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Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness. It's much more about alliances. To become more popular, you need to be constantly doing things that bring you close to other popular people, and nothing brings people closer than a common enemy.

—from Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, a book by Paul Graham

Active since August 8, 2008.
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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
6749. folds (mfaram) 104.79 2009-10-24
6750. Osvald (foosvald) 104.79 97% 2011-12-01
6751. Ditto (xcrafters) 104.79 97% 2021-10-07
6752.   (7531246) 104.79 2011-02-10
6753. Mark (markrski2000) 104.79 2010-03-11
6754. Jose (marlak777) 104.79 97% 2014-02-22
6755. Taylor. (tlrayo) 104.78 97% 2018-03-30
6756. Ed (edhac) 104.78 99% 2022-01-28
6757. timgan (timgan) 104.77 98% 2020-10-14
6758. Catherine (leminyx) 104.77 95% 2015-02-10
6759. Sarthak (arseeus_not_arkius) 104.77 98% 2021-07-23
6760. Sazeraq (sazeraq) 104.77 95% 2015-01-21
6761. EtherealFog (etherealfog) 104.76 97% 2020-03-21
6762. Skitch (skitchx) 104.76 93% 2013-08-10
6763. Gilbie (gilbie) 104.76 98% 2022-06-16
6764. bambang (breakingkeyboards) 104.76 98% 2021-12-13
6765. Ali (bahjatia) 104.75 99% 2015-01-21
6766. Philip (chimera15) 104.75 2010-07-13
6767. Cxlt (fujimaaa) 104.75 99% 2022-04-05
6768. Veronica (veronicccaaa) 104.75 2010-01-10
6769. Ibrahim (ibrahimtyper) 104.75 99% 2019-06-25
6770. Ryan (r_b_tessier) 104.75 98% 2013-09-17
6771. Dexton (dextonjl) 104.74 95% 2021-09-30
6772. William (willwin4sure) 104.74 97% 2018-07-11
6773. Daniel (danielxzt) 104.73 98% 2022-12-13
6774. α+ßx+ε (wrodar) 104.73 97% 2015-01-14
6775. Andrew (andrew69314) 104.73 98% 2019-09-09
6776. Kaylee (astose) 104.73 94% 2012-08-09
6777. Martin (insidiousboot) 104.72 96% 2015-05-23
6778. _Tanchii_ (ypselon) 104.72 99.3% 2021-02-25

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 128,398 78.36 August 8, 2008
Instant Death Mode 286 81.75 March 29, 2010
Riverside Middle School 11 38.75 January 27, 2011
TypeRacer Classic 6 60.44 July 20, 2021
##typeracer 4 51.88 January 11, 2021
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 3 62.25 February 7, 2013