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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14963. | Jake Alexander (jakealexander) | 78.19 | 97% | 2015-05-29 |
| 14964. | lebussy james (nardew) | 78.19 | 97% | 2023-06-09 |
| 14965. | Gunnar (gunnarmaier) | 78.19 | 94% | 2013-11-18 |
| 14966. | Jack (jacknc) | 78.19 | 95% | 2016-02-08 |
| 14967. | Ryan (rinselmann) | 78.19 | 98% | 2021-09-12 |
| 14968. | Madi (madsssss) | 78.19 | 97.6% | 2021-02-11 |
| 14969. | Rafiul (rafiul41) | 78.19 | 98% | 2023-02-07 |
| 14970. | Miles (hauskaz) | 78.19 | 97% | 2018-04-17 |
| 14971. | Jupiter8000 (jupiter8000) | 78.19 | 97% | 2022-04-03 |
| 14972. | Phin (phinttv) | 78.18 | 96% | 2021-01-22 |
| 14973. | Tanner-Banner-Hammer-Whamme... | 78.18 | 99% | 2022-06-14 |
| 14974. | Avi (avispeedracer28) | 78.18 | 97% | 2023-01-17 |
| 14975. | Justin (megadut) | 78.18 | 98% | 2022-01-16 |
| 14976. | Stacey (spacey333) | 78.18 | — | 2011-05-02 |
| 14977. | Madjid (madjidtheking) | 78.18 | 96% | 2018-10-12 |
| 14978. | Jakob (faust) | 78.18 | — | 2008-11-11 |
| 14979. | Tim (bertardy) | 78.17 | 95% | 2014-01-04 |
| 14980. | Matt (beano15) | 78.17 | 99% | 2021-09-17 |
| 14981. | John (swedinq) | 78.17 | 95% | 2020-01-03 |
| 14982. | Jimmy Le🇻🇳🇺🇸 (c... | 78.17 | 97% | 2022-07-12 |
| 14983. | Nick (saumera) | 78.17 | 97% | 2015-11-25 |
| 14984. | Goscinny (goscinny) | 78.17 | 93% | 2016-06-17 |
| 14985. | Timothy (timelytoga) | 78.17 | 96% | 2014-11-06 |
| 14986. | asdf (bhuij) | 78.17 | 95% | 2021-12-08 |
| 14987. | Gnarly (gnarlydawg) | 78.17 | 97% | 2021-10-27 |
| 14988. | arush (arush11) | 78.16 | 97% | 2023-08-10 |
| 14989. | Azri (omgitsabc) | 78.16 | 97% | 2021-06-08 |
| 14990. | Ramses (boinkey) | 78.16 | 95% | 2022-01-25 |
| 14991. | Sunny (sun420) | 78.16 | 95% | 2012-07-19 |
| 14992. | Richard (tbone001) | 78.16 | 97% | 2021-06-10 |
| 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 |