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 546 days.
The world record average is 1:01.76 by Timofei Tarasenko, standing 23 days.
355,611 completed solves are on the official record in 6×6, from 5,867 competitions in 126 countries.
17,784 people hold an official ranking. The median personal best among all of them is 3:18.81.
3 people have ever gone under 1:00.00 seconds.
The world record has moved 28 times since records began in 2009.
126 countries hold a national record, and the spread is wide: the fastest is 57.69, the most beatable 8:15.84.
Results begin in 2009; every figure on this page recomputes nightly from the official export.