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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41290. | nikhil (apnikhil) | 30.70 | 84% | 2012-08-21 |
| 41291. | ngongo (ngongo) | 30.69 | 96% | 2018-10-02 |
| 41292. | Dwight (dvorak_dwight) | 30.68 | — | 2009-10-16 |
| 41293. | wily (wilypriya) | 30.67 | 94% | 2014-10-29 |
| 41294. | Toshisawa (daitsuku) | 30.66 | 93% | 2022-04-01 |
| 41295. | Ar Mafuz (mitulmafuz) | 30.66 | 95% | 2021-02-23 |
| 41296. | Brent (brentdahl99) | 30.65 | 95% | 2021-03-09 |
| 41297. | ElCid (mohsin) | 30.65 | — | 2008-08-11 |
| 41298. | subham (syt03) | 30.63 | 95% | 2021-10-18 |
| 41299. | udin (udinsigma) | 30.62 | 91% | 2012-06-04 |
| 41300. | Shakhimardan (shaki) | 30.62 | — | 2010-01-06 |
| 41301. | hosna (h_nae) | 30.61 | 94% | 2023-03-07 |
| 41302. | Greta (greta_27) | 30.61 | 97% | 2023-09-18 |
| 41303. | Jonathan (jon_decagon) | 30.61 | 88% | 2013-12-12 |
| 41304. | Sujta (sujta) | 30.61 | 94% | 2023-04-29 |
| 41305. | Vivek (vg22_7) | 30.60 | 94% | 2022-12-21 |
| 41306. | Jamy (srong) | 30.59 | 91% | 2013-09-30 |
| 41307. | Erin (playfulparenting) | 30.58 | 92% | 2015-06-04 |
| 41308. | Amit (121189) | 30.57 | 96% | 2013-10-04 |
| 41309. | Ayushi (ayushi1234) | 30.56 | 94% | 2023-09-26 |
| 41310. | Rajashekar (rajashekar0203) | 30.56 | 94.9% | 2021-02-16 |
| 41311. | Snarak (snarak) | 30.56 | 90% | 2012-11-13 |
| 41312. | love (friend) | 30.56 | — | 2008-11-10 |
| 41313. | Patrik (adeitywins) | 30.55 | 96% | 2021-12-18 |
| 41314. | Ian (juliantotan) | 30.55 | 89% | 2015-07-20 |
| 41315. | Laken (laken) | 30.55 | — | 2009-02-10 |
| 41316. | Long (longknife) | 30.54 | 91% | 2011-10-27 |
| 41317. | JOSEPHAT (manyonyi) | 30.54 | 93% | 2016-02-03 |
| 41318. | Chris (boo_berry) | 30.54 | 90% | 2014-06-05 |
| 41319. | Snorch (snorch) | 30.54 | 90% | 2013-09-13 |
| 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 |