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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42283. | Besher (baj2000) | 25.88 | 92% | 2013-05-16 |
| 42284. | kit (kitling) | 25.87 | — | 2010-01-10 |
| 42285. | Riley (rloch) | 25.85 | 86% | 2016-10-13 |
| 42286. | You're (medbot) | 25.85 | — | 2010-06-16 |
| 42287. | Steven (hornet) | 25.83 | — | 2009-02-11 |
| 42288. | Mark (markman) | 25.83 | — | 2009-03-13 |
| 42289. | Anurag (anurag) | 25.82 | — | 2009-01-11 |
| 42290. | sirloc (sunsinghny19) | 25.82 | 88% | 2015-02-23 |
| 42291. | Rider (rider2) | 25.81 | 98% | 2019-09-21 |
| 42292. | Ray (ray_jan) | 25.81 | 95% | 2018-11-12 |
| 42293. | Alex (arbeen) | 25.80 | 91% | 2011-09-18 |
| 42294. | Jackosn (newbie1256) | 25.80 | 93% | 2017-12-26 |
| 42295. | adam (adam12344) | 25.79 | 97% | 2012-07-28 |
| 42296. | kanishq (kanishq_77) | 25.79 | 89.7% | 2021-02-18 |
| 42297. | Linh Đỗ (linhdo899) | 25.78 | 90% | 2021-10-26 |
| 42298. | Zachary (zdog) | 25.77 | — | 2009-12-05 |
| 42299. | Shaklain (shaklain55) | 25.75 | 90% | 2023-09-17 |
| 42300. | Yudhweer (yudhweer) | 25.75 | 92% | 2017-07-03 |
| 42301. | Bridget (bloob) | 25.75 | — | 2009-06-23 |
| 42302. | elvie (elvie) | 25.75 | — | 2009-03-30 |
| 42303. | Farras Trityan Aqma (iopm) | 25.74 | 90% | 2023-07-27 |
| 42304. | Henry Woods (strikerwoods) | 25.74 | 93% | 2023-07-05 |
| 42305. | Mahtab (priyo) | 25.73 | 91% | 2015-06-13 |
| 42306. | liu (liujinmeng) | 25.73 | 91% | 2012-04-30 |
| 42307. | Shuvra deb (shuvro_das) | 25.73 | 88% | 2017-04-25 |
| 42308. | Ashley (sunshine83) | 25.72 | 96% | 2017-08-01 |
| 42309. | MaryAnn (maryannsu) | 25.71 | 91% | 2011-06-03 |
| 42310. | David (davva) | 25.70 | 94% | 2013-06-07 |
| 42311. | Han (haha_goesbrr) | 25.68 | 90.8% | 2023-10-31 |
| 42312. | NongAugust (augustzuz) | 25.67 | 95% | 2020-05-19 |
| 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 |