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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 960. | (taski897) | 124.62 | — | 2010-02-19 |
| 961. | (adamjason804) | 124.60 | 98% | 2025-10-17 |
| 962. | (sacredbolero) | 124.58 | 98.2% | 2021-02-24 |
| 963. | (dc37) | 124.58 | 99% | 2018-02-08 |
| 964. | (aksseet) | 124.57 | 98% | 2022-12-02 |
| 965. | (aiwaleila) | 124.57 | 97% | 2015-01-06 |
| 966. | (jmerc) | 124.57 | 98% | 2011-11-28 |
| 967. | Guest (sweetheart1217) | 124.51 | 99% | 2016-01-31 |
| 968. | (nw3x) | 124.49 | 97% | 2022-10-25 |
| 969. | Asif (dearasi@msn.com) | 124.49 | 97% | 2015-12-14 |
| 970. | Aoki (dragonsnake) | 124.47 | 99% | 2017-05-12 |
| 971. | (refsteon) | 124.47 | 99% | 2012-04-07 |
| 972. | (shoelegend88) | 124.46 | 97% | 2018-06-27 |
| 973. | (dreamofsleeping) | 124.45 | 98% | 2015-02-05 |
| 974. | (kantodream) | 124.44 | 99% | 2017-01-02 |
| 975. | (khunzabber) | 124.43 | 96% | 2017-02-19 |
| 976. | (hellishemo1) | 124.42 | 98% | 2012-11-07 |
| 977. | i got 180 finally... (heatrun) | 124.42 | 98% | 2020-06-27 |
| 978. | (variance) | 124.41 | — | 2009-01-14 |
| 979. | (ystaggl) | 124.40 | 99% | 2022-11-28 |
| 980. | (kevintli) | 124.38 | 99% | 2018-12-21 |
| 981. | (gonx) | 124.38 | 95% | 2011-08-17 |
| 982. | AJ (reaperzer0) | 124.37 | — | 2008-09-10 |
| 983. | (akanos) | 124.37 | — | 2009-03-24 |
| 984. | (dp123) | 124.33 | 97% | 2018-09-29 |
| 985. | (jweather) | 124.32 | 98% | 2012-06-05 |
| 986. | (sdid20000) | 124.29 | 98% | 2016-02-26 |
| 987. | (noprop) | 124.27 | 97% | 2022-02-11 |
| 988. | Colin (blank9167) | 124.26 | 96% | 2023-06-07 |
| 989. | (anakputaka) | 124.26 | 100% | 2018-05-03 |
| 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 |