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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5624. | Rick (codeblock) | 97.92 | 94% | 2016-05-30 |
| 5625. | Nicolas (nicovercesi) | 97.92 | 100% | 2019-08-23 |
| 5626. | Noam (tsnoam) | 97.92 | 98% | 2015-04-20 |
| 5627. | Peter (avezan) | 97.90 | 98% | 2021-06-15 |
| 5628. | Cheuk (cheuk2160) | 97.90 | 98.3% | 2023-10-01 |
| 5629. | Zethrian (zethrian) | 97.89 | 98% | 2021-08-28 |
| 5630. | Kingsnake (kingsnake) | 97.89 | — | 2009-11-08 |
| 5631. | alex (kyra) | 97.89 | — | 2009-07-16 |
| 5632. | Oliver (pastapower05) | 97.89 | 98% | 2022-04-02 |
| 5633. | Geeky (yashwantkrishna) | 97.89 | 98% | 2023-08-18 |
| 5634. | Winter (winter_dawn) | 97.88 | 98% | 2022-07-08 |
| 5635. | Richard (yuel) | 97.88 | 96% | 2013-02-22 |
| 5636. | Alyssa (fuzzie) | 97.88 | — | 2009-10-31 |
| 5637. | Jessica (jessicadooper) | 97.88 | 98% | 2021-07-24 |
| 5638. | Joey (joeypv) | 97.88 | 92% | 2015-07-13 |
| 5639. | D (dschrad) | 97.87 | 97% | 2016-09-07 |
| 5640. | tom (ixjnkeewnoxx) | 97.86 | — | 2011-04-25 |
| 5641. | Victor (pikachunks) | 97.86 | 98% | 2021-09-30 |
| 5642. | Vincent (not_a_robot) | 97.85 | 98% | 2021-12-20 |
| 5643. | shota.b (shotiko8) | 97.85 | 99% | 2015-01-12 |
| 5644. | Brendan (chainsawarms) | 97.84 | 93% | 2013-12-12 |
| 5645. | তন্ময়_2 (better_t... | 97.84 | 98% | 2022-01-04 |
| 5646. | The Endeavourer (the_endeav... | 97.84 | — | 2008-11-20 |
| 5647. | Rebecca (friendofpyrex) | 97.84 | 94% | 2014-04-15 |
| 5648. | Simon (simms34) | 97.83 | 96% | 2013-07-12 |
| 5649. | John (gamingbyvonais) | 97.83 | 97% | 2021-02-23 |
| 5650. | exodia (exodiaa) | 97.83 | 97% | 2021-11-27 |
| 5651. | T2fast4u (pnwtrevorb) | 97.83 | 99% | 2020-10-12 |
| 5652. | Kevin (kjang) | 97.82 | 97% | 2013-10-22 |
| 5653. | dvorak is better (interplan... | 97.82 | 97% | 2022-02-08 |
| 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 |