We live in a charmed world. If we have money we can buy literally everything. And the majority of us live lifestyles undreamed of only a generation or two ago. One scientist I met recently told me he reckoned that the average household in Europe or North America has so many devices and such a variety of food and clothing that to produce the same lifestyle in Roman times would have required six thousand slaves.
—from Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff, a book by Fred Pearce
 Active since May 21, 2010.
 413 total characters in this text.
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40608. | Van (motorhobo) | 61.40 | 97% | 2018-11-02 | 
| 40609. | SONU (sonusai) | 61.40 | 94% | 2012-08-17 | 
| 40610. | SAIF (saifhhasan) | 61.40 | — | 2010-11-21 | 
| 40611. | Dung (nguyenvuthuydung) | 61.40 | 96% | 2018-11-01 | 
| 40612. | 航 (cokoro) | 61.40 | 97% | 2014-06-26 | 
| 40613. | dipak rai (deebantawa) | 61.39 | 97% | 2024-09-14 | 
| 40614. | Reaz Uddin (umad_bro) | 61.39 | 97% | 2025-09-28 | 
| 40615. | Tananop.c (tananop) | 61.39 | 95% | 2024-09-18 | 
| 40616. | Natalie Leong (natalieleong17) | 61.39 | 95% | 2024-12-04 | 
| 40617. | J (jzippo) | 61.39 | 95% | 2018-01-06 | 
| 40618. | kelloaki (kelloaki) | 61.39 | 94.8% | 2024-02-08 | 
| 40619. | Aidan (ai_j_g) | 61.39 | 96.3% | 2023-12-15 | 
| 40620. | Prasetyo (splizert) | 61.39 | 97% | 2018-02-08 | 
| 40621. | AZ (tundoo) | 61.39 | 96% | 2017-06-14 | 
| 40622. | Harish (harish1995) | 61.39 | 88% | 2016-10-02 | 
| 40623. | Clément (ccdgamer) | 61.39 | 95% | 2016-12-25 | 
| 40624. | search: (uzuudansan) in you... | 61.38 | 96% | 2025-09-23 | 
| 40625. | helloshaz (helloshaz) | 61.38 | 95.6% | 2024-10-24 | 
| 40626. | Sandra (sandramariee) | 61.38 | 96.6% | 2024-06-21 | 
| 40627. | Josh (ghostpants4) | 61.38 | 95% | 2025-01-17 | 
| 40628. | Swipes (swiipes) | 61.38 | 95.7% | 2024-11-20 | 
| 40629. | ntinakoulas (ntinakoulas) | 61.38 | 97% | 2024-09-27 | 
| 40630. | Jatin Raghav (jatin_raghav) | 61.38 | 93.4% | 2024-07-02 | 
| 40631. | luke (eodik_rake) | 61.38 | 95% | 2018-06-22 | 
| 40632. | Vindr (temerawr) | 61.38 | 97% | 2024-08-13 | 
| 40633. | rohankumar (rohankumar) | 61.38 | 94.7% | 2024-07-23 | 
| 40634. | Amila (n0wtype) | 61.38 | 96.6% | 2021-02-03 | 
| 40635. | orliksixteen (orliksixteen) | 61.38 | 96% | 2018-08-21 | 
| 40636. | Josiah (thejinjam) | 61.38 | 91% | 2015-06-14 | 
| 40637. | Migami (swirly22) | 61.38 | 93% | 2013-06-24 | 
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 111,544 | 81.89 | May 21, 2010 | 
| Long Texts | 175 | 84.15 | December 30, 2016 | 
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 83.74 | July 22, 2010 | 
| Smoke Rise Prep | 13 | 77.95 | May 10, 2016 | 
| ##typeracer | 2 | 76.54 | February 3, 2021 | 
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 75.55 | January 20, 2022 |