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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36998. | Sireoj (sireoj) | 43.57 | 95.8% | 2021-02-19 |
| 36999. | abhishek (abhi1912) | 43.57 | 93% | 2022-04-22 |
| 37000. | mantap (mantap) | 43.57 | 86% | 2012-04-17 |
| 37001. | v for vendetta (anonimous17) | 43.57 | 91% | 2012-10-28 |
| 37002. | rox on the (_rox_) | 43.56 | 96% | 2022-06-16 |
| 37003. | Snowpixie (snowpixie) | 43.56 | 93% | 2021-04-07 |
| 37004. | shard (enabenatso) | 43.56 | 97% | 2022-12-23 |
| 37005. | Kadin (kadin) | 43.56 | 92% | 2013-09-30 |
| 37006. | Prashant (pnbb) | 43.56 | 95% | 2021-01-20 |
| 37007. | Karla (pcyferret) | 43.56 | 95% | 2021-09-02 |
| 37008. | ozawa (yeumautim) | 43.55 | 97% | 2011-08-27 |
| 37009. | Moon Is BIG (moonisbig) | 43.55 | 96% | 2021-04-08 |
| 37010. | Max (maxsar) | 43.55 | 99% | 2019-01-06 |
| 37011. | can (hacciede) | 43.55 | — | 2010-09-28 |
| 37012. | Mt (gpramit) | 43.55 | 96% | 2020-01-02 |
| 37013. | Binh (metalzone00) | 43.55 | — | 2008-12-21 |
| 37014. | Hossein (sm_hossein) | 43.54 | 92% | 2015-03-16 |
| 37015. | sunesh (vadi) | 43.54 | 95% | 2011-05-08 |
| 37016. | Norm (norm_guy) | 43.54 | 94% | 2021-12-30 |
| 37017. | nikhil (nikhil001) | 43.54 | 95% | 2020-07-15 |
| 37018. | Shivam (saraffa786) | 43.54 | 93% | 2021-05-02 |
| 37019. | Keenan (penrose) | 43.54 | 78% | 2016-10-19 |
| 37020. | Deeann (deeannmarie) | 43.54 | 95% | 2015-04-04 |
| 37021. | Jefty (jeff_tee20) | 43.53 | 95% | 2011-10-04 |
| 37022. | Khanut (khanutmethee) | 43.53 | 100% | 2019-03-13 |
| 37023. | Stephen (mrchengster) | 43.53 | 87% | 2016-12-10 |
| 37024. | Laylas (laylas) | 43.53 | 93% | 2015-09-01 |
| 37025. | Pavel i (pavelpov) | 43.52 | 98% | 2016-06-27 |
| 37026. | Noon Walker (noonwalker) | 43.52 | 82% | 2013-09-16 |
| 37027. | colemak (strongly_typed_col... | 43.52 | 95% | 2020-08-31 |
| 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 |