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We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster.

—from The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, a book by Carl Sagan

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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
1. (joshua728) 215.36 99% 2021-06-13
2. Sean Wrona (arenasnow) 203.35 100% 2019-03-25
3. hi (helloimnotgood1) 201.54 99.6% 2025-04-08
4. איזי (iamtyperacer) 198.13 100% 2021-05-08
5. Sean Wrona (arenasnow2) 197.95 — 2010-08-27
6. nonquitsahib (allofthetime) 195.40 100% 2023-08-03
7. Kathy (florentine) 194.31 100% 2017-02-19
8. Jammie (typos_z) 192.20 100% 2021-06-10
9. chillin (slekap) 191.14 100% 2021-08-20
10. Kathy (drunkkathy) 186.80 100% 2017-01-24
11. xKµkKain- (tsvukk) 186.19 100% 2014-02-11
12. Kµkkain (tsvuk) 185.09 100% 2012-08-06
13. im liquid smooth (chakk) 181.72 100% 2018-11-03
14. Mopsy (mopquill) 180.11 100% 2019-07-07
15. paradoxical (chaoschild) 179.68 99.6% 2023-10-11
16. Shoemaker-Levy 9 (atthetop) 178.95 100% 2022-03-15
17. ANDREA (andreaak00) 178.89 100% 2022-08-29
18. Vielle (arc_sec) 177.83 100% 2020-01-30
19. (evestay) 177.20 100% 2024-01-02
20. burger flipper (melikepi) 177.01 99% 2022-12-06
21. $950 kevin rudd pay packet ... 176.17 98% 2021-07-13
22. (nonquit) 175.51 98% 2020-08-27
23. twitch.tv/mcasoooo (mcaso123) 174.67 99% 2023-08-16
24. ILOVEPALESTINE (iamslow103) 173.52 100% 2024-05-13
25. (fenno4) 173.42 98.5% 2023-10-07
26. Teru (vuttar) 173.22 99% 2012-03-24
27. Casado con Ale (lrip) 172.24 100% 2023-02-24
28. (alpha_panda) 171.92 100% 2018-02-16
29. john (nothisisjohn) 171.70 100% 2019-11-21
30. discord.gg/typeracer (landa... 171.39 100% 2022-02-19

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 118,313 73.44 September 30, 2008
Instant Death Mode 278 71.72 March 30, 2010
Riverside Middle School 10 39.50 January 24, 2011
##typeracer 4 74.75 March 16, 2024
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe 2 58.44 December 7, 2012