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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41963. | laura (angellica) | 28.32 | 92% | 2011-05-28 |
| 41964. | Alex (aalleexx) | 28.31 | — | 2010-01-15 |
| 41965. | Abdul hafiz (abdumudi) | 28.31 | 95% | 2023-02-10 |
| 41966. | Shohan (shohan2022) | 28.30 | 97% | 2022-10-31 |
| 41967. | shacha (shacha) | 28.29 | 96% | 2021-10-16 |
| 41968. | eviski (eviski) | 28.28 | — | 2010-11-26 |
| 41969. | Faiza (zayaan) | 28.26 | 89% | 2014-04-26 |
| 41970. | rony (rony1987) | 28.24 | 93% | 2011-08-07 |
| 41971. | Hsuan (shaunna0724) | 28.24 | 91% | 2019-01-17 |
| 41972. | Nextlevel (nextlevel2023) | 28.23 | 93% | 2023-07-18 |
| 41973. | madhan (maddar) | 28.22 | 74% | 2015-05-29 |
| 41974. | allen (allen1059) | 28.22 | — | 2009-12-25 |
| 41975. | nowshath (nowshath) | 28.22 | 89% | 2014-06-06 |
| 41976. | Amanda (transcriptionistmom) | 28.21 | 97% | 2023-04-21 |
| 41977. | byektob (byektob_maa_ayro) | 28.21 | 92% | 2021-01-13 |
| 41978. | Will (willy4876) | 28.20 | 84% | 2017-04-10 |
| 41979. | alexon (alexon) | 28.19 | — | 2008-10-01 |
| 41980. | mahmoud (bakheet1998) | 28.19 | 97% | 2023-05-25 |
| 41981. | faes (faespaes) | 28.19 | 91% | 2016-07-19 |
| 41982. | Anahera (anaheras) | 28.18 | 96% | 2021-03-02 |
| 41983. | Elvine (elvinelea) | 28.17 | 96% | 2015-12-01 |
| 41984. | zhao (zmh8351) | 28.16 | — | 2010-10-25 |
| 41985. | RHOnly (rhjander) | 28.16 | 86% | 2011-12-17 |
| 41986. | Tyler (tg3430) | 28.16 | 75% | 2011-10-24 |
| 41987. | Kanishq (boom_k) | 28.16 | 95% | 2021-02-18 |
| 41988. | soumysay (soumysay) | 28.15 | 91% | 2014-03-30 |
| 41989. | boris (bobi412) | 28.15 | 95% | 2017-01-30 |
| 41990. | Hikmat (hikmat) | 28.15 | 85% | 2016-04-26 |
| 41991. | Boikom (boikom) | 28.14 | 89.1% | 2021-02-22 |
| 41992. | philip (philosandean) | 28.13 | 88% | 2013-11-14 |
| 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 |