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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12449. | Tyler (hiboflavin) | 82.27 | 97% | 2020-11-06 |
| 12450. | Colozuz (erickjulvan) | 82.27 | 94% | 2015-12-31 |
| 12451. | duckfeet (duckfeet) | 82.27 | 96% | 2011-10-22 |
| 12452. | Raz (lotanraz) | 82.27 | 94% | 2017-06-06 |
| 12453. | vaibhav (vaibhav7289) | 82.27 | 97% | 2015-09-12 |
| 12454. | Dave (davekap) | 82.26 | — | 2009-07-14 |
| 12455. | Accelerating (shuzuku) | 82.26 | 95% | 2020-07-26 |
| 12456. | gianluca (javano) | 82.26 | — | 2009-07-04 |
| 12457. | McSqueegee (mcsqueegee) | 82.26 | 99% | 2019-09-29 |
| 12458. | Amjo324 (amjo324) | 82.26 | 96% | 2011-07-03 |
| 12459. | Absolut (rluyen) | 82.26 | 96% | 2014-05-16 |
| 12460. | John (jgrasso4) | 82.26 | 97% | 2018-03-09 |
| 12461. | Andrew (wonginator1221) | 82.26 | 95% | 2014-04-08 |
| 12462. | Ed (enormoused) | 82.25 | 98% | 2017-11-20 |
| 12463. | Lunaluffy (thebreakfastclub) | 82.25 | 97% | 2019-03-12 |
| 12464. | Katappa (sim007) | 82.25 | 96% | 2015-04-22 |
| 12465. | TE (tesellwood) | 82.24 | 96% | 2021-03-07 |
| 12466. | patzer (tip3) | 82.24 | 97% | 2018-09-08 |
| 12467. | b!g (b_i_g_em) | 82.24 | 99% | 2022-10-08 |
| 12468. | PKRZ Bright Red Hats (doesi... | 82.24 | 96% | 2016-06-07 |
| 12469. | K (kaorud) | 82.24 | 95% | 2011-07-14 |
| 12470. | Jake (jkenna14) | 82.24 | 93% | 2012-09-09 |
| 12471. | Michael (shadowblade80) | 82.24 | 97% | 2016-09-08 |
| 12472. | M (virgofenix) | 82.24 | 95% | 2013-07-03 |
| 12473. | Alex (gizmogizmo) | 82.24 | 97% | 2018-02-19 |
| 12474. | Henry (frypod) | 82.23 | 93% | 2012-05-14 |
| 12475. | Dan (eldlo912) | 82.23 | 91% | 2012-01-19 |
| 12476. | Meszo (meszo) | 82.23 | 91% | 2012-10-14 |
| 12477. | J (itslikeisaid) | 82.23 | 96% | 2014-06-13 |
| 12478. | Moe (moegoe360) | 82.23 | 96% | 2014-10-12 |
| 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 |