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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17217. | Green (megagreenlightning) | 74.27 | 96% | 2016-08-25 |
| 17218. | Nick (neepwithin) | 74.27 | 99% | 2021-08-26 |
| 17219. | lana (lana23) | 74.27 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
| 17220. | ed (edwardb) | 74.27 | 96% | 2012-11-02 |
| 17221. | Crossplayz (crossplayz) | 74.26 | 95% | 2023-09-01 |
| 17222. | Alex (forthereallys) | 74.26 | 94% | 2015-06-10 |
| 17223. | Jarrett (typeguy14) | 74.26 | 98% | 2022-01-18 |
| 17224. | Will (whetzi13) | 74.26 | 99% | 2021-06-09 |
| 17225. | Dyslexic Nababa (dyslexic_n... | 74.26 | 94% | 2021-03-14 |
| 17226. | willy (willywongker69) | 74.26 | 95% | 2022-01-22 |
| 17227. | Tran (mysti2828) | 74.26 | 90% | 2012-12-01 |
| 17228. | Evani (evani78) | 74.26 | 94% | 2016-07-31 |
| 17229. | Zach (zach_bill) | 74.26 | 95% | 2018-01-03 |
| 17230. | Olexiy (lexk) | 74.26 | 97% | 2023-08-13 |
| 17231. | Huhuhn (huhuhn) | 74.26 | 98% | 2016-02-17 |
| 17232. | Christian Ian (csalas) | 74.26 | 96% | 2011-12-21 |
| 17233. | Xenophon (xenophon01) | 74.25 | 95% | 2022-08-01 |
| 17234. | eWaster (ewaster) | 74.25 | 88% | 2016-12-03 |
| 17235. | Outlaw (midnight_tuna) | 74.25 | 98% | 2021-08-20 |
| 17236. | arthur (rubiks_cuber) | 74.25 | 95% | 2021-03-04 |
| 17237. | hereugo (hereugo) | 74.25 | 95% | 2021-05-20 |
| 17238. | Monsieur (tonga) | 74.25 | — | 2009-06-26 |
| 17239. | Andrew (churrissimo) | 74.25 | 91% | 2014-10-31 |
| 17240. | Jaxon (fusion13) | 74.24 | 97% | 2022-01-07 |
| 17241. | Rtyp (rktypes) | 74.24 | 95% | 2021-03-10 |
| 17242. | Kevin (despawned) | 74.24 | 91% | 2015-04-19 |
| 17243. | Matt (shorts8617) | 74.24 | 97% | 2011-10-08 |
| 17244. | rg (rg69) | 74.24 | 94% | 2015-03-23 |
| 17245. | shingo (anagman) | 74.24 | 96% | 2012-03-19 |
| 17246. | bsmith4972 (bsmith4972) | 74.23 | 97% | 2022-05-29 |
| 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 |