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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10215. | David (gitgudfast) | 86.61 | 89% | 2017-03-21 |
| 10216. | GoofyGoober (hiyunji32) | 86.61 | 94% | 2015-11-25 |
| 10217. | sherimori (sherimori) | 86.60 | 97% | 2018-11-02 |
| 10218. | Lonely (ap053001) | 86.60 | 98% | 2017-07-16 |
| 10219. | Charlie (valos_cor) | 86.60 | 94% | 2016-01-02 |
| 10220. | Krypto (krypto406) | 86.59 | 97% | 2018-05-07 |
| 10221. | Inferno2332 (inferno2332) | 86.59 | 94% | 2017-01-30 |
| 10222. | Sir (sirfurness) | 86.59 | 93% | 2016-12-08 |
| 10223. | ur22coolz (ur22coolz) | 86.58 | 94% | 2013-01-25 |
| 10224. | kap (kappow) | 86.58 | 95% | 2019-05-03 |
| 10225. | Saul (paulsaredes) | 86.58 | 97% | 2022-04-07 |
| 10226. | Nhat (chipmode) | 86.57 | 98% | 2022-01-07 |
| 10227. | Hyena (wildhyena) | 86.57 | 98% | 2021-11-15 |
| 10228. | jack (jackracer23) | 86.57 | 97% | 2018-02-10 |
| 10229. | 213123 (nick0ff) | 86.57 | 91% | 2014-10-16 |
| 10230. | Ryan (icednz) | 86.57 | 93% | 2013-05-23 |
| 10231. | rewi (rewiales) | 86.56 | 97% | 2021-08-25 |
| 10232. | Jangles (janglesthemoonmonkey) | 86.56 | 95% | 2016-03-28 |
| 10233. | Phan (phan2009) | 86.55 | 99% | 2011-07-28 |
| 10234. | Tom (jeronex) | 86.55 | 94% | 2013-12-25 |
| 10235. | Ken (ken_tuano) | 86.55 | 95% | 2016-06-10 |
| 10236. | (shinobukocho) | 86.55 | 98% | 2020-05-30 |
| 10237. | Sir (sirezekiel) | 86.55 | — | 2009-01-27 |
| 10238. | mohan (astrotypist) | 86.55 | 96% | 2013-12-17 |
| 10239. | Gopalapagos (gopalapagos) | 86.55 | 92% | 2011-06-04 |
| 10240. | Zihan (zihanwei) | 86.55 | 99% | 2022-04-06 |
| 10241. | darthinfinix (darthinfinix) | 86.54 | 95.8% | 2023-10-05 |
| 10242. | Evan (falterego) | 86.54 | 97% | 2019-05-07 |
| 10243. | ngnmhieu (ngnmhieu) | 86.54 | 97% | 2016-03-16 |
| 10244. | Ugnius (popcorn325) | 86.53 | 98% | 2022-01-09 |
| 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 |