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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5820. | Tia (tiaaakayyy) | 97.35 | 97% | 2014-07-19 |
| 5821. | SomeGuy (hexadecimal101) | 97.34 | 96% | 2020-09-16 |
| 5822. | Alper (alper) | 97.34 | — | 2008-10-28 |
| 5823. | (silaada) | 97.33 | 99% | 2017-12-11 |
| 5824. | Jack (jacknachos) | 97.32 | 97% | 2022-07-30 |
| 5825. | Adrian (aeroplaneking) | 97.32 | 97% | 2023-05-10 |
| 5826. | Brad (tp4tissue) | 97.32 | 97% | 2012-02-01 |
| 5827. | Elyse (queenlizzie13) | 97.32 | 99% | 2012-12-30 |
| 5828. | lxa (lxa_kuush) | 97.32 | 88% | 2017-02-08 |
| 5829. | Kirinji (kirinji_blasphemous) | 97.32 | 98% | 2019-10-10 |
| 5830. | keaton (keaton_____) | 97.31 | 95% | 2014-09-14 |
| 5831. | Grace (kitsumi) | 97.31 | 80% | 2011-11-22 |
| 5832. | Philip (chimera15) | 97.31 | — | 2010-07-28 |
| 5833. | bombaa (bombaa) | 97.31 | 92% | 2012-02-18 |
| 5834. | 😼 (dokylis) | 97.30 | 98% | 2022-02-15 |
| 5835. | Alan (itsonlyalan) | 97.30 | — | 2011-02-08 |
| 5836. | Rebant (supervisor) | 97.29 | — | 2009-04-05 |
| 5837. | Carl (greviepaug) | 97.29 | 96% | 2015-09-21 |
| 5838. | mokira (mokira) | 97.28 | 98% | 2013-12-11 |
| 5839. | Ducklette (ducklette) | 97.28 | — | 2010-03-05 |
| 5840. | Mud (muddchaofan) | 97.26 | 90% | 2017-04-26 |
| 5841. | Ai Sing (aixin) | 97.26 | 93% | 2016-12-04 |
| 5842. | mago (magomago) | 97.25 | 97% | 2015-04-04 |
| 5843. | fxf8 (fuexfollets) | 97.24 | 98.6% | 2023-09-04 |
| 5844. | Diane (ladydi2) | 97.24 | — | 2009-10-20 |
| 5845. | Django (django_unchained) | 97.24 | 98% | 2016-07-31 |
| 5846. | carlos (carlit0) | 97.24 | 99% | 2020-07-08 |
| 5847. | Austin (ahn94) | 97.24 | 97% | 2014-03-04 |
| 5848. | MrChu (mrchu) | 97.23 | 96% | 2012-06-05 |
| 5849. | æ‹“æµ· (ffast_typer) | 97.23 | 99% | 2022-12-29 |
| 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 |