The numbers

The 6×6, in numbers

Everything countable about the 6×6: the mathematics of the puzzle with its sources, and the live state of the sport, rebuilt nightly.

A 6×6 has about 1.57 × 10¹¹⁶ positions. Jaap's Puzzle Page
The world record single is 57.69 by Max Park, standing 498 days.
The world record average is 1:03.63 by Timofei Tarasenko, standing 15 days.
346,279 completed solves are on the official record in 6×6, from 5,730 competitions in 125 countries.
17,510 people hold an official ranking. The median personal best among all of them is 3:18.88.
2 people have ever gone under 1:00.00 seconds.
The world record has moved 28 times since records began in 2009.
125 countries hold a national record, and the spread is wide: the fastest is 57.69, the most beatable 6:52.38.
Results begin in 2009; every figure on this page recomputes nightly from the official export.