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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64. | ASDFG (jassanna) | 76.63 | 100% | 2011-12-04 |
| 65. | gummi (gummi) | 76.59 | 100% | 2011-05-22 |
| 66. | eulimp (eulimp) | 76.23 | 100% | 2012-02-29 |
| 67. | Dylan (yokamaa) | 75.26 | 100% | 2022-09-04 |
| 68. | Braden (bmende) | 75.05 | 100% | 2012-11-23 |
| 69. | ..... (fourshade) | 75.02 | 100% | 2011-05-06 |
| 70. | Darrive (darrive) | 74.93 | 100% | 2014-10-05 |
| 71. | Mila (woodwinds) | 74.11 | 100% | 2014-03-25 |
| 72. | Account (lilb321) | 74.00 | 100% | 2019-02-08 |
| 73. | Melek (abimelech) | 73.34 | 100% | 2024-03-09 |
| 74. | unnamed (unnamedflower) | 73.26 | 100% | 2021-10-08 |
| 75. | nim (nimen) | 73.16 | 100% | 2021-03-03 |
| 76. | elazer (elazer) | 72.92 | 100% | 2016-01-07 |
| 77. | K (rhiz0matix) | 72.65 | 100% | 2020-04-20 |
| 78. | mat (netman) | 72.63 | 100% | 2011-07-23 |
| 79. | Hoàng (nogah) | 72.59 | — | 2010-07-30 |
| 80. | Parth (parthl301) | 72.58 | 100% | 2022-03-22 |
| 81. | Smelly Cat (samhermingtonqu... | 72.09 | 100% | 2019-06-15 |
| 82. | Omar (dotarow) | 72.07 | 100% | 2024-03-11 |
| 83. | SimpleBeat (simplebeat) | 71.74 | 100% | 2015-05-26 |
| 84. | Josh (silvascientist) | 71.69 | 100% | 2020-12-01 |
| 85. | dugong (mrdugong) | 71.68 | 100% | 2024-07-11 |
| 86. | blueturtle (esraels) | 71.44 | 100% | 2015-10-13 |
| 87. | Hubert (hube04) | 71.08 | 100% | 2024-05-31 |
| 88. | Jan (shortext) | 70.96 | 100% | 2025-05-09 |
| 89. | mairzydoats_mason (mairzydo... | 70.45 | 100% | 2016-09-06 |
| 90. | A. (sanikku5) | 70.27 | 100% | 2024-08-03 |
| 91. | Wilson (wramos) | 70.18 | 100% | 2019-05-18 |
| 92. | Kelvin - Colemak (winlost) | 70.06 | 100% | 2013-11-10 |
| 93. | this is my instagram: ethan... | 69.58 | 100% | 2024-12-04 |
| 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 |