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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6157. | Michelle (mikemcg) | 96.26 | — | 2008-12-26 |
| 6158. | Anthony (antron92) | 96.25 | 96% | 2011-07-07 |
| 6159. | Leoking (pentatonix) | 96.25 | 93% | 2014-02-01 |
| 6160. | Me (something_s) | 96.25 | 97% | 2021-11-16 |
| 6161. | seedeh (seedeh) | 96.24 | 97% | 2020-03-04 |
| 6162. | odk46Bt8 (wowcow) | 96.24 | 97% | 2015-05-18 |
| 6163. | red (redtr) | 96.23 | 93% | 2013-12-06 |
| 6164. | Ryan (ryanluut) | 96.23 | 95% | 2021-01-15 |
| 6165. | Elkotte (elkotte) | 96.23 | 97% | 2021-09-26 |
| 6166. | hoi (hoihoihio) | 96.22 | 98% | 2019-05-09 |
| 6167. | Fizik (fiziksouljya) | 96.22 | 98% | 2021-06-14 |
| 6168. | Lê Việt Bảo (lebao) | 96.22 | 96% | 2011-05-14 |
| 6169. | Khan Ali (shahkhan) | 96.22 | 98% | 2017-02-26 |
| 6170. | Goofin (goofin) | 96.22 | 95% | 2016-01-24 |
| 6171. | Emma (bryterlayter) | 96.21 | — | 2010-10-14 |
| 6172. | tronjo (t_lo) | 96.21 | 99% | 2021-01-03 |
| 6173. | Rico (nescio) | 96.20 | 98% | 2016-10-27 |
| 6174. | Marc (marcopolo6263) | 96.20 | 96% | 2018-02-10 |
| 6175. | gaby (gaby0072) | 96.20 | 96% | 2013-08-25 |
| 6176. | Sheel (sheel) | 96.20 | 99% | 2015-04-27 |
| 6177. | Jon (loart) | 96.19 | 94% | 2011-10-08 |
| 6178. | lazhastey (lazhastey) | 96.18 | 99% | 2022-11-14 |
| 6179. | Charles (bigboyrick) | 96.18 | 98.6% | 2023-07-30 |
| 6180. | Max (maxlikerobinson) | 96.17 | 96% | 2013-10-29 |
| 6181. | hamsandwich (hamsandwich20) | 96.17 | 92% | 2012-08-23 |
| 6182. | Eve (mach_5) | 96.16 | 96% | 2013-02-11 |
| 6183. | Mephist (memphis) | 96.16 | — | 2010-10-05 |
| 6184. | kekto (theslavemaster) | 96.16 | 98% | 2021-10-14 |
| 6185. | _(:3) ∠) (neco36) | 96.16 | 98% | 2015-06-10 |
| 6186. | Benjamin Netanyahu (tp0d) | 96.15 | 97% | 2021-02-23 |
| 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 |