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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33496. | Rustam (issakhoj) | 50.25 | 94.6% | 2021-01-28 |
| 33497. | ristoteles (ristoteles) | 50.25 | 96% | 2017-08-25 |
| 33498. | retry (retry) | 50.24 | — | 2008-12-17 |
| 33499. | Joe (pfaffanator) | 50.24 | — | 2008-12-08 |
| 33500. | Felix Mellino (felixmellino) | 50.24 | 95% | 2022-08-22 |
| 33501. | Daniel (dxldan) | 50.23 | 83% | 2017-02-20 |
| 33502. | vanphi (vanphi) | 50.23 | 91% | 2012-11-22 |
| 33503. | Sam (samduncan21) | 50.23 | 87% | 2014-05-15 |
| 33504. | be (ti_ti) | 50.23 | — | 2010-05-16 |
| 33505. | Epa (nuudeli234) | 50.22 | 93% | 2018-03-09 |
| 33506. | Braden (tbone076) | 50.22 | — | 2009-06-25 |
| 33507. | Jilly (jestillore) | 50.22 | 88% | 2011-12-04 |
| 33508. | Anon (opquest17) | 50.22 | 96% | 2022-07-20 |
| 33509. | Diyas (d_ace) | 50.22 | 95% | 2023-04-05 |
| 33510. | Pelinial (brother_geoffrey) | 50.22 | 95% | 2020-08-08 |
| 33511. | Edward (minikooper117) | 50.22 | 91% | 2015-04-06 |
| 33512. | Andrey (andrewshandy) | 50.21 | 94% | 2022-05-16 |
| 33513. | Av (thunderguy) | 50.21 | 96% | 2013-05-17 |
| 33514. | nguyễn quang (tieuphongvt) | 50.21 | — | 2010-10-15 |
| 33515. | ehsan (ehsanak) | 50.21 | 95% | 2012-08-06 |
| 33516. | nguyen (nguyenchithanh) | 50.21 | — | 2008-10-30 |
| 33517. | elle (lpoops) | 50.21 | 97% | 2020-08-27 |
| 33518. | aymen (aymenalwh) | 50.20 | 96% | 2021-12-17 |
| 33519. | Tomasz (jestem_predkosciom) | 50.20 | 96% | 2022-12-18 |
| 33520. | Ammara (ammara) | 50.20 | 93% | 2012-04-14 |
| 33521. | Charlie (mittalmar) | 50.20 | 95% | 2016-07-07 |
| 33522. | Chung (unlazychung) | 50.20 | 92% | 2011-07-29 |
| 33523. | ....VIRENDER (veer365) | 50.19 | 94% | 2017-06-16 |
| 33524. | Gyula (yoodlee) | 50.19 | — | 2009-10-21 |
| 33525. | Om (omkashyap007) | 50.19 | 93% | 2021-09-26 |
| 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 |