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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17252. | David (vicksdawg) | 74.62 | 90% | 2016-05-16 |
| 17253. | AGreenFruit (thederpyavocado) | 74.62 | 96% | 2018-09-15 |
| 17254. | tstats[gravityhurts] (gravi... | 74.62 | 95% | 2023-02-10 |
| 17255. | hades (83hades) | 74.62 | 97% | 2022-02-06 |
| 17256. | ♪♫♪♫♫♪ (adthem1) | 74.62 | — | 2010-04-19 |
| 17257. | 👻 (james7890) | 74.62 | 92% | 2016-09-03 |
| 17258. | Sean (manbeervark) | 74.62 | 98% | 2016-06-07 |
| 17259. | Dan (dshin198) | 74.61 | 97% | 2014-12-05 |
| 17260. | Keaveney (keaveney) | 74.61 | 98% | 2023-07-23 |
| 17261. | hot__ (hot0336) | 74.61 | 97% | 2022-12-01 |
| 17262. | Hunter (jasoncb805) | 74.61 | 97% | 2022-11-21 |
| 17263. | Polish Mike (maik0) | 74.61 | 96% | 2012-12-23 |
| 17264. | jakeo8 (jjschit4) | 74.61 | 98% | 2021-01-24 |
| 17265. | Silent (silent_solous) | 74.61 | 97% | 2020-07-26 |
| 17266. | ptertyl (flipphone) | 74.61 | 93% | 2014-10-19 |
| 17267. | Timothy (semperveritas) | 74.61 | 96% | 2016-10-12 |
| 17268. | Godworm (godworm) | 74.60 | 98% | 2022-07-18 |
| 17269. | Sam (samblez) | 74.60 | 94% | 2020-08-16 |
| 17270. | thicknesse (thicknesse) | 74.60 | 98% | 2018-07-22 |
| 17271. | Daniel (aznphil56) | 74.60 | 85% | 2014-01-31 |
| 17272. | bayu (bayuriyadi) | 74.60 | 97% | 2018-08-28 |
| 17273. | EinBaum (einbaum) | 74.60 | 95% | 2016-05-13 |
| 17274. | Alexandre (speedocubealex) | 74.60 | 96% | 2017-03-02 |
| 17275. | TacoWaco (mrspork) | 74.60 | 94% | 2018-08-24 |
| 17276. | matt (matt_jr) | 74.59 | 98% | 2023-05-30 |
| 17277. | Offbrand (zynck) | 74.59 | 80% | 2011-10-08 |
| 17278. | HazEEE (hazel_yray) | 74.59 | 97% | 2023-02-03 |
| 17279. | Kysan (kysan_) | 74.59 | 96% | 2022-08-29 |
| 17280. | Hishie (hishie3) | 74.59 | 95% | 2021-04-08 |
| 17281. | cobaek (cobaek) | 74.59 | 97% | 2013-06-08 |
| 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 |