Historical 3x3 Fewest Moves World Records Beaten
Updated on 20 Aug 2025.
| Date | Single | Average | Name | Competition | Achieved By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single | |||||
| 26 Oct 2024 | 16 | 26.67 | 🇬🇧 Jacob Sherwen Brown | 🇬🇧 Rubik's UK Championship FMC 2024 | 4 (0.04%) |
| 23 Jun 2024 | 16 | 22.00 | 🇺🇸 Levi Gibson | 🇺🇸 Ashfield Summer Challenge 2024 | 4 (0.04%) |
| 23 Jun 2024 | 16 | 22.67 | 🇺🇸 Aedan Bryant | 🇺🇸 Ashfield Summer Challenge 2024 | 4 (0.04%) |
| 15–16 Jun 2019 | 16 | 22.00 | 🇮🇹 Sebastiano Tronto | 🌍 FMC 2019 | 4 (0.04%) |
| 8–9 Jun 2019 | 17 | 22.33 | 🇺🇸 Mark Boyanowski | 🇺🇸 Mental Breakdown Minnesota 2019 | 11 (0.10%) |
| 19–20 Jan 2019 | 17 | 25.00 | 🇬🇧 Harry Savage | 🇬🇧 The Great British Blind Off 2019 | 11 (0.10%) |
| 26–28 Oct 2018 | 18 | 27.67 | 🇺🇸 Chad Batten | 🇺🇸 GA Cubers Mountain Trip 2018 | 33 (0.29%) |
| 26–28 Oct 2018 | 19 | 27.00 | 🇵🇱 Anonymous | 🇵🇱 Polish Championship 2018 | 73 (0.65%) |
| 26–28 Oct 2018 | 19 | DNF | 🇵🇱 Szymon Jeziorski | 🇵🇱 Polish Championship 2018 | 73 (0.65%) |
| 30 Apr – 1 May 2018 | 19 | — | 🇨🇳 Baiqiang Dong (董百强) | 🇨🇳 Beijing Open 2018 | 73 (0.65%) |
| 27–28 Aug 2016 | 19 | — | 🇧🇾 Uladzislau Ushakov (Владислав Ушаков) | 🇧🇾 PSU Open 2016 | 73 (0.65%) |
| 9–10 Jan 2016 | 19 | 26.33 | 🇩🇪 Marcel Peters | 🇩🇪 Cubelonia 2016 | 73 (0.65%) |
| 11 Oct 2015 | 19 | — | 🇺🇸 Tim Wong | 🇺🇸 Irvine Fall 2015 | 73 (0.65%) |
| 10–12 Jul 2015 | 20 | 27.00 | 🇺🇸 Rami Sbahi | 🇺🇸 Michigan 2015 | 131 (1.16%) |
| 13–15 Jul 2012 | 20 | — | 🇯🇵 Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) | 🇨🇿 Czech Open 2012 | 131 (1.16%) |
| 16–18 Jul 2010 | 22 | — | 🇭🇺 István Kocza | 🇨🇿 Czech Open 2010 | 289 (2.57%) |
| 24–25 Apr 2009 | 22 | — | 🇧🇪 Jimmy Coll | 🇪🇸 Barcelona Open 2009 | 289 (2.57%) |
| 23–24 Aug 2008 | 27 | — | 🇳🇱 Guus Razoux Schultz | 🇳🇱 Dutch Masters 2008 | 1037 (9.22%) |
| 16–17 Sep 2006 | 28 | — | 🇵🇱 Zbigniew Zborowski | 🇵🇱 Polish Open 2006 | 1281 (11.39%) |
| 15 Jan 2005 | 28 | — | 🇨🇿 Mirek Goljan | 🇺🇸 Caltech Winter competition 2005 | 1281 (11.39%) |
| 23–24 Aug 2003 | 29 | — | 🇨🇿 Mirek Goljan | 🇨🇦 World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 | 1570 (13.96%) |
| Average | |||||
| 1–2 Mar 2025 | 17 | 19.67 | 🇵🇱 Radomił Baran | 🇵🇱 5BLD Masters Opole 2025 | 1 (0.02%) |
| 29 Dec 2024 | 19 | 20.00 | 🇺🇸 Evan Brown | 🇺🇸 Please Be Solved Ohio State 2024 | 4 (0.08%) |
| 23 Nov 2024 | 19 | 20.00 | 🇵🇱 Radomił Baran | 🌍 FMC Europe 2024 | 4 (0.08%) |
| 14 Apr 2024 | 18 | 20.00 | 🇸🇬 Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) | 🇦🇺 FMC West Melbourne 2024 | 4 (0.08%) |
| 17 Sep 2023 | 19 | 20.00 | 🇸🇬 Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) | 🇲🇾 FMC Johor Bahru 2023 | 4 (0.08%) |
| 29 Jul 2023 | 19 | 21.00 | 🇦🇺 Jayden McNeill | 🇸🇬 Singapore Eighty and Below 2023 | 25 (0.47%) |
| 3–4 Jun 2023 | 20 | 21.00 | 🇦🇺 Jayden McNeill | 🇦🇺 Side N Blind Narre Warren 2023 | 25 (0.47%) |
| 4–5 Mar 2023 | 20 | 21.00 | 🇺🇸 Cale Schoon | 🇺🇸 MBLD in a Madison Meeting Room 2023 | 25 (0.47%) |
| 18–19 Jan 2020 | 18 | 21.00 | 🇺🇸 Cale Schoon | 🇺🇸 North Star Cubing Challenge 2020 | 25 (0.47%) |
| 15–16 Jun 2019 | 16 | 22.00 | 🇮🇹 Sebastiano Tronto | 🌍 FMC 2019 | 63 (1.18%) |
| 8–9 Jun 2019 | 17 | 22.33 | 🇺🇸 Mark Boyanowski | 🇺🇸 Mental Breakdown Minnesota 2019 | 76 (1.43%) |
| 20–22 Apr 2019 | 22 | 23.00 | 🇫🇮 Reto Bubendorf | 🇫🇷 French Championship 2019 | 107 (2.01%) |
| 19–20 Jan 2019 | 18 | 24.00 | 🇮🇹 Sebastiano Tronto | 🇬🇧 The Great British Blind Off 2019 | 146 (2.74%) |
| 11–13 May 2018 | 22 | 24.00 | 🇫🇮 Reto Bubendorf | 🇫🇮 Finnish Championship 2018 | 146 (2.74%) |
| 15 Oct 2017 | 22 | 24.00 | 🇺🇸 Walker Welch | 🌎 FMC Americas 2017 | 146 (2.74%) |
| 26 Aug 2017 | 23 | 24.00 | 🇩🇪 Sébastien Auroux | 🇫🇷 Only FMC 2017 | 146 (2.74%) |
| 28–30 Jul 2017 | 21 | 24.33 | 🇨🇳 Baiqiang Dong (董百强) | 🇨🇳 China Championship 2017 | 154 (2.89%) |
| 28–29 May 2016 | 24 | 24.33 | 🇩🇪 Marcel Peters | 🇩🇪 Schwandorf Open 2016 | 154 (2.89%) |
| 5–6 Mar 2016 | 22 | 25.00 | 🇩🇪 Sébastien Auroux | 🇧🇪 Zonhoven Open 2016 | 184 (3.46%) |
| 1–2 Aug 2015 | 22 | 25.00 | 🇩🇪 Sébastien Auroux | 🇧🇪 N8W8 Summer 2015 | 184 (3.46%) |
| 23–24 May 2015 | 22 | 25.00 | 🇩🇪 Jan Bentlage | 🇧🇪 CBNBC 2015 | 184 (3.46%) |
| 1–3 Aug 2014 | 22 | 25.00 | 🇺🇸 Vincent Sheu | 🇺🇸 US Nationals 2014 | 184 (3.46%) |
| 18–20 Apr 2014 | 21 | 25.00 | 🇩🇪 Sébastien Auroux | 🇩🇪 Velbert Easter Open 2014 | 184 (3.46%) |
| 7 Sep 2013 | 23 | 25.67 | 🇩🇪 Sébastien Auroux | 🇪🇸 Villa de Catral Open 2013 | 209 (3.93%) |
| 17–19 May 2013 | 23 | 26.00 | 🇩🇪 Sébastien Auroux | 🇩🇪 Berlin Open 2013 | 216 (4.06%) |
| 16–17 Feb 2013 | 26 | 26.33 | 🇩🇪 Sébastien Auroux | 🇩🇪 Velbert Open 2013 | 238 (4.47%) |
| 25–26 Aug 2012 | 29 | 29.67 | 🇩🇪 Sébastien Auroux | 🇳🇱 Moves are for n00bs 2012 | 543 (10.20%) |
| 26 May 2012 | 28 | 30.00 | 🇨🇳 Shuang Chen (陈霜) | 🇨🇳 PKU FM 2012 | 580 (10.89%) |
| 3–4 Mar 2012 | 26 | 30.67 | 🇯🇵 Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) | 🇳🇱 Twente Open 2012 | 654 (12.28%) |
| 17–18 Dec 2011 | 29 | 30.67 | 🇫🇷 Kanneti Sae Han (คันธ์เนตี แซ่ห่าน) | 🇫🇷 Puy de Dome Open 2011 | 654 (12.28%) |
| 2–3 Jul 2011 | 28 | 31.67 | 🇫🇷 Mario Laurent | 🇫🇷 Dolmen Open 2011 | 813 (15.27%) |
| 15 May 2011 | 31 | 35.00 | 🇨🇳 Jibo Zhao (赵吉波) | 🇨🇳 Beijing Footsteps 2011 | 1402 (26.33%) |
| 10 Apr 2010 | 33 | 35.67 | 🇨🇳 Hong Zhang (张宏) | 🇨🇳 PKU Fewest Moves 2010 | 1572 (29.53%) |
| 19–20 Dec 2009 | 32 | 40.67 | 🇫🇷 Clément Gallet | 🇫🇷 Clermont Open 2009 | 2801 (52.61%) |