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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41585. | Robert (hexafobia) | 30.45 | 91.6% | 2021-02-15 |
| 41586. | 🗿 (rjh7) | 30.44 | 89% | 2018-01-24 |
| 41587. | Barbara (barbaraa) | 30.44 | — | 2009-04-21 |
| 41588. | rachel (racheybear) | 30.43 | — | 2009-11-16 |
| 41589. | M (mira_962) | 30.42 | 92% | 2022-01-07 |
| 41590. | Zac (zacdoom) | 30.41 | 90% | 2023-10-31 |
| 41591. | Ash (868_alisha) | 30.41 | 95% | 2023-10-27 |
| 41592. | t (clash97) | 30.41 | 93% | 2020-11-25 |
| 41593. | Asib (asib_ahamed) | 30.41 | 95% | 2021-01-08 |
| 41594. | Veronica (v3r00125) | 30.41 | — | 2011-03-28 |
| 41595. | Tiago (tico) | 30.40 | — | 2009-02-21 |
| 41596. | IanL (jeedaiian) | 30.40 | 94.8% | 2021-03-01 |
| 41597. | Elaine (ely96) | 30.40 | 89% | 2016-08-03 |
| 41598. | Ashish (ashish11300) | 30.39 | 87% | 2013-10-07 |
| 41599. | Thang (21122017) | 30.39 | 94% | 2018-01-14 |
| 41600. | Smasher (smasherzzz) | 30.39 | 93% | 2018-09-18 |
| 41601. | khorn (khorn007) | 30.38 | 87% | 2012-10-29 |
| 41602. | MEME MAN (yanis123qwe) | 30.38 | 93% | 2020-10-13 |
| 41603. | li (amen) | 30.38 | — | 2008-11-24 |
| 41604. | suchita (suchitaa) | 30.37 | 95% | 2013-07-28 |
| 41605. | Tristan (stann) | 30.37 | — | 2010-03-08 |
| 41606. | Hans Jørgen (muusie) | 30.37 | 94% | 2022-05-03 |
| 41607. | angelolo (angelolo_1003) | 30.37 | 93% | 2023-06-11 |
| 41608. | aljae (aljae) | 30.37 | — | 2010-10-25 |
| 41609. | rand (rand10) | 30.36 | — | 2011-03-14 |
| 41610. | Jesus (anonymous007) | 30.36 | 94% | 2016-08-26 |
| 41611. | Sarah (dubba) | 30.36 | — | 2009-05-20 |
| 41612. | HokDokkk (hokdokkk) | 30.36 | 96% | 2020-03-14 |
| 41613. | Earl (atlass44) | 30.35 | 96% | 2011-09-27 |
| 41614. | yusuf (yusuf_askin) | 30.34 | 92% | 2017-01-21 |
| 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 |