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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28087. | GUS (gusasaad) | 58.61 | — | 2011-01-30 |
| 28088. | John (johnjitsu) | 58.60 | 95% | 2022-08-31 |
| 28089. | Tmack (tmack13) | 58.60 | 95% | 2023-01-20 |
| 28090. | Alan (alan2406) | 58.60 | 94% | 2022-07-17 |
| 28091. | Kabir (chi_bear) | 58.60 | 96% | 2019-08-31 |
| 28092. | Alexey (achabunin) | 58.60 | — | 2011-03-07 |
| 28093. | Zena (shin3100) | 58.59 | 96% | 2013-02-01 |
| 28094. | Lauren (laurentdot8) | 58.59 | 99% | 2014-09-30 |
| 28095. | Caesium0810 (caesium0810) | 58.59 | 92% | 2016-06-10 |
| 28096. | Opu (samops) | 58.59 | 95% | 2022-08-12 |
| 28097. | Trung (parosimon) | 58.59 | 87% | 2013-11-01 |
| 28098. | Ervin (veno_23) | 58.59 | 96% | 2021-05-25 |
| 28099. | Ben (bridgerzero) | 58.59 | 96% | 2021-01-20 |
| 28100. | Wibi (wibi64) | 58.59 | 94% | 2015-09-27 |
| 28101. | Per Kristian (rosandhaug) | 58.59 | — | 2010-05-12 |
| 28102. | Arnelle (arnellebalane) | 58.59 | 87% | 2015-04-05 |
| 28103. | eli (ollro) | 58.58 | 94% | 2022-08-01 |
| 28104. | joki (jokistyle) | 58.58 | 96% | 2020-10-01 |
| 28105. | Jm (jeezmutz) | 58.58 | 96% | 2020-08-26 |
| 28106. | Sujit (sujit2000) | 58.58 | 96% | 2022-04-23 |
| 28107. | michael (mikeyjohn) | 58.58 | 96% | 2018-04-20 |
| 28108. | Greg (sanzmaxxon) | 58.58 | 97% | 2015-09-17 |
| 28109. | Jess (jessmware) | 58.58 | — | 2009-09-15 |
| 28110. | Gabriel (synthetic00) | 58.58 | 95% | 2017-11-27 |
| 28111. | fthe (fthe) | 58.57 | 98% | 2021-08-25 |
| 28112. | Exciter (taluvn) | 58.57 | 91% | 2016-06-16 |
| 28113. | Nathan (faustytr) | 58.57 | 93.7% | 2021-02-26 |
| 28114. | Cynthia (slyther_claw01) | 58.57 | 97% | 2020-12-30 |
| 28115. | Remee (remeelopez) | 58.57 | 91% | 2011-10-20 |
| 28116. | Karthik (darthmortem) | 58.56 | 95% | 2021-12-30 |
| 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 |