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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33. | Matt (matt9876) | 92.67 | 100% | 2020-06-14 |
| 34. | Renaldy (renaldy) | 91.76 | 100% | 2015-04-27 |
| 35. | nika (nika07) | 90.62 | 100% | 2020-11-27 |
| 36. | rob (mayoff) | 89.47 | — | 2010-08-29 |
| 37. | e2blu (yellowe2) | 89.44 | 100% | 2021-09-26 |
| 38. | Alexander (offbeat5024) | 89.05 | 100% | 2024-01-03 |
| 39. | David (ddellspe) | 88.94 | 100% | 2022-03-12 |
| 40. | Babytear (babytear) | 88.51 | 100% | 2012-10-10 |
| 41. | Karim (norton454) | 87.94 | 100% | 2013-12-06 |
| 42. | Seth (sarmstrong78) | 87.93 | 100% | 2021-10-19 |
| 43. | Csabi (csabaradi) | 87.48 | 100% | 2020-08-18 |
| 44. | Shannon (shazer2) | 87.40 | 100% | 2012-03-22 |
| 45. | skyactiv (atenza) | 86.89 | 100% | 2011-05-22 |
| 46. | Amelia (littlebighaha) | 85.52 | 100% | 2014-10-11 |
| 47. | Tia (tiaaakayyy) | 85.50 | 100% | 2012-04-17 |
| 48. | stupefaction (stupefaction) | 83.92 | — | 2011-02-04 |
| 49. | ตาแดง (pitagorus) | 83.05 | 100% | 2014-04-13 |
| 50. | MachNine (triptych) | 82.75 | 100% | 2024-10-28 |
| 51. | Silver (silverninja) | 82.59 | 100% | 2016-04-04 |
| 52. | Vivek (vivekps143) | 82.35 | 100% | 2025-01-28 |
| 53. | abigail (abigail_w) | 82.33 | 100% | 2013-12-10 |
| 54. | (usloppyuwu) | 81.50 | 100% | 2024-05-24 |
| 55. | Parminder (prince7079) | 80.30 | 100% | 2013-10-04 |
| 56. | Krisztián (hordosikrisztian) | 79.85 | 100% | 2021-01-10 |
| 57. | Leo (leo099) | 78.81 | 100% | 2024-04-14 |
| 58. | ARCHEI (kangsi) | 78.01 | 100% | 2019-07-11 |
| 59. | Björn Orri (bjornorri) | 77.93 | 100% | 2015-03-05 |
| 60. | Daniel (dmdque) | 77.85 | 100% | 2016-02-23 |
| 61. | fonzkji (fonzkji) | 77.25 | 100% | 2011-11-16 |
| 62. | Aaron (abear89) | 77.16 | 100% | 2017-03-21 |
| 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 |