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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5557. | Vincent (thefriggenboss) | 98.22 | 94% | 2013-04-20 |
| 5558. | Sociology (daboritos) | 98.22 | 98% | 2022-09-05 |
| 5559. | Chris (atorius) | 98.21 | 97% | 2013-12-17 |
| 5560. | Jacqui (jazqui) | 98.21 | — | 2010-06-06 |
| 5561. | Brian (phib0nacc1) | 98.21 | 98% | 2011-07-20 |
| 5562. | One last time (ubershah) | 98.21 | 96% | 2021-11-08 |
| 5563. | Emil (emil_or) | 98.21 | 94% | 2015-12-21 |
| 5564. | Adam (boazthejackpot) | 98.20 | 100% | 2016-05-05 |
| 5565. | Tony (tpain1990) | 98.20 | 97% | 2011-11-18 |
| 5566. | Victor (vixus) | 98.19 | 95% | 2014-05-11 |
| 5567. | Hugh (mrpiface101) | 98.19 | 97% | 2020-05-15 |
| 5568. | grubres (saveall) | 98.19 | 98% | 2022-01-24 |
| 5569. | woogabooshi (kezar123456) | 98.19 | 96% | 2018-06-28 |
| 5570. | Chainz (chainz) | 98.18 | — | 2009-09-02 |
| 5571. | folds (mfaram) | 98.17 | — | 2009-03-19 |
| 5572. | Ivan Danny (ivandanny) | 98.17 | 98% | 2018-08-01 |
| 5573. | Michael (hammist) | 98.16 | 98% | 2012-11-09 |
| 5574. | Michael (silentbanana) | 98.16 | 98% | 2015-12-15 |
| 5575. | Ric (trig1968) | 98.16 | 97% | 2021-04-02 |
| 5576. | Ian (nelson_kempkey) | 98.16 | 99% | 2021-09-28 |
| 5577. | Debbie (debbie_bigg02) | 98.16 | 92% | 2016-02-05 |
| 5578. | Walsur (walsur) | 98.15 | 99% | 2021-03-19 |
| 5579. | John (neptuneposiedon) | 98.15 | 98% | 2021-11-02 |
| 5580. | Karvinen (karvinen) | 98.15 | 93% | 2013-02-10 |
| 5581. | Monotone (tehbryster) | 98.15 | 94% | 2016-10-26 |
| 5582. | John (susissus) | 98.14 | 96% | 2016-11-12 |
| 5583. | Tristan (tristanherz) | 98.14 | 99% | 2014-06-03 |
| 5584. | Cold_Hands (cold_hands) | 98.14 | — | 2010-05-29 |
| 5585. | Earlvin (earlvin14) | 98.14 | 99% | 2021-03-07 |
| 5586. | George (flamewheel) | 98.14 | — | 2010-08-01 |
| 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 |