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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10209. | (violinplayer) | 86.14 | — | 2010-03-18 |
| 10210. | (windarena) | 86.14 | 88% | 2016-06-08 |
| 10211. | (roypon11) | 86.14 | 94% | 2014-03-20 |
| 10212. | (blurridge) | 86.13 | 95% | 2021-05-24 |
| 10213. | (jimmychim) | 86.13 | 94% | 2011-11-01 |
| 10214. | varkiziotis (slow_like_ribas) | 86.13 | 98% | 2021-01-15 |
| 10215. | (kwazedilla) | 86.13 | 96% | 2019-11-07 |
| 10216. | (irfani) | 86.13 | — | 2008-11-09 |
| 10217. | (derakoz) | 86.13 | 87% | 2013-03-20 |
| 10218. | Devin (devingalway) | 86.12 | 97% | 2020-04-08 |
| 10219. | (sluggishtypist) | 86.12 | 97% | 2020-03-19 |
| 10220. | (cba601) | 86.12 | 98% | 2022-09-14 |
| 10221. | Michael (michaeel) | 86.12 | — | 2010-04-09 |
| 10222. | (epictin500) | 86.11 | 97% | 2017-08-05 |
| 10223. | (retrodaredevil) | 86.11 | 99% | 2018-01-22 |
| 10224. | (trivial50) | 86.10 | 96% | 2017-07-30 |
| 10225. | (des_mc_desu) | 86.09 | 99% | 2023-06-09 |
| 10226. | (blakegall24) | 86.09 | 97.1% | 2023-09-04 |
| 10227. | (shrox) | 86.09 | 96% | 2017-06-16 |
| 10228. | (sotirispech) | 86.09 | 97% | 2018-01-29 |
| 10229. | (son2005) | 86.09 | 100% | 2017-04-22 |
| 10230. | (ryanhudson) | 86.09 | 93% | 2015-08-22 |
| 10231. | (baruk) | 86.09 | 98% | 2017-01-27 |
| 10232. | Samuel (kellykellogs) | 86.08 | 96% | 2022-12-15 |
| 10233. | (druidmax) | 86.08 | 99% | 2016-10-30 |
| 10234. | (psyy1234) | 86.08 | 97.6% | 2021-02-26 |
| 10235. | (lampan) | 86.08 | 98% | 2013-03-14 |
| 10236. | (laakos) | 86.08 | — | 2009-11-02 |
| 10237. | Fiona (lilmeg37) | 86.08 | — | 2011-03-10 |
| 10238. | (jcamann) | 86.08 | 96% | 2013-07-18 |
| 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 |