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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18594. | Jakob (koktkamel) | 72.32 | 88% | 2016-03-24 |
| 18595. | Trevor (doyouevencodebro) | 72.32 | 94% | 2013-06-29 |
| 18596. | derpy ツ (derpaliciousyness) | 72.32 | 96% | 2014-09-11 |
| 18597. | Astrocat (reverserespect) | 72.32 | 94% | 2016-06-03 |
| 18598. | VietNamese (conghits) | 72.32 | 94% | 2012-07-10 |
| 18599. | Samuel (monxii) | 72.31 | 95% | 2022-10-24 |
| 18600. | Jacek (apogeum) | 72.31 | — | 2010-09-03 |
| 18601. | Levy (speedylevy) | 72.31 | 98% | 2014-11-01 |
| 18602. | clerie (sovasin) | 72.31 | 97% | 2013-07-18 |
| 18603. | jiirrarr (jiirrarr) | 72.30 | 97% | 2021-01-15 |
| 18604. | Bhuvan (randomplayer12) | 72.30 | 98% | 2023-02-27 |
| 18605. | fast (turteled) | 72.30 | 97% | 2021-04-29 |
| 18606. | Estacado (estacado) | 72.30 | 96% | 2011-12-13 |
| 18607. | Rodrigo (hotrod5595) | 72.30 | 90% | 2011-09-11 |
| 18608. | Eli (xutt) | 72.30 | 91% | 2016-08-24 |
| 18609. | Teez (evofury) | 72.30 | 88% | 2016-02-03 |
| 18610. | Jack______ (jack_____________) | 72.29 | 95% | 2018-11-24 |
| 18611. | Eric (airicc) | 72.29 | 97% | 2022-01-31 |
| 18612. | John (mernst) | 72.29 | 96% | 2022-08-27 |
| 18613. | Mr. (alexnicholas) | 72.29 | 92% | 2016-12-23 |
| 18614. | ari (giblet) | 72.29 | 91% | 2012-08-12 |
| 18615. | Unstoppable (unstoppable) | 72.29 | — | 2011-02-25 |
| 18616. | qwerty_han (booboo_) | 72.28 | 96% | 2018-12-26 |
| 18617. | Ogg (ogg_) | 72.28 | 97% | 2021-11-21 |
| 18618. | Neo Jay (window599) | 72.28 | 97% | 2018-02-08 |
| 18619. | ^^ (guyangyi) | 72.28 | — | 2010-06-06 |
| 18620. | Leahwen (therealmaster) | 72.28 | 93% | 2012-09-15 |
| 18621. | Shotsov (shotsov_qvickly) | 72.28 | 95% | 2011-12-09 |
| 18622. | Max (p1spastic) | 72.28 | 95% | 2017-02-16 |
| 18623. | Casi (casibella) | 72.28 | 96% | 2014-12-05 |
| 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 |