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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17502. | Ugly (uglyirl) | 74.08 | 91% | 2016-07-12 |
| 17503. | kermit (kermit_thefrog) | 74.08 | 96% | 2021-04-01 |
| 17504. | Sami (sami.losoi@gmail.com) | 74.08 | 95% | 2011-05-06 |
| 17505. | Lawrence (surferl) | 74.08 | 93% | 2012-07-03 |
| 17506. | Sarah (sebrill) | 74.08 | 98% | 2013-07-03 |
| 17507. | Ritika (ritika_) | 74.08 | 93% | 2011-09-22 |
| 17508. | mental (mental) | 74.08 | 96% | 2016-12-09 |
| 17509. | Charles (ablooga) | 74.08 | 92% | 2012-09-15 |
| 17510. | Nicholas (avelaval) | 74.07 | 98% | 2022-05-27 |
| 17511. | Uncle John Jr. the 5th (che... | 74.07 | 96% | 2021-12-10 |
| 17512. | ZapPlamza (zapplazma) | 74.07 | 93% | 2015-02-11 |
| 17513. | Ronak (rdatta456) | 74.07 | 96% | 2019-07-01 |
| 17514. | Josh (ezbo) | 74.07 | 96% | 2018-12-04 |
| 17515. | Frederik (fedrico) | 74.06 | 96% | 2020-11-06 |
| 17516. | Colin (sticklin10) | 74.06 | 88% | 2016-03-31 |
| 17517. | sweet (sweet_chillie) | 74.06 | 97% | 2011-08-15 |
| 17518. | Maadhav Subramanian (mowdey) | 74.05 | 97% | 2023-08-28 |
| 17519. | ╰(▔∀▔)╯ (naufalm02) | 74.05 | 97% | 2021-09-17 |
| 17520. | Daniel (youmth) | 74.05 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
| 17521. | Tim (timcoe1) | 74.05 | 95% | 2016-01-07 |
| 17522. | Sid (sidthekidder) | 74.05 | 88% | 2014-02-04 |
| 17523. | bulby (bulbyboy) | 74.05 | 95% | 2017-10-11 |
| 17524. | Noe (yesnoe) | 74.05 | — | 2009-11-24 |
| 17525. | Melon (melonxo) | 74.05 | 92% | 2016-06-20 |
| 17526. | gchenstephen (gchenstephen) | 74.05 | 98% | 2017-07-09 |
| 17527. | Jason (agent7x) | 74.04 | 95% | 2013-09-26 |
| 17528. | dEs (blackmantra) | 74.04 | 93% | 2016-06-14 |
| 17529. | Taufan (taufansatrio) | 74.04 | 97% | 2011-10-30 |
| 17530. | Trevor (trev6475) | 74.03 | 92% | 2015-01-29 |
| 17531. | Meri (meriw) | 74.03 | 96% | 2021-05-01 |
| 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 |