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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8634. | Nikolai (nikovertus) | 89.75 | 97% | 2023-08-01 |
| 8635. | FKBN104MC/EB2 (filco2) | 89.75 | 94% | 2013-01-14 |
| 8636. | Godoffyre (godoffyre) | 89.74 | 95% | 2016-04-06 |
| 8637. | lienny (lienny90) | 89.74 | 96% | 2012-12-28 |
| 8638. | Cameon (cthack) | 89.73 | 99% | 2015-09-02 |
| 8639. | gvne (gvne) | 89.73 | 97% | 2023-09-19 |
| 8640. | idk_hii (idk_hii) | 89.73 | 98% | 2022-04-11 |
| 8641. | k (mc0sta) | 89.73 | 99% | 2021-09-08 |
| 8642. | Vanness (vanness_ltc) | 89.73 | 100% | 2021-01-15 |
| 8643. | Peter (perokema) | 89.73 | 99% | 2013-02-23 |
| 8644. | Frederik (qubycs) | 89.73 | 93% | 2015-09-04 |
| 8645. | Mohit (mohit2208) | 89.72 | 97% | 2022-05-25 |
| 8646. | CoveredInBees (coveredinbees) | 89.72 | 97% | 2021-12-28 |
| 8647. | Ken (swissy) | 89.71 | 98% | 2020-12-15 |
| 8648. | Colemak master race (jake_c... | 89.71 | 89% | 2014-12-15 |
| 8649. | Matthew (mattarous) | 89.71 | — | 2009-10-23 |
| 8650. | Derek (dlsr) | 89.70 | 99% | 2014-08-31 |
| 8651. | Tamber (tamber_laptop) | 89.70 | — | 2010-01-20 |
| 8652. | Shravan (spanyam) | 89.70 | 93% | 2012-03-09 |
| 8653. | Andre (andregraziano) | 89.70 | — | 2008-10-29 |
| 8654. | AJ (ilostqq) | 89.70 | 97% | 2012-01-19 |
| 8655. | no (kahos2) | 89.69 | 95% | 2014-07-30 |
| 8656. | Ivan (agrus) | 89.69 | 99% | 2019-08-31 |
| 8657. | amy (mesemi) | 89.68 | 97% | 2021-11-09 |
| 8658. | Mateusz (pinky_1996) | 89.68 | — | 2011-03-26 |
| 8659. | Ian (petwoip) | 89.68 | 95% | 2013-07-18 |
| 8660. | ♞-✩ṕẢrtiDả-♞ (J... | 89.67 | 99% | 2014-12-04 |
| 8661. | Nob (nobvon) | 89.67 | 95% | 2016-07-27 |
| 8662. | Benjamin (bshammond) | 89.67 | 96% | 2012-08-27 |
| 8663. | TimeLoad (timeload) | 89.67 | 97% | 2018-02-23 |
| 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 |