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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19130. | polar (polarbright) | 71.75 | 93% | 2011-07-01 |
| 19131. | Dustan (howellbsbll06) | 71.75 | 90% | 2013-07-04 |
| 19132. | Pratheepa (theepa) | 71.75 | — | 2010-03-24 |
| 19133. | unknownUser (ayo540) | 71.74 | 98% | 2022-05-31 |
| 19134. | Oakamoore (oakamoore) | 71.74 | 96.9% | 2023-05-24 |
| 19135. | Swarmy (swarmy) | 71.74 | 98% | 2022-09-12 |
| 19136. | Iannis (iannis_z) | 71.74 | 97% | 2022-01-30 |
| 19137. | Alex (alexraw) | 71.74 | 96% | 2021-01-08 |
| 19138. | Toastie (tjmck) | 71.74 | 92% | 2016-02-29 |
| 19139. | komaru (komaru) | 71.74 | 97% | 2016-11-03 |
| 19140. | Snail (snail_geezer) | 71.73 | 95% | 2020-10-12 |
| 19141. | Georgia (noodlebrain_) | 71.73 | 97% | 2022-07-03 |
| 19142. | Nicolastn (nicolastn) | 71.73 | 97% | 2023-10-03 |
| 19143. | Danish (gridiron90) | 71.73 | 98% | 2021-12-16 |
| 19144. | Gabe (gkronisch) | 71.73 | 96% | 2017-11-13 |
| 19145. | Kang (kangman) | 71.73 | 96% | 2012-11-06 |
| 19146. | Calbabreaker (calbabreaker) | 71.72 | 96% | 2022-04-09 |
| 19147. | Shangyu (silverhats) | 71.72 | 98% | 2023-01-24 |
| 19148. | Angel (angel8192) | 71.72 | 93% | 2016-01-14 |
| 19149. | typer (typermid) | 71.72 | 95% | 2023-08-18 |
| 19150. | Kurai (kuraiflame) | 71.72 | 95% | 2022-01-11 |
| 19151. | Peter (petercommand) | 71.72 | 94% | 2015-08-17 |
| 19152. | Alex (alexowned) | 71.72 | 95% | 2014-03-28 |
| 19153. | kiddo (cringeworthykiddo) | 71.72 | 98% | 2017-12-20 |
| 19154. | Anh (fujiwarakazuki) | 71.72 | 96% | 2021-07-23 |
| 19155. | ankit (ank_08) | 71.72 | — | 2011-01-16 |
| 19156. | Amanda (tnprincess@bellsout... | 71.72 | — | 2009-05-06 |
| 19157. | Jacqsault (jyan513) | 71.71 | 96.3% | 2023-07-26 |
| 19158. | srini (srirag100) | 71.71 | 95% | 2012-06-19 |
| 19159. | Shypolarbear (shypolarbear) | 71.71 | 97% | 2017-08-31 |
| 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 |