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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42061. | linnn (arahol) | 22.28 | 95% | 2020-11-05 |
| 42062. | danni (danni24) | 22.26 | 97% | 2012-12-01 |
| 42063. | kyo (keyo) | 22.24 | 92% | 2012-08-10 |
| 42064. | Jonquitta (cutie) | 22.23 | — | 2008-10-09 |
| 42065. | mima (alongmima) | 22.22 | 90% | 2016-05-28 |
| 42066. | dup (duple) | 22.17 | 92% | 2021-01-14 |
| 42067. | Brenda (17bxguerrero) | 22.11 | 84% | 2012-02-10 |
| 42068. | Jia (beagle) | 22.08 | — | 2009-11-08 |
| 42069. | Pavel (pabragin) | 22.07 | 92% | 2016-12-19 |
| 42070. | Somir (somirsutraha_00) | 22.06 | 88.2% | 2021-02-01 |
| 42071. | Mohamed (medohamada582) | 22.04 | 94% | 2019-07-11 |
| 42072. | вася (vasyl145) | 22.03 | 95% | 2022-01-30 |
| 42073. | daneal (danialfg1) | 22.01 | 91% | 2022-11-20 |
| 42074. | eee (darksword) | 21.97 | 88% | 2014-03-12 |
| 42075. | Faris (faariis27) | 21.91 | 91% | 2021-06-21 |
| 42076. | Nand (nand) | 21.91 | — | 2009-11-21 |
| 42077. | Tegan (monkeyz99) | 21.85 | 90% | 2011-08-21 |
| 42078. | Greg B (gregoryb1) | 21.76 | 91% | 2015-03-28 |
| 42079. | Apu (a1p16u21) | 21.74 | 92% | 2018-02-08 |
| 42080. | vincent (vince) | 21.62 | — | 2009-01-20 |
| 42081. | superfat (superfat@yahoo.com) | 21.56 | 91% | 2012-07-24 |
| 42082. | Samiya (sspeed) | 21.53 | — | 2009-04-03 |
| 42083. | wei (weixiao) | 21.51 | 95% | 2012-04-18 |
| 42084. | Iris (iris_vip) | 21.50 | — | 2010-02-23 |
| 42085. | Sucha (suchabrar) | 21.49 | 94% | 2012-07-13 |
| 42086. | uu (dvorakingrogerfederer) | 21.47 | 91% | 2018-07-11 |
| 42087. | Cheetah (cameron57) | 21.45 | 92% | 2011-08-16 |
| 42088. | Mike (xxmikexx) | 21.42 | — | 2010-02-16 |
| 42089. | Abode (abulrahman_kallas) | 21.40 | 90% | 2021-11-24 |
| 42090. | ROHIT (rohit28888) | 21.40 | 91% | 2013-07-19 |
| 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 |