The numbers

The 7×7, in numbers

Everything countable about the 7×7: the mathematics of the puzzle with its sources, and the live state of the sport, rebuilt nightly.

A 7×7 has about 1.95 × 10¹⁶⁰ positions, a number with 161 digits: more than the count of atoms in the observable universe, squared. Jaap's Puzzle Page
The world record single is 1:30.59 by Max Park, standing 66 days.
The world record average is 1:36.86 by Max Park, standing 337 days.
282,925 completed solves are on the official record in 7×7, from 5,448 competitions in 122 countries.
14,226 people hold an official ranking. The median personal best among all of them is 4:57.94.
83 people have ever gone under 2:00.00 seconds.
The world record has moved 40 times since records began in 2009.
122 countries hold a national record, and the spread is wide: the fastest is 1:30.59, the most beatable 6:59.76.
Results begin in 2009; every figure on this page recomputes nightly from the official export.