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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9521. | why am I typoing so much (d... | 87.98 | 88% | 2011-09-29 |
| 9522. | Joey (jbizzyjones) | 87.98 | 98% | 2011-09-04 |
| 9523. | PRINCESS (princess_mehek) | 87.98 | 96% | 2011-11-05 |
| 9524. | Drewface_ (drewface_) | 87.97 | 92% | 2015-11-13 |
| 9525. | Dany (danyluis) | 87.97 | — | 2009-07-04 |
| 9526. | David (terrel) | 87.97 | — | 2008-08-09 |
| 9527. | Ryan (rockman829) | 87.97 | 93% | 2016-06-01 |
| 9528. | Tunggul (tatunk13) | 87.96 | 96% | 2013-01-16 |
| 9529. | JT (xstacy) | 87.96 | 92% | 2012-08-28 |
| 9530. | Suthep (suthep) | 87.96 | 96% | 2014-10-07 |
| 9531. | 青豆 (aydoo) | 87.96 | 98% | 2019-09-09 |
| 9532. | jfergomr (jfergomr) | 87.96 | 90% | 2016-07-23 |
| 9533. | Avuv (parper) | 87.95 | 94% | 2015-10-28 |
| 9534. | asciiman (swishkebab) | 87.95 | 96% | 2013-05-27 |
| 9535. | Juan (unbilivavl) | 87.95 | 97% | 2022-03-15 |
| 9536. | Jenny (jenn_aaye) | 87.95 | 98% | 2023-09-29 |
| 9537. | dfstranger (dfstranger) | 87.94 | 94% | 2011-07-16 |
| 9538. | Will (bigdubs) | 87.94 | — | 2008-12-08 |
| 9539. | mtp (emtepe) | 87.94 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 9540. | Carl (fullcircle360) | 87.94 | — | 2008-09-28 |
| 9541. | Matthew (pencilboy2) | 87.94 | — | 2010-05-12 |
| 9542. | one handed (runescimmy) | 87.94 | 88% | 2016-10-11 |
| 9543. | Daniel (sea_sick) | 87.94 | 98% | 2022-05-10 |
| 9544. | Jimmy (tenjimmy) | 87.93 | — | 2010-11-08 |
| 9545. | AJ (ragingkeys) | 87.93 | 98% | 2014-10-05 |
| 9546. | Tom (tom_309) | 87.93 | 97% | 2017-07-21 |
| 9547. | Chris (cd199715) | 87.93 | 97% | 2019-10-28 |
| 9548. | Craig (craig91) | 87.93 | 98% | 2013-12-31 |
| 9549. | adamski (adast1337) | 87.93 | 95% | 2021-10-24 |
| 9550. | Kent (bucketfullabiscuits) | 87.92 | 99% | 2022-07-22 |
| 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 |