What Does 'World Record' Mean?

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The fastest verified completion time in a given speedrunning category, commonly abbreviated WR, representing the current benchmark every other runner in that category is trying to beat.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"He held the world record for that category for almost two years before it was beaten."

LORE & ORIGIN

Standard speedrunning terminology tracking the best verified time per game/category combination, formalized through community leaderboards and verification communities from the 2000s onward.

FIRST SEEN

2000

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Speedrun Canon)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:Speedrun Personal Best

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CN世界纪录 →日本語 ja-JP世界記録 →한국어 ko-KR세계 기록 →Español es-ESworld record →Português pt-BRworld record →Français fr-FRworld record →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↑ HIGH RISING FAST · LOW

CULTURE CATEGORY

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RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

2000

NOW

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TOP PLATFORMS

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