.94 | — | 2008-10-02 |
| 38159. | Ashley (unno) | 40.93 | — | 2009-07-25 |
| 38160. | Victor (spiveyman49) | 40.93 | 95% | 2018-01-03 |
| 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 |