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It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-day spam, because spam evolves. Indeed, most anti-spam techniques so far have been like pesticides that do nothing more than create a new, resistant strain of bugs.

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

Active since August 3, 2008.
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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
8418. Albert (apsire) 98.68 98% 2014-06-19
8419. Martin (mpgo13) 98.68 96% 2015-02-08
8420. Kyle (puddlepoopin) 98.67 98.8% 2023-10-17
8421. Macsen (macsen1223) 98.67 21% 2017-05-20
8422. Kyozō (thegiantchip) 98.66 98% 2022-03-14
8423. Big (pookpok) 98.66 98% 2021-07-30
8424. Cora (bluesunrise) 98.65 95% 2014-05-09
8425. Vincent (not_a_robot) 98.65 98% 2019-08-29
8426. Michael (chairmanmikec) 98.65 98% 2020-12-06
8427. Shanks (nuggetxd) 98.65 94.8% 2021-02-12
8428. Trishu (trishu) 98.64 98% 2023-08-16
8429. jeuw (ryansbeast) 98.64 2009-11-12
8430. Quibz (white_fire) 98.64 98% 2022-03-20
8431. Theany (p_theany) 98.64 99% 2011-07-18
8432. Arjun (k9cruncher) 98.63 98% 2022-11-13
8433. reymund (rocketman234) 98.63 98% 2011-10-22
8434. Bruno (armitageb) 98.62 97% 2021-01-27
8435. The Humbler (the_humbler) 98.62 98% 2013-05-04
8436. James corey (miamiheat04) 98.62 94% 2015-08-16
8437. Cygnus (cygnuss) 98.61 94% 2020-04-16
8438. Tom (jeronex) 98.61 97% 2014-08-13
8439. Rsijlowpez (rsijlowpez) 98.61 98.8% 2021-01-28
8440. Andrew (awcarroll) 98.60 97% 2019-04-28
8441. Hyunsu (onlyu0923) 98.60 97% 2022-05-20
8442. simon (i_am_simon) 98.60 97% 2015-06-13
8443. Twinkie (shellyshells) 98.60 97% 2023-04-10
8444. aa (invincibleunderthesun) 98.60 98% 2022-08-05
8445. learn corne (tomgroenwoldt) 98.60 98% 2022-11-11
8446. xyMY (xyrilcod) 98.60 97% 2012-11-24
8447. Slow (insys) 98.60 2011-02-17

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 129,067 76.46 August 3, 2008
Instant Death Mode 251 81.79 March 30, 2010
Riverside Middle School 21 42.05 February 7, 2011
##typeracer 4 84.31 March 1, 2024
TypeRacer Classic 3 67.87 July 6, 2021
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 1 80.71 August 13, 2012