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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29072. | (constantine91) | 56.43 | 93% | 2013-10-17 |
| 29073. | Mathew (traoremathew) | 56.43 | 98% | 2019-01-07 |
| 29074. | (nkre) | 56.43 | 98% | 2017-10-19 |
| 29075. | (mtype123) | 56.43 | 90% | 2011-09-17 |
| 29076. | Matan (matansel) | 56.43 | 96% | 2017-05-15 |
| 29077. | (bittersweet) | 56.43 | — | 2010-05-03 |
| 29078. | (allymyson) | 56.43 | — | 2010-02-12 |
| 29079. | (saubhagyaas) | 56.42 | 86% | 2014-07-30 |
| 29080. | mr (mrantik1) | 56.42 | 98% | 2023-02-11 |
| 29081. | (obarisk) | 56.42 | 96% | 2015-01-06 |
| 29082. | (darlena) | 56.41 | 97% | 2021-11-12 |
| 29083. | (dustichux867) | 56.41 | 92% | 2014-12-17 |
| 29084. | Ser (juzser) | 56.41 | 96% | 2019-12-26 |
| 29085. | (ac3thx) | 56.41 | 97% | 2012-08-20 |
| 29086. | (somez) | 56.41 | 95% | 2019-10-05 |
| 29087. | (cayman) | 56.41 | — | 2009-08-27 |
| 29088. | (maaddy_) | 56.40 | 98% | 2020-06-09 |
| 29089. | (dokhano) | 56.40 | 95% | 2021-12-30 |
| 29090. | Reuven (reuven_1203) | 56.40 | 95% | 2022-12-23 |
| 29091. | Zodi (zodi_dutoit) | 56.40 | 95% | 2022-01-17 |
| 29092. | (brain_explodes) | 56.40 | 92% | 2015-09-30 |
| 29093. | Kroenen (zensar86) | 56.40 | — | 2011-04-18 |
| 29094. | (grigometh) | 56.39 | 97.2% | 2021-01-30 |
| 29095. | RIP Byron ❤ (pdnegreiros) | 56.39 | 86% | 2016-02-22 |
| 29096. | (matthau) | 56.39 | 95% | 2022-12-25 |
| 29097. | (cool_vinu001) | 56.39 | 93% | 2013-12-26 |
| 29098. | (cris_123) | 56.39 | — | 2008-08-13 |
| 29099. | (quocnhan) | 56.39 | 93% | 2012-06-21 |
| 29100. | (skadadle) | 56.39 | 94% | 2014-05-17 |
| 29101. | (fun2shh) | 56.39 | 96% | 2017-06-22 |
| 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 |