We live in a charmed world. If we have money we can buy literally everything. And the majority of us live lifestyles undreamed of only a generation or two ago. One scientist I met recently told me he reckoned that the average household in Europe or North America has so many devices and such a variety of food and clothing that to produce the same lifestyle in Roman times would have required six thousand slaves.
—from Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff, a book by Fred Pearce
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8917. | Luca (lgcftw) | 98.04 | 99% | 2020-10-13 |
| 8918. | Luc (eviskus) | 98.04 | 92% | 2016-09-25 |
| 8919. | . (trihard7) | 98.04 | 98% | 2018-10-26 |
| 8920. | Martin (maagjoel) | 98.03 | 97% | 2024-04-29 |
| 8921. | Stuart (cakester) | 98.03 | 95% | 2013-11-21 |
| 8922. | Andrew (taroth) | 98.03 | 98% | 2015-03-10 |
| 8923. | Sam (tictac) | 98.03 | — | 2010-06-05 |
| 8924. | Benjamin (bshammond) | 98.03 | 97% | 2012-07-18 |
| 8925. | Oliver (guggero) | 98.02 | 98% | 2023-03-14 |
| 8926. | geekpl (geekpl) | 98.02 | 97% | 2023-12-04 |
| 8927. | Ultimate_Coder (ultimate_co... | 98.02 | 98% | 2022-12-26 |
| 8928. | YourBoi (yourboi) | 98.02 | 97% | 2016-12-31 |
| 8929. | Phin (uncleshelby) | 98.01 | 96% | 2016-06-09 |
| 8930. | Mark (markf0cu5) | 98.01 | 97% | 2017-10-23 |
| 8931. | Samir (weredeer708) | 98.01 | 93% | 2011-09-27 |
| 8932. | Reza (bananagholem) | 98.01 | 93% | 2013-11-28 |
| 8933. | Bryan (clanksits) | 98.00 | 97% | 2013-01-03 |
| 8934. | AB (ablah34) | 98.00 | 99.1% | 2024-01-22 |
| 8935. | David (sparkblast) | 98.00 | 96% | 2016-04-07 |
| 8936. | Louis (lsgwiz) | 98.00 | 97.6% | 2024-07-27 |
| 8937. | jplow (jplow) | 98.00 | 96% | 2012-12-12 |
| 8938. | Rhys (themyth955) | 97.99 | 98.6% | 2025-03-08 |
| 8939. | David (davidp298) | 97.99 | 96.5% | 2024-10-31 |
| 8940. | Brim (brim002) | 97.99 | 97.4% | 2024-10-01 |
| 8941. | sammy (slowdownsammy) | 97.99 | 99% | 2018-10-25 |
| 8942. | Please use an appropriate n... | 97.99 | 96.8% | 2024-03-25 |
| 8943. | Aj (fishghost) | 97.99 | 98% | 2022-07-11 |
| 8944. | Gilbert (gilberto47831) | 97.99 | 97% | 2021-06-05 |
| 8945. | Allen (mrrayza) | 97.98 | 97% | 2013-03-15 |
| 8946. | RRKS (rrks43) | 97.97 | 99% | 2023-09-10 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 111,544 | 81.89 | May 21, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 175 | 84.15 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 83.74 | July 22, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 13 | 77.95 | May 10, 2016 |
| ##typeracer | 2 | 76.54 | February 3, 2021 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 75.55 | January 20, 2022 |