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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9032. | Sam (samuelnsh) | 89.07 | 97% | 2012-05-05 |
| 9033. | John (spagh3tt) | 89.07 | 98% | 2017-08-24 |
| 9034. | Chris (mirexx) | 89.07 | 96% | 2012-12-25 |
| 9035. | carleel (menamesringo) | 89.07 | 98% | 2019-06-12 |
| 9036. | Kurtis (testermd) | 89.07 | 96% | 2015-10-15 |
| 9037. | Ezekiel (ezfe) | 89.07 | 86% | 2016-07-23 |
| 9038. | Yuan (yyao84) | 89.07 | 87% | 2012-01-18 |
| 9039. | you (youu) | 89.06 | — | 2009-03-02 |
| 9040. | kemp (tygri) | 89.05 | 99% | 2017-02-10 |
| 9041. | stupid (booxofdeath) | 89.05 | 95% | 2021-06-02 |
| 9042. | Kevin (p_wumpkin) | 89.05 | 98% | 2023-01-18 |
| 9043. | Kurac (maksara) | 89.04 | 89% | 2016-01-17 |
| 9044. | Laurie (guardcube_yt) | 89.04 | 99% | 2021-03-01 |
| 9045. | David (higginshere) | 89.04 | 96% | 2013-10-04 |
| 9046. | Bonsaikitten (bonsaikitten) | 89.03 | 92% | 2014-10-15 |
| 9047. | Jay (intelligent) | 89.03 | 96% | 2012-01-25 |
| 9048. | Ben (thefatman) | 89.02 | 99% | 2014-04-25 |
| 9049. | Indiastopsww3 (vivekpjoshy) | 89.02 | 99% | 2014-01-09 |
| 9050. | James (chopstix94) | 89.02 | 97% | 2013-02-25 |
| 9051. | Blaž (drevesar) | 89.02 | 99% | 2023-07-10 |
| 9052. | braddagio (braddagiobradbry... | 89.02 | — | 2010-09-17 |
| 9053. | Ravenzlayer (r4nd4ll) | 89.02 | 99% | 2014-03-26 |
| 9054. | Castle (achacon1) | 89.01 | 98% | 2013-10-29 |
| 9055. | Joe (therunner09) | 89.01 | 96% | 2016-02-13 |
| 9056. | Sting (z35shi) | 89.01 | 97% | 2015-03-09 |
| 9057. | Tyler (thermalcry) | 89.01 | 100% | 2012-12-14 |
| 9058. | beereye (buhryeuhn) | 89.01 | 96% | 2014-03-12 |
| 9059. | Ben (hulkunleashed) | 89.01 | 97% | 2021-12-22 |
| 9060. | drs247 (drs247) | 89.01 | 96% | 2021-05-22 |
| 9061. | SMR (onebarconnection) | 89.00 | 97.4% | 2023-10-14 |
| 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 |