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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18111. | Madelaine (madtherad) | 72.80 | 96% | 2017-06-09 |
| 18112. | Siddhartha (gravito12345) | 72.80 | 95% | 2019-04-20 |
| 18113. | Danielle (dvand707) | 72.80 | — | 2009-11-02 |
| 18114. | firefox freezing (combat_arts) | 72.79 | 93% | 2016-01-16 |
| 18115. | Laith (chaoscontrol_jr) | 72.79 | 96% | 2023-03-24 |
| 18116. | Sonny (trollfeces) | 72.79 | — | 2011-02-07 |
| 18117. | James (jrnewton2) | 72.79 | 97% | 2016-10-30 |
| 18118. | Danny (coloradodan) | 72.79 | 91% | 2011-09-12 |
| 18119. | तोरी (umesh_p) | 72.79 | 91% | 2013-12-15 |
| 18120. | Ahmad (ahmadmozaffar) | 72.78 | 98% | 2022-07-04 |
| 18121. | Adi (adirizka7) | 72.78 | 96% | 2018-08-23 |
| 18122. | Tricia (triciag) | 72.78 | 96% | 2013-08-26 |
| 18123. | Taylor (taylorx) | 72.78 | — | 2010-11-26 |
| 18124. | CHH-andrew (openglut) | 72.78 | 97% | 2011-10-28 |
| 18125. | Max (eyeseeem) | 72.78 | 96% | 2011-09-22 |
| 18126. | Ricardo (arpasusi) | 72.78 | 96% | 2012-12-17 |
| 18127. | Thickspinach (thickspinach) | 72.77 | 95% | 2022-04-29 |
| 18128. | no (archerypro459) | 72.77 | 94% | 2020-11-17 |
| 18129. | y (ytasf) | 72.77 | 99% | 2012-11-07 |
| 18130. | Sydney (sydholla) | 72.77 | 97% | 2021-07-20 |
| 18131. | Ranjith (suram.ranjith@gmai... | 72.77 | 98% | 2012-04-17 |
| 18132. | odannnnnnn (quietkid) | 72.76 | 97% | 2021-10-13 |
| 18133. | Paweł (p_a_w_m) | 72.76 | 95% | 2013-05-01 |
| 18134. | disperition (disperition) | 72.75 | 96% | 2023-07-06 |
| 18135. | Taradiddle (taradiddle) | 72.75 | 98% | 2021-06-29 |
| 18136. | Mohammad (moreda1999) | 72.75 | 97% | 2022-02-26 |
| 18137. | Rabbit (sxc1979) | 72.75 | 98% | 2013-12-13 |
| 18138. | Conanoh (conanoh) | 72.75 | 96% | 2021-02-12 |
| 18139. | Bernie (bernie557) | 72.75 | 93.5% | 2021-02-18 |
| 18140. | Manoz (clawsofeagle) | 72.75 | 96% | 2014-05-16 |
| 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 |