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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94. | Jai (jaideepjr) | 69.15 | — | 2010-10-29 |
| 95. | Laura (nornster) | 68.75 | 100% | 2012-04-26 |
| 96. | rang (idletekz) | 68.72 | — | 2010-04-05 |
| 97. | Khanh (bigbrain) | 68.68 | 100% | 2012-10-12 |
| 98. | Russ (frozenfate_09) | 68.67 | 100% | 2016-01-22 |
| 99. | Walker (_walker) | 68.58 | 100% | 2024-01-26 |
| 100. | anant (anant059) | 67.99 | 100% | 2023-12-25 |
| 101. | Paul (handel1) | 67.99 | 100% | 2013-06-05 |
| 102. | 孙笑川 (sunxiaochuan6324) | 67.83 | 100% | 2024-04-02 |
| 103. | animalpsyche (animalpsyche) | 67.53 | 100% | 2021-11-17 |
| 104. | Man o' War (man_o_war) | 67.13 | 100% | 2025-03-16 |
| 105. | AtTheSpeedOfSnail (atthespe... | 67.07 | 100% | 2024-09-28 |
| 106. | Xiqiniu (xiqiniu) | 66.95 | 100% | 2022-08-17 |
| 107. | Tuan (tuan) | 66.54 | 100% | 2011-12-13 |
| 108. | Philipp (buggybrain) | 66.31 | — | 2010-04-10 |
| 109. | kil_tk (amrit_malla) | 65.94 | 100% | 2017-11-05 |
| 110. | James (jamesshi) | 65.93 | 100% | 2012-05-15 |
| 111. | k (lumogas) | 65.79 | 100% | 2016-01-24 |
| 112. | Niklas (niklasfi) | 65.34 | — | 2010-04-05 |
| 113. | Igor (guinplene) | 65.21 | 100% | 2013-04-04 |
| 114. | AbhiyanS (abhiyans) | 64.85 | 100% | 2024-02-09 |
| 115. | IG☢R (_igor_) | 64.18 | 100% | 2014-11-06 |
| 116. | paulamirada (4beth_esda) | 63.48 | 100% | 2017-12-12 |
| 117. | PaleBlueDot (kendingling) | 63.24 | 100% | 2025-05-04 |
| 118. | 妮拉莫莫 (aniket_j) | 63.23 | 100% | 2024-08-25 |
| 119. | Sri (lulu25) | 63.04 | 100% | 2012-03-18 |
| 120. | Jeff (charsapoo) | 62.81 | — | 2010-10-07 |
| 121. | Guest (riotjune) | 62.80 | 100% | 2021-08-02 |
| 122. | (sputype) | 61.91 | 100% | 2018-05-24 |
| 123. | Biscuit (biscuit_12) | 61.78 | 100% | 2019-05-14 |
| 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 |