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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8107. | Rodrigo (alang217) | 91.11 | 97% | 2019-12-16 |
| 8108. | AS (evilrangergeni) | 91.10 | 96.2% | 2021-02-20 |
| 8109. | csirke (maxicsirke) | 91.10 | 96.1% | 2021-02-12 |
| 8110. | Brian (multimatum) | 91.10 | 98% | 2014-05-09 |
| 8111. | BadScam (badscam) | 91.10 | 98% | 2017-07-06 |
| 8112. | Sean (seanomoric) | 91.10 | 99% | 2016-05-22 |
| 8113. | Lucas (lucasfah) | 91.09 | 96% | 2022-03-14 |
| 8114. | SlashThat (thatsquidthere) | 91.09 | 98% | 2023-02-25 |
| 8115. | ಠ_ರೃ Don Vito (nerdyn... | 91.09 | 99% | 2018-06-10 |
| 8116. | Jade (jezebel) | 91.09 | 96% | 2011-10-03 |
| 8117. | chills4shiverin (chills4shi... | 91.08 | 95% | 2021-05-22 |
| 8118. | keke (hpchco) | 91.08 | 96% | 2023-01-16 |
| 8119. | Rearia (rearia) | 91.08 | 96% | 2018-08-17 |
| 8120. | Xophules (xophules) | 91.07 | 99% | 2023-02-10 |
| 8121. | Jacky (polyphonyex) | 91.07 | 96% | 2013-04-12 |
| 8122. | Phil (fillagain) | 91.07 | — | 2010-12-07 |
| 8123. | Hubert (hubertle85639) | 91.06 | 97.3% | 2023-10-02 |
| 8124. | andrew (supahmanandrew) | 91.06 | 97% | 2017-04-13 |
| 8125. | Simon (state804) | 91.06 | 97% | 2013-08-13 |
| 8126. | Matland (matland) | 91.06 | 97% | 2019-09-17 |
| 8127. | Debbie (debbieas213) | 91.06 | — | 2010-12-14 |
| 8128. | chro (chro) | 91.06 | 97% | 2014-10-13 |
| 8129. | Viktoras (haeven) | 91.05 | 97% | 2023-07-11 |
| 8130. | gzip1 (gzip1) | 91.05 | 99% | 2019-08-12 |
| 8131. | Carl (carlstanson) | 91.05 | 99% | 2016-09-30 |
| 8132. | issa (issa_) | 91.04 | 98% | 2023-09-04 |
| 8133. | Jason (abcxyzjason) | 91.03 | 94% | 2015-03-12 |
| 8134. | connor (i_cant_do_this) | 91.03 | 96% | 2015-08-31 |
| 8135. | at my own pace (mijacim) | 91.03 | 91% | 2016-06-19 |
| 8136. | Wolah (michael_j_g) | 91.02 | 96% | 2021-01-25 |
| 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 |