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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40308. | Shawna (riah_00) | 35.62 | 94% | 2023-10-27 |
| 40309. | Gabriel (grimproduct) | 35.61 | 92% | 2022-08-13 |
| 40310. | Mary ann (annmary25) | 35.61 | 83% | 2011-09-16 |
| 40311. | NISHANT (nishant99) | 35.60 | 92% | 2016-06-15 |
| 40312. | Ranjan (ranjangope062) | 35.60 | 96% | 2021-02-26 |
| 40313. | Mcmihar (mcmihar) | 35.60 | — | 2009-07-30 |
| 40314. | . (crazyhow7) | 35.60 | 95% | 2021-03-22 |
| 40315. | ti (popy_15) | 35.59 | 95.5% | 2021-02-19 |
| 40316. | Marfe (marfreak96) | 35.59 | 96.6% | 2021-02-13 |
| 40317. | I don't know (chessbro) | 35.58 | 96% | 2021-08-28 |
| 40318. | Afghan (ahmad2012) | 35.58 | 83% | 2013-08-22 |
| 40319. | Đoàn Văn (dvdvhit) | 35.57 | 90% | 2011-11-10 |
| 40320. | ray (raytrace) | 35.57 | 98% | 2020-07-12 |
| 40321. | Ruwis (shavy_baloni) | 35.57 | 92.1% | 2021-02-01 |
| 40322. | suhuyini (smaimoro) | 35.57 | 94% | 2023-03-13 |
| 40323. | Omlet (omlet) | 35.57 | — | 2010-03-18 |
| 40324. | tinus (tinus899) | 35.56 | 89% | 2020-12-01 |
| 40325. | Josh (krodnc38) | 35.56 | 95% | 2011-06-02 |
| 40326. | sherif (sherifu3) | 35.56 | 97% | 2021-05-23 |
| 40327. | Reichelle (chellerei) | 35.56 | 92% | 2012-09-03 |
| 40328. | ilias (iliakesk) | 35.56 | 94% | 2022-06-15 |
| 40329. | ig - @24FrameFilms (oscar30... | 35.55 | 91% | 2017-05-18 |
| 40330. | John (dongle) | 35.55 | 94% | 2017-08-03 |
| 40331. | Sashas` (alexa_s) | 35.55 | — | 2009-10-26 |
| 40332. | Komal (komal) | 35.55 | — | 2009-10-02 |
| 40333. | Stephanie (speeder16) | 35.54 | — | 2009-02-26 |
| 40334. | midmed (midmed) | 35.54 | 93% | 2022-02-27 |
| 40335. | Lkhagva (eyemgdi) | 35.54 | 85% | 2015-07-22 |
| 40336. | Hai (nevermore169) | 35.53 | — | 2009-04-14 |
| 40337. | RickyBobby (c0ntender) | 35.53 | — | 2010-02-16 |
| 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 |