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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17986. | Patrik (patg) | 73.41 | 90% | 2011-07-14 |
| 17987. | va_ng (va_ng) | 73.41 | 95% | 2021-01-09 |
| 17988. | yomama (yt0427) | 73.41 | 99% | 2023-08-25 |
| 17989. | Juho (safou) | 73.40 | 94% | 2017-04-18 |
| 17990. | Waqas (waqas7861) | 73.40 | 97% | 2016-12-12 |
| 17991. | jose (superpepino) | 73.40 | 93% | 2011-12-02 |
| 17992. | Clarence (thedolphinater) | 73.40 | 97% | 2017-12-24 |
| 17993. | Leo (leo_typing) | 73.40 | 97% | 2022-08-27 |
| 17994. | haha (shreyam) | 73.40 | 91% | 2017-03-31 |
| 17995. | Zeona (zeonabanana) | 73.40 | 97% | 2018-01-20 |
| 17996. | Robbie T (robbietempleman) | 73.39 | 90% | 2016-03-02 |
| 17997. | HamP (hamzaabamboo) | 73.39 | 95% | 2016-01-16 |
| 17998. | lemon (lemrocks) | 73.39 | 93% | 2014-06-10 |
| 17999. | wharup (wharup) | 73.39 | 99% | 2013-07-25 |
| 18000. | zageryager (zageryager) | 73.39 | 94.8% | 2023-06-30 |
| 18001. | Taz (tazziemonster) | 73.39 | 91% | 2013-12-05 |
| 18002. | Brandon (xeroeverblade34) | 73.38 | — | 2010-05-04 |
| 18003. | spaceaps (spacecaps) | 73.38 | 94% | 2015-03-07 |
| 18004. | Zaxx (zaxx) | 73.38 | 88% | 2014-11-08 |
| 18005. | Mr Speedy (mrspeedy) | 73.38 | — | 2010-05-05 |
| 18006. | Kok Kun (kokkun92) | 73.38 | 97% | 2022-02-22 |
| 18007. | Sara (saraakre) | 73.38 | 94% | 2021-08-20 |
| 18008. | Kieran (godquack) | 73.38 | 97% | 2022-09-23 |
| 18009. | Manikhan (khan_12345) | 73.38 | 96% | 2023-08-14 |
| 18010. | 🐄 cow (chickencole) | 73.38 | 97% | 2021-01-04 |
| 18011. | Jason (pradogy) | 73.38 | 96% | 2021-10-07 |
| 18012. | Cayke (mrcayke) | 73.37 | 94% | 2015-03-03 |
| 18013. | Tung (haruharu2257) | 73.37 | 98% | 2023-02-17 |
| 18014. | Radosław (radoslaw_) | 73.37 | 99% | 2017-01-22 |
| 18015. | Mike (maverick) | 73.37 | — | 2008-08-13 |
| 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 |