The numbers

The 2×2, in numbers

Everything countable about the 2×2: the mathematics of the puzzle with its sources, and the live state of the sport, rebuilt nightly.

A 2×2 has 3,674,160 positions, and God's Number, the most moves a shortest possible solution ever needs from any scramble, is just 11 (14 in quarter turns). cube20.org
The world record single is 0.39 by Ziyu Ye (叶梓渝), standing 316 days.
The world record average is 0.86 by Sujan Feist, standing 267 days.
5,101,251 completed solves are on the official record in 2×2, from 12,963 competitions in 161 countries.
186,767 people hold an official ranking. The median personal best among all of them is 5.91.
1,032 people have ever gone under 1.00 seconds.
The world record has moved 16 times since records began in 2004.
161 countries hold a national record, and the spread is wide: the fastest is 0.39, the most beatable 36.34.
Results begin in 2004; every figure on this page recomputes nightly from the official export.