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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35480. | mike (purdah1234) | 46.91 | 95% | 2022-02-23 |
| 35481. | Jim (jimdavia99) | 46.90 | 93% | 2016-05-16 |
| 35482. | saeed (saeed_dadkhah) | 46.90 | 89% | 2011-06-18 |
| 35483. | Luffy (y2k430) | 46.90 | 93% | 2012-04-18 |
| 35484. | zeq (lcaecar) | 46.90 | 88% | 2014-03-02 |
| 35485. | Nawaraj Bista (nawaking) | 46.90 | 94% | 2015-07-17 |
| 35486. | Oily (oilyoogway) | 46.90 | 97% | 2020-11-01 |
| 35487. | Nicci (fluffyvinky) | 46.89 | 92.6% | 2021-01-28 |
| 35488. | Wes (slopoke) | 46.89 | — | 2009-09-20 |
| 35489. | Minh (vvkhongminhvv) | 46.89 | 92% | 2011-06-28 |
| 35490. | Neftas (neftas) | 46.89 | 98% | 2014-12-29 |
| 35491. | blankego (blankego) | 46.89 | — | 2011-03-27 |
| 35492. | Alexander (alexkingen) | 46.89 | 93% | 2018-10-26 |
| 35493. | Maurote (gordaceo) | 46.88 | 99% | 2021-04-14 |
| 35494. | Filip (fx7_) | 46.87 | 91% | 2022-01-04 |
| 35495. | Jorg (jorg_fischer) | 46.87 | 98% | 2015-10-12 |
| 35496. | GensakiVIEN (gensakivien) | 46.86 | — | 2011-05-02 |
| 35497. | mike (mikesun1) | 46.86 | 87% | 2014-01-03 |
| 35498. | Succy (succy_cacti) | 46.86 | 95% | 2019-02-21 |
| 35499. | klaus (klausv) | 46.86 | — | 2010-04-08 |
| 35500. | himanshu (himanshukumar_ce) | 46.86 | 94% | 2021-06-23 |
| 35501. | Zach (logicgfx) | 46.86 | 92% | 2020-09-10 |
| 35502. | hhdpihs (hairypizza) | 46.86 | 92% | 2023-02-06 |
| 35503. | Odeh John (fabulouschi) | 46.86 | 95.2% | 2023-10-25 |
| 35504. | Jonathan (mango_train) | 46.86 | 94% | 2020-11-25 |
| 35505. | Helen (hlee014) | 46.85 | — | 2011-04-13 |
| 35506. | Jacoub (firelyguy741) | 46.85 | 91% | 2013-03-14 |
| 35507. | Jason (jason_glowtouch) | 46.85 | — | 2009-05-16 |
| 35508. | Cao (bluesky610882009) | 46.84 | — | 2009-09-04 |
| 35509. | may9 (may9) | 46.84 | 95% | 2021-10-03 |
| 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 |