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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17008. | Dan (hwang.dan@gmail.com) | 74.91 | 94% | 2013-05-20 |
| 17009. | Harpy (harpy99) | 74.90 | 99% | 2023-01-26 |
| 17010. | Roberto (bertdog1995) | 74.90 | 97% | 2021-07-04 |
| 17011. | Ben (bevanz) | 74.90 | 98% | 2021-05-21 |
| 17012. | Konrad (chlupkaw) | 74.90 | 98% | 2016-11-13 |
| 17013. | Joshua (joshdosti95) | 74.90 | 96% | 2015-02-01 |
| 17014. | Gabriel (bigolgabe) | 74.89 | 94% | 2016-03-13 |
| 17015. | kenneth (adios1) | 74.89 | 95% | 2012-01-19 |
| 17016. | Shen (superbear23r1) | 74.89 | 96% | 2020-12-07 |
| 17017. | Trang (sara_kitten1993) | 74.89 | 92% | 2012-03-08 |
| 17018. | Brent (yelkrebb) | 74.89 | — | 2008-12-08 |
| 17019. | Reddy (wrath_of_reddy) | 74.89 | — | 2010-07-08 |
| 17020. | Nico (nikhefong) | 74.89 | 93% | 2015-05-26 |
| 17021. | Cameron (ballsinyourface) | 74.89 | 95% | 2021-08-10 |
| 17022. | J (jhaeyem) | 74.89 | 97% | 2021-01-14 |
| 17023. | Chukwuka (javalon007) | 74.89 | 96% | 2021-10-01 |
| 17024. | Rainfluff (rainfluff) | 74.88 | 97% | 2021-11-17 |
| 17025. | nyet (slickman) | 74.88 | 95% | 2022-03-05 |
| 17026. | daniel (daniel_2007) | 74.88 | 95.5% | 2023-09-03 |
| 17027. | Jamie (jamietyper90) | 74.88 | 97% | 2022-08-27 |
| 17028. | Crystal (crystalfaye95) | 74.88 | 96% | 2019-09-21 |
| 17029. | Arun (genxt) | 74.88 | 96% | 2013-04-27 |
| 17030. | Sweta (sweta.phpdev@gmail.com) | 74.88 | 96% | 2016-07-15 |
| 17031. | Athan (athan29) | 74.88 | 94% | 2015-07-31 |
| 17032. | Alexander (axelr) | 74.88 | 96% | 2011-07-23 |
| 17033. | ironmk11 (ironmk11) | 74.88 | 96.5% | 2021-02-09 |
| 17034. | Mr (mr_pottato) | 74.87 | 98% | 2020-02-25 |
| 17035. | aomine (aomine247) | 74.87 | 96% | 2023-01-17 |
| 17036. | 4Head (anele) | 74.87 | 96% | 2016-09-08 |
| 17037. | pico (picowei) | 74.87 | — | 2010-05-25 |
| 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 |