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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23000. | James (profjimbob) | 65.59 | 92% | 2016-09-13 |
| 23001. | Nima (eramthgin) | 65.58 | 99% | 2022-12-21 |
| 23002. | Hatausa (alex1234nsiw) | 65.58 | 93% | 2020-12-28 |
| 23003. | Martin (gibom) | 65.58 | 93% | 2022-04-20 |
| 23004. | Apollonius (apollonios) | 65.58 | 94% | 2023-07-11 |
| 23005. | RAAM (raam_d_prince) | 65.58 | 96% | 2022-01-13 |
| 23006. | J (jls247) | 65.58 | — | 2010-05-21 |
| 23007. | Nihilum (nihillum) | 65.58 | 98% | 2022-02-15 |
| 23008. | mgupta (mgupta1410) | 65.58 | 94% | 2017-02-22 |
| 23009. | sumantra (sumantra) | 65.58 | — | 2010-06-19 |
| 23010. | Ian (adagrad) | 65.57 | 95% | 2022-03-27 |
| 23011. | William (rc7718) | 65.57 | 96% | 2012-12-17 |
| 23012. | Anthony (ianozia) | 65.57 | 79% | 2015-01-29 |
| 23013. | tscosj_2 (tscosj_2) | 65.57 | 95% | 2023-09-18 |
| 23014. | River (lttriver) | 65.57 | 97% | 2022-01-27 |
| 23015. | John (johnz) | 65.57 | 95% | 2017-08-04 |
| 23016. | Benni (benninator) | 65.56 | 97% | 2023-02-22 |
| 23017. | Jonathan (welley) | 65.56 | 92% | 2013-06-17 |
| 23018. | Steven (clumsychinese) | 65.56 | 94% | 2017-12-22 |
| 23019. | Typing PaPa (dlare) | 65.56 | 96% | 2011-06-25 |
| 23020. | Gabe (gabrielfg5) | 65.55 | 99% | 2022-10-26 |
| 23021. | LP (y7ny) | 65.55 | 93% | 2016-11-30 |
| 23022. | Dangy (dangy_munchkin) | 65.55 | 99% | 2022-01-05 |
| 23023. | Jeff (jeffzazzles) | 65.54 | 96% | 2017-09-19 |
| 23024. | weights (weights) | 65.54 | 96% | 2023-03-17 |
| 23025. | Allan (unknownfiles) | 65.54 | 94% | 2020-04-08 |
| 23026. | Payam (pvza) | 65.54 | 97% | 2012-01-13 |
| 23027. | Joey (jjoey1839) | 65.54 | 94% | 2016-01-25 |
| 23028. | Sebastian (sebastigan) | 65.53 | 95% | 2019-03-04 |
| 23029. | Yerkers (yerkers) | 65.53 | 92% | 2014-05-01 |
| 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 |