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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9478. | Ag (aglutamate2) | 87.88 | 98% | 2021-06-14 |
| 9479. | Vineel (yvineelatiitbbs) | 87.88 | 97% | 2012-11-25 |
| 9480. | quake0 (quake0) | 87.88 | 97% | 2015-04-15 |
| 9481. | abcde (muller) | 87.88 | 96% | 2013-12-11 |
| 9482. | Marie (grandmamimi) | 87.88 | — | 2009-02-17 |
| 9483. | J (captain) | 87.88 | — | 2008-12-01 |
| 9484. | Krumszz (krumszz) | 87.87 | 97% | 2020-11-12 |
| 9485. | Jason (kyajason) | 87.87 | — | 2010-11-10 |
| 9486. | Will (wtd2) | 87.87 | 94% | 2014-08-27 |
| 9487. | Valdis (kamis1232) | 87.87 | 99% | 2017-09-14 |
| 9488. | Evelio (evelioff) | 87.86 | 97% | 2013-02-12 |
| 9489. | Hiroki (h8gi) | 87.86 | 99% | 2017-07-17 |
| 9490. | timefaker (timeassassin) | 87.85 | 98% | 2022-06-07 |
| 9491. | Anton (boisingkit) | 87.85 | 96.3% | 2023-10-20 |
| 9492. | Christian (xxxcleverchrisxxx) | 87.85 | 97% | 2023-02-11 |
| 9493. | noah (randylehey) | 87.85 | 98% | 2021-07-08 |
| 9494. | Chris (tomatohead21) | 87.84 | 96% | 2021-08-29 |
| 9495. | Nikhil (haddr) | 87.84 | 96% | 2022-10-14 |
| 9496. | Ankit Kumar (ankitnain) | 87.84 | 97% | 2022-04-27 |
| 9497. | dash (quoc_dat736) | 87.84 | 96% | 2012-02-20 |
| 9498. | Nate (noob4life) | 87.84 | 93% | 2014-02-25 |
| 9499. | bb where are youuuu (kwokhin) | 87.84 | 96% | 2013-08-20 |
| 9500. | Michael (mjovez) | 87.83 | 99% | 2019-12-18 |
| 9501. | jpd236 (jpd236) | 87.83 | 90% | 2012-07-15 |
| 9502. | Asurage (asurage) | 87.83 | 98% | 2021-06-01 |
| 9503. | Abby (paintingcat12) | 87.83 | 97% | 2020-06-03 |
| 9504. | Mikey (jamezor) | 87.83 | 96% | 2011-05-16 |
| 9505. | Peak (peak_dvorak) | 87.82 | 97% | 2021-03-26 |
| 9506. | touch grass (midca) | 87.81 | 95% | 2021-11-19 |
| 9507. | Tejas (darthchurros) | 87.81 | 98% | 2023-01-17 |
| 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 |