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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27821. | Ankit (badankitdubey) | 59.24 | 94% | 2014-07-08 |
| 27822. | Tina Thanh (caheo_vuitinh88) | 59.24 | 95% | 2011-12-08 |
| 27823. | mark (potatolady) | 59.24 | 94% | 2013-11-25 |
| 27824. | Luis (luisfentanes) | 59.23 | 94% | 2015-08-12 |
| 27825. | Master (masterdvorak) | 59.23 | 98% | 2021-06-07 |
| 27826. | Sultan (sultanreal) | 59.23 | 96% | 2021-07-07 |
| 27827. | Mohamed Abdelfattah (mohame... | 59.23 | 96% | 2022-12-14 |
| 27828. | casey (toaster1209) | 59.23 | 98% | 2021-10-06 |
| 27829. | Shaisab (shaisab) | 59.23 | 94% | 2012-06-30 |
| 27830. | Amanda (animallover9880) | 59.23 | 97% | 2021-02-22 |
| 27831. | Ishitwa (ishitwa2000) | 59.23 | 96.7% | 2023-08-24 |
| 27832. | Ngo (winterbourne) | 59.23 | 95% | 2014-01-26 |
| 27833. | Gyalzen (g_sherpa) | 59.22 | 98% | 2023-01-13 |
| 27834. | Mato (metiu07) | 59.22 | 86% | 2017-01-28 |
| 27835. | Taeha (shouren) | 59.22 | 94% | 2020-07-30 |
| 27836. | AnniQ (n_nyx) | 59.22 | — | 2009-05-13 |
| 27837. | tiramisu (typist786) | 59.21 | 98% | 2021-07-10 |
| 27838. | Naomi (naomielianora) | 59.21 | 95% | 2021-08-11 |
| 27839. | Namoonia (sasti_chars) | 59.21 | 96% | 2021-03-28 |
| 27840. | Hassaan (hassaan3095) | 59.21 | 97% | 2019-05-04 |
| 27841. | rose (gultuna) | 59.21 | — | 2008-12-18 |
| 27842. | GERALD (hackerxxx0021) | 59.21 | 90% | 2014-01-19 |
| 27843. | Mikastiv (mikastiv) | 59.21 | 97% | 2021-12-17 |
| 27844. | Bronson (dimensions) | 59.21 | 88% | 2014-06-16 |
| 27845. | Sinonimus (sinonimus) | 59.20 | 96% | 2022-06-04 |
| 27846. | Matthew (matthew_hol) | 59.20 | 99% | 2016-03-19 |
| 27847. | Fredric (lockheart456) | 59.20 | 96% | 2019-10-14 |
| 27848. | Andy (wah_wah_wah) | 59.20 | 95% | 2022-02-05 |
| 27849. | Alex (dewtturbo) | 59.20 | — | 2009-04-20 |
| 27850. | Murray (barkooka1) | 59.20 | 96% | 2020-11-28 |
| 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 |