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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42482. | Zack (zacklingaming) | 23.78 | 96% | 2018-11-09 |
| 42483. | girlie (girlay) | 23.78 | 93% | 2013-03-15 |
| 42484. | kim (kimm) | 23.76 | — | 2009-09-19 |
| 42485. | Taimur (jonikhan) | 23.76 | 74% | 2015-09-09 |
| 42486. | Sonu (kash33) | 23.75 | 95% | 2013-01-28 |
| 42487. | huynh-tien (monks) | 23.75 | — | 2009-09-04 |
| 42488. | Amroja (amroja_akter_riya) | 23.68 | 95% | 2023-02-02 |
| 42489. | Melo (melo2brotha_4life) | 23.68 | 95% | 2023-07-13 |
| 42490. | jjane (jjane) | 23.65 | — | 2009-09-16 |
| 42491. | Nick (nurzhan_abdi) | 23.64 | 93% | 2021-03-24 |
| 42492. | Ryan (rhino) | 23.63 | — | 2008-12-01 |
| 42493. | Kibutsuji (muzankyoo) | 23.62 | 93% | 2020-04-11 |
| 42494. | Brian (dcst_bri) | 23.62 | 83% | 2013-07-29 |
| 42495. | tstats[aidanboy] (aidanboy) | 23.57 | 94% | 2023-09-22 |
| 42496. | vhin (marvin1) | 23.57 | 78% | 2014-02-08 |
| 42497. | Neil (neilfoley) | 23.54 | 84% | 2011-07-20 |
| 42498. | Fabricio (fabrox) | 23.53 | 91.4% | 2021-03-03 |
| 42499. | Dimash (dimash19) | 23.52 | 95% | 2014-11-23 |
| 42500. | Sunnyhnh (sunnyhnh) | 23.52 | — | 2009-01-24 |
| 42501. | silly (mahnoor) | 23.50 | 89% | 2013-03-17 |
| 42502. | Anton (anton_krutoi) | 23.49 | 92.1% | 2023-10-07 |
| 42503. | Steve (batman1) | 23.48 | — | 2009-04-12 |
| 42504. | brazenwolf (_brazenwolf_) | 23.47 | 88% | 2023-02-24 |
| 42505. | hubayl (lamesquirrel23) | 23.45 | 95% | 2021-03-12 |
| 42506. | kin (kinkin) | 23.40 | — | 2009-04-27 |
| 42507. | Hmn (hmnhf) | 23.40 | 91% | 2011-08-26 |
| 42508. | ranjit (itsa) | 23.40 | 79% | 2016-07-17 |
| 42509. | borzoo (borzoo) | 23.38 | 91.8% | 2023-07-11 |
| 42510. | p (cookie_pk) | 23.32 | — | 2009-11-03 |
| 42511. | Mark (mark_hisham2007) | 23.29 | 95.7% | 2023-08-02 |
| 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 |