People · United States
Lincoln Kim
4×4 · top 1.8% of 85,040 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026KIML02
Lincoln Kim has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 28.11, set at Hancock County NxNs 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 85,040 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 313th in the United States. Until April 2012, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since February 2026, he has put 409 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.33 in February 2026 to 7.55, a 19% improvement. Lincoln has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 28.11 | 34.81 | top 1.8% | 313 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 | 7.55 | 9.82 | top 2.1% | 1,256 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 51.08 | 59.72 | top 2.1% | 167 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 1:39.10 | 1:44.55 | top 3.8% | 142 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 2:32.40 | 2:39.38 | top 4.2% | 119 / 3,236 | |
| 2×2 | 3.31 | 5.09 | top 18.0% | 7,134 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.24 | 12.15 | top 21.8% | 5,931 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.98 | 1:34.16 | top 23.2% | 1,622 / 8,026 | |
| Skewb | 6.02 | 12.16 | top 26.0% | 4,273 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.77 | 27.31 | top 30.9% | 4,050 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 12.07 | 13.46 | top 35.3% | 2,864 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 35.07 | 1:07.29 | top 58.6% | 3,915 / 6,846 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 10 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Concordia Fall Foliage 2026.
- 26 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Hancock County NxNs 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Brown County Big Cubes 2026.
- 14 Feb 2026First competition: Vanderbilt Winter 2026. A 11.05 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Concordia Fall Foliage 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Hancock County NxNs 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- 4x4 Off US-40 IL 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Summer Mini 2026 · 26 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Warm Up Carolina Pride 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cookeville Cube Challenge 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Franklin 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Brown County Big Cubes 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Vanderbilt Winter 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Lucy Grace Bryson — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eli Parker — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Katie Hull — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 614 people have one; it is 3.11 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.