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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19699. | gera (gera2826) | 70.85 | 93% | 2016-11-16 |
| 19700. | Terri (ignoto) | 70.85 | 96% | 2012-01-10 |
| 19701. | Shyrtex (shyrtex) | 70.84 | 99% | 2021-02-17 |
| 19702. | Andy (tempestxciii) | 70.84 | 97% | 2022-03-04 |
| 19703. | Kel (keladryb) | 70.84 | — | 2008-09-23 |
| 19704. | Alejandro (appleonama1) | 70.84 | 95% | 2016-04-09 |
| 19705. | Jai (jaithebae) | 70.83 | 95% | 2018-03-13 |
| 19706. | Ashy (mrashy) | 70.83 | 97% | 2017-02-01 |
| 19707. | Irene (gold3nang3l) | 70.83 | 95% | 2022-03-07 |
| 19708. | TresWolves (treswolves) | 70.83 | 96% | 2023-08-12 |
| 19709. | kou (kuwuro) | 70.83 | 96% | 2022-03-19 |
| 19710. | Cody (pawx) | 70.83 | 95% | 2013-04-17 |
| 19711. | Ankit (asp7891) | 70.83 | 92% | 2014-07-22 |
| 19712. | Zerond (zerond) | 70.83 | 96% | 2023-07-15 |
| 19713. | runnamok (runnamok) | 70.83 | 99% | 2022-08-19 |
| 19714. | Zsombor (ultrahunta) | 70.83 | 97% | 2020-12-17 |
| 19715. | Poarthan (poarthan_arseus) | 70.82 | 97% | 2020-11-23 |
| 19716. | Dan (orangular) | 70.82 | 94% | 2020-07-02 |
| 19717. | Bad (verybadwriter123) | 70.82 | 96% | 2020-08-01 |
| 19718. | Sergio (sergiorbuge) | 70.82 | 90% | 2016-05-31 |
| 19719. | Sam (special_cookie) | 70.82 | 97% | 2022-10-05 |
| 19720. | Xaks32 (xakurinha32) | 70.82 | 93% | 2016-10-30 |
| 19721. | Rachel (heredia_rachel) | 70.82 | 97% | 2011-10-19 |
| 19722. | Erol (amaranth) | 70.82 | — | 2009-01-15 |
| 19723. | Terry (ledzeppeman) | 70.81 | 96% | 2018-11-21 |
| 19724. | Brody (echo3006) | 70.81 | 98% | 2021-09-21 |
| 19725. | Rasmus (azelo) | 70.81 | 97% | 2016-09-19 |
| 19726. | bryan (forzemi) | 70.81 | 94% | 2023-05-09 |
| 19727. | oshan (ice_cold) | 70.81 | 97% | 2022-03-17 |
| 19728. | MrRare (mrrare96) | 70.81 | 96% | 2022-09-26 |
| 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 |