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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12188. | T (riptidestorm) | 82.60 | 95% | 2022-05-24 |
| 12189. | aldrigon (aldrigon) | 82.60 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
| 12190. | Smarmy (smarmyraptor) | 82.60 | 96% | 2017-08-10 |
| 12191. | Kalo (kalo) | 82.60 | 93% | 2015-10-23 |
| 12192. | Nörfire (norfire) | 82.59 | 96% | 2013-10-16 |
| 12193. | Brennan (brennanminns) | 82.59 | 98% | 2020-02-26 |
| 12194. | Kevin (superuser_) | 82.59 | 97% | 2021-09-24 |
| 12195. | Matthew (fryzigg) | 82.59 | 95% | 2022-05-06 |
| 12196. | Gilbert (gilberto47831) | 82.59 | 97% | 2020-04-28 |
| 12197. | Anthony (100real) | 82.59 | 94% | 2016-10-12 |
| 12198. | Ramor (rom10cort) | 82.59 | 96% | 2016-08-20 |
| 12199. | Stephanie (stephshelley) | 82.58 | 91% | 2015-06-19 |
| 12200. | Dara (adoran) | 82.58 | 97% | 2023-01-23 |
| 12201. | Crash (corporaldavid891@gma... | 82.58 | 96% | 2015-07-19 |
| 12202. | Thomas (regencoe) | 82.58 | — | 2010-08-23 |
| 12203. | Carmine (carminesilano) | 82.58 | — | 2008-11-21 |
| 12204. | Ran (randome513) | 82.57 | 95% | 2013-11-01 |
| 12205. | Leo (leotwelve) | 82.57 | 98% | 2022-03-03 |
| 12206. | Enrique (zero9o) | 82.57 | 95% | 2015-12-02 |
| 12207. | Aaron (aa88ron02) | 82.57 | 96% | 2020-09-09 |
| 12208. | Aquaris (ryankim834) | 82.57 | 96% | 2016-02-17 |
| 12209. | Grey (grey2) | 82.56 | 97% | 2013-12-07 |
| 12210. | B (computernerd411) | 82.56 | 95% | 2015-06-24 |
| 12211. | Jonathan (fonsdal) | 82.56 | 97% | 2022-06-30 |
| 12212. | Sean (moogs) | 82.55 | 98% | 2021-05-24 |
| 12213. | Baris (bseber) | 82.55 | 94% | 2015-03-16 |
| 12214. | Jamie (undeadlegion) | 82.55 | 93% | 2011-09-25 |
| 12215. | Rajesh (raj_rock) | 82.55 | 97% | 2012-06-06 |
| 12216. | Justin (justinjustbeatyou1) | 82.55 | — | 2011-04-25 |
| 12217. | Mike (atrulz) | 82.55 | 90% | 2012-04-20 |
| 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 |