Rubik's Cube: the 40 fastest solvers of each year by best average, 2004–2025

Name: Rubik's Cube: the 40 fastest solvers of each year by best average, 2004–2025
Creator: Unlabeled
License: WCA results export terms: may be re-published, in whole or in part, as long as users are clearly notified of the WCA's notice (quoted in the credit)

Each dot is one of the year's 40 fastest at their best official average of five solves. Their median fell from 21.3 seconds in 2004 to 5.3 in 2025.

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The data: 880 points

Year	Average solve time (seconds)
2004	14.52
2004	16.19
2004	17.12
2004	17.62
2004	17.91
2004	18.15
2004	18.82
2004	18.96
2004	19.23
2004	19.28
2004	19.63
2004	19.72
2004	20.16
2004	20.19
2004	20.73
2004	20.85
2004	20.95
2004	21.09
2004	21.11
2004	21.33
2004	21.34
2004	21.39
2004	21.45
2004	21.62
2004	21.64
2004	23.31
2004	24.15
2004	24.24
2004	24.69
2004	24.88
2004	25.01
2004	25.17
2004	25.58
2004	25.8
2004	25.99
2004	26.06
2004	26.28
2004	26.55
2004	26.63
2004	26.73
2005	14.59
2005	15.1
2005	15.23
2005	15.29
2005	15.51
2005	15.54
2005	15.57
2005	15.83
2005	15.9
2005	15.96
2005	16.03
2005	16.21
2005	16.29
2005	16.53
2005	16.6
2005	16.91
2005	17.22
2005	17.28
2005	17.34
2005	17.59
2005	17.66
2005	17.69
2005	17.74
2005	17.86
2005	17.91
2005	17.92
2005	18
2005	18.02
2005	18.2
2005	18.26
2005	18.44
2005	18.59
2005	18.59
2005	18.6
2005	18.63
2005	18.65
2005	18.8
2005	18.99
2005	19.08
2005	19.13
2006	13.22
2006	13.34
2006	13.58
2006	13.77
2006	13.88
2006	14.13
2006	14.41
2006	14.51
2006	14.7
2006	14.81
2006	14.86
2006	14.91
2006	15.02
2006	15.05
2006	15.09
2006	15.15
2006	15.25
2006	15.26
2006	15.38
2006	15.51
2006	15.66
2006	15.82
2006	15.85
2006	15.86
2006	15.87
2006	15.94
2006	15.96
2006	16.06
2006	16.14
2006	16.24
2006	16.29
2006	16.3
2006	16.4
2006	16.46
2006	16.46
2006	16.54
2006	16.58
2006	16.62
2006	16.69
2006	16.7
2007	11.76
2007	12.36
2007	12.38
2007	12.46
2007	12.48
2007	12.57
2007	12.73
2007	12.97
2007	13.05
2007	13.05
2007	13.15
2007	13.17
2007	13.28
2007	13.33
2007	13.33
2007	13.34
2007	13.42
2007	13.47
2007	13.51
2007	13.58
2007	13.79
2007	13.88
2007	13.93
2007	14.01
2007	14.09
2007	14.11
2007	14.15
2007	14.24
2007	14.36
2007	14.37
2007	14.38
2007	14.39
2007	14.45
2007	14.6
2007	14.61
2007	14.61
2007	14.61
2007	14.62
2007	14.65
2007	14.65
2008	11.28
2008	11.32
2008	11.42
2008	11.48
2008	11.5
2008	11.5
2008	11.68
2008	11.82
2008	11.89
2008	11.93
2008	11.97
2008	11.99
2008	12.09
2008	12.1
2008	12.23
2008	12.26
2008	12.27
2008	12.35
2008	12.49
2008	12.5
2008	12.56
2008	12.7
2008	12.72
2008	12.74
2008	12.76
2008	12.85
2008	12.9
2008	12.91
2008	13.1
2008	13.14
2008	13.14
2008	13.23
2008	13.23
2008	13.24
2008	13.25
2008	13.3
2008	13.32
2008	13.33
2008	13.46
2008	13.49
2009	10.07
2009	10.42
2009	10.49
2009	10.61
2009	10.71
2009	10.74
2009	10.91
2009	11.04
2009	11.11
2009	11.19
2009	11.45
2009	11.48
2009	11.5
2009	11.51
2009	11.55
2009	11.68
2009	11.7
2009	11.75
2009	11.76
2009	11.78
2009	11.8
2009	11.83
2009	11.85
2009	11.85
2009	11.89
2009	11.92
2009	12.01
2009	12.07
2009	12.1
2009	12.17
2009	12.19
2009	12.2
2009	12.21
2009	12.21
2009	12.26
2009	12.27
2009	12.28
2009	12.3
2009	12.32
2009	12.33
2010	7.91
2010	8.91
2010	9.03
2010	9.31
2010	9.68
2010	9.76
2010	9.81
2010	9.87
2010	9.9
2010	9.94
2010	9.95
2010	10.05
2010	10.07
2010	10.12
2010	10.15
2010	10.18
2010	10.21
2010	10.28
2010	10.28
2010	10.31
2010	10.32
2010	10.39
2010	10.41
2010	10.42
2010	10.5
2010	10.53
2010	10.59
2010	10.65
2010	10.67
2010	10.69
2010	10.71
2010	10.72
2010	10.77
2010	10.79
2010	10.79
2010	10.8
2010	10.83
2010	10.86
2010	10.87
2010	10.87
2011	7.64
2011	8.27
2011	8.46
2011	8.52
2011	8.54
2011	8.65
2011	8.81
2011	8.87
2011	8.91
2011	8.92
2011	8.93
2011	9.08
2011	9.32
2011	9.35
2011	9.37
2011	9.4
2011	9.42
2011	9.46
2011	9.47
2011	9.48
2011	9.49
2011	9.53
2011	9.57
2011	9.65
2011	9.69
2011	9.72
2011	9.77
2011	9.79
2011	9.82
2011	9.86
2011	9.88
2011	9.89
2011	9.9
2011	9.9
2011	9.9
2011	9.93
2011	9.97
2011	9.98
2011	10
2011	10.01
2012	7.53
2012	7.66
2012	8.21
2012	8.25
2012	8.38
2012	8.62
2012	8.67
2012	8.74
2012	8.76
2012	8.89
2012	8.9
2012	8.93
2012	8.98
2012	9.01
2012	9.02
2012	9.05
2012	9.15
2012	9.15
2012	9.16
2012	9.18
2012	9.23
2012	9.24
2012	9.27
2012	9.33
2012	9.37
2012	9.39
2012	9.4
2012	9.43
2012	9.43
2012	9.43
2012	9.45
2012	9.48
2012	9.5
2012	9.51
2012	9.53
2012	9.54
2012	9.55
2012	9.56
2012	9.56
2012	9.57
2013	6.54
2013	7.68
2013	7.85
2013	8.21
2013	8.32
2013	8.35
2013	8.42
2013	8.43
2013	8.46
2013	8.47
2013	8.48
2013	8.49
2013	8.5
2013	8.5
2013	8.63
2013	8.65
2013	8.7
2013	8.72
2013	8.74
2013	8.77
2013	8.79
2013	8.79
2013	8.81
2013	8.9
2013	8.92
2013	8.94
2013	8.95
2013	8.96
2013	8.98
2013	8.99
2013	9
2013	9
2013	9.01
2013	9.02
2013	9.07
2013	9.08
2013	9.09
2013	9.09
2013	9.14
2013	9.15
2014	6.77
2014	7.45
2014	7.5
2014	7.5
2014	7.52
2014	7.6
2014	7.69
2014	7.82
2014	7.91
2014	7.98
2014	8.01
2014	8.06
2014	8.09
2014	8.09
2014	8.11
2014	8.26
2014	8.29
2014	8.34
2014	8.37
2014	8.42
2014	8.48
2014	8.48
2014	8.5
2014	8.53
2014	8.59
2014	8.68
2014	8.7
2014	8.7
2014	8.71
2014	8.71
2014	8.74
2014	8.75
2014	8.75
2014	8.75
2014	8.79
2014	8.79
2014	8.8
2014	8.8
2014	8.8
2014	8.85
2015	6.57
2015	7.13
2015	7.13
2015	7.24
2015	7.37
2015	7.53
2015	7.56
2015	7.57
2015	7.69
2015	7.69
2015	7.73
2015	7.74
2015	7.75
2015	7.78
2015	7.85
2015	7.91
2015	7.92
2015	7.92
2015	7.97
2015	7.98
2015	7.98
2015	8.02
2015	8.03
2015	8.05
2015	8.07
2015	8.09
2015	8.14
2015	8.14
2015	8.21
2015	8.24
2015	8.24
2015	8.27
2015	8.29
2015	8.35
2015	8.36
2015	8.36
2015	8.37
2015	8.37
2015	8.38
2015	8.39
2016	6.45
2016	6.81
2016	6.83
2016	7.05
2016	7.06
2016	7.1
2016	7.16
2016	7.2
2016	7.3
2016	7.32
2016	7.35
2016	7.38
2016	7.38
2016	7.49
2016	7.51
2016	7.52
2016	7.61
2016	7.61
2016	7.66
2016	7.67
2016	7.7
2016	7.8
2016	7.83
2016	7.85
2016	7.86
2016	7.87
2016	7.88
2016	7.89
2016	7.92
2016	7.93
2016	7.94
2016	7.98
2016	7.99
2016	7.99
2016	8
2016	8.01
2016	8.04
2016	8.06
2016	8.1
2016	8.1
2017	5.8
2017	6.18
2017	6.43
2017	6.51
2017	6.53
2017	6.64
2017	6.77
2017	6.82
2017	6.82
2017	6.83
2017	6.86
2017	6.95
2017	7
2017	7.09
2017	7.19
2017	7.35
2017	7.39
2017	7.4
2017	7.44
2017	7.46
2017	7.46
2017	7.46
2017	7.48
2017	7.48
2017	7.51
2017	7.51
2017	7.51
2017	7.53
2017	7.54
2017	7.57
2017	7.58
2017	7.58
2017	7.58
2017	7.59
2017	7.6
2017	7.6
2017	7.63
2017	7.63
2017	7.66
2017	7.66
2018	5.91
2018	5.95
2018	6.06
2018	6.31
2018	6.37
2018	6.38
2018	6.46
2018	6.52
2018	6.55
2018	6.64
2018	6.65
2018	6.66
2018	6.7
2018	6.72
2018	6.75
2018	6.75
2018	6.76
2018	6.78
2018	6.83
2018	6.86
2018	6.87
2018	6.89
2018	6.93
2018	7.04
2018	7.05
2018	7.05
2018	7.08
2018	7.11
2018	7.13
2018	7.14
2018	7.18
2018	7.18
2018	7.19
2018	7.2
2018	7.2
2018	7.21
2018	7.21
2018	7.22
2018	7.23
2018	7.24
2019	5.53
2019	5.83
2019	5.98
2019	6.12
2019	6.13
2019	6.24
2019	6.25
2019	6.28
2019	6.29
2019	6.31
2019	6.38
2019	6.4
2019	6.44
2019	6.49
2019	6.55
2019	6.58
2019	6.6
2019	6.62
2019	6.69
2019	6.7
2019	6.71
2019	6.72
2019	6.73
2019	6.73
2019	6.73
2019	6.74
2019	6.78
2019	6.78
2019	6.79
2019	6.79
2019	6.79
2019	6.81
2019	6.81
2019	6.84
2019	6.92
2019	6.92
2019	6.94
2019	6.94
2019	6.96
2019	6.96
2020	5.59
2020	5.86
2020	6.18
2020	6.19
2020	6.42
2020	6.46
2020	6.5
2020	6.51
2020	6.56
2020	6.59
2020	6.62
2020	6.73
2020	6.74
2020	6.81
2020	6.82
2020	6.85
2020	6.86
2020	6.89
2020	6.9
2020	6.92
2020	6.96
2020	6.98
2020	7.01
2020	7.05
2020	7.07
2020	7.1
2020	7.1
2020	7.13
2020	7.18
2020	7.18
2020	7.18
2020	7.2
2020	7.22
2020	7.23
2020	7.23
2020	7.24
2020	7.24
2020	7.26
2020	7.27
2020	7.27
2021	5.09
2021	5.32
2021	5.48
2021	5.57
2021	5.68
2021	5.83
2021	6.01
2021	6.06
2021	6.12
2021	6.14
2021	6.16
2021	6.21
2021	6.28
2021	6.31
2021	6.4
2021	6.46
2021	6.52
2021	6.54
2021	6.57
2021	6.61
2021	6.61
2021	6.62
2021	6.62
2021	6.64
2021	6.64
2021	6.66
2021	6.66
2021	6.76
2021	6.8
2021	6.81
2021	6.83
2021	6.85
2021	6.85
2021	6.86
2021	6.87
2021	6.89
2021	6.94
2021	6.94
2021	6.95
2021	7.01
2022	4.86
2022	4.86
2022	5.03
2022	5.25
2022	5.48
2022	5.57
2022	5.72
2022	5.78
2022	5.83
2022	5.87
2022	5.9
2022	5.91
2022	5.91
2022	5.93
2022	5.93
2022	6.02
2022	6.08
2022	6.1
2022	6.13
2022	6.17
2022	6.18
2022	6.21
2022	6.22
2022	6.22
2022	6.24
2022	6.25
2022	6.26
2022	6.26
2022	6.29
2022	6.29
2022	6.31
2022	6.33
2022	6.34
2022	6.35
2022	6.41
2022	6.43
2022	6.43
2022	6.45
2022	6.46
2022	6.46
2023	4.48
2023	4.96
2023	5.01
2023	5.06
2023	5.15
2023	5.16
2023	5.24
2023	5.29
2023	5.44
2023	5.51
2023	5.54
2023	5.55
2023	5.63
2023	5.63
2023	5.66
2023	5.67
2023	5.68
2023	5.71
2023	5.75
2023	5.75
2023	5.77
2023	5.81
2023	5.83
2023	5.84
2023	5.84
2023	5.86
2023	5.88
2023	5.92
2023	5.92
2023	5.93
2023	5.93
2023	5.95
2023	5.96
2023	5.96
2023	5.97
2023	5.99
2023	6
2023	6.02
2023	6.03
2023	6.04
2024	4.05
2024	4.32
2024	4.74
2024	4.84
2024	4.94
2024	5.06
2024	5.09
2024	5.11
2024	5.16
2024	5.27
2024	5.39
2024	5.42
2024	5.44
2024	5.45
2024	5.49
2024	5.54
2024	5.55
2024	5.56
2024	5.56
2024	5.57
2024	5.57
2024	5.58
2024	5.58
2024	5.58
2024	5.59
2024	5.6
2024	5.6
2024	5.61
2024	5.62
2024	5.62
2024	5.62
2024	5.63
2024	5.64
2024	5.66
2024	5.69
2024	5.69
2024	5.7
2024	5.71
2024	5.72
2024	5.72
2025	3.9
2025	4.15
2025	4.49
2025	4.59
2025	4.67
2025	4.69
2025	4.72
2025	4.88
2025	4.91
2025	4.95
2025	4.98
2025	5
2025	5.03
2025	5.11
2025	5.13
2025	5.21
2025	5.21
2025	5.21
2025	5.24
2025	5.25
2025	5.26
2025	5.27
2025	5.28
2025	5.29
2025	5.3
2025	5.33
2025	5.33
2025	5.35
2025	5.38
2025	5.38
2025	5.44
2025	5.44
2025	5.49
2025	5.5
2025	5.5
2025	5.55
2025	5.55
2025	5.56
2025	5.59
2025	5.63

Source: World Cube Association, WCA results export (3x3x3 Cube, averages of five); best average per competitor and year, and the fastest competitors of each year, selected by Unlabeled. This information is based on competition results owned and maintained by the World Cube Assocation, published at https://worldcubeassociation.org/results as of October 26, 2026.
Licence: WCA results export terms: may be re-published, in whole or in part, as long as users are clearly notified of the WCA's notice (quoted in the credit)
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