Draft:Speedrun.com
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Submission declined on 20 November 2025 by DoubleGrazing (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for web content. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
Declined by DoubleGrazing 6 months ago.
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This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
Declined by 11WB 6 months ago.
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Comment: The sources used do not currently show that the website is notable. Guinness World Records is not reliable and cannot be used to establish notability, per WP:GWR. Many more sources are needed at this time. 11WB (talk) 03:29, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
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Type of site | Social networking service |
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| Available in | 17 languages |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Area served | Worldwide, except blocking countries |
| Owner | Elo Entertainment |
| Founders |
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| URL | speedrun.com |
| Registration | Optional, required to submit runs |
| Launched | 2014 |
| Current status | Active |
Speedrun.com is an online database website that organizes speedruns, livestreams, and personal user records. It was created in 2013 by an anonymous user named "Pac" and later developed further by web programmer Peter Chase. Since 2020, the website has been operated by Elo Entertainment.[1][2]
Development
Speedrun.com was founded in 2013 by the user "Pac" and later passed to the Irish web developer Peter Chase, who continued to develop the website as hobby due to a lack of a centralized hub for speedrunning at the time. The website was acquired by Elo Entertainment on 13 October 2020.[3]
Features
Speedrun.com allows users to submit their runs via links from other social networks like YouTube and Twitch, mainly using the site's own timer application called Livesplit. Uploaded runs are then reviewed by the administrators or creators of the game's page. The website maintains a ranking showing the positions of each runner and displaying details of their records.[4][5]
Controversy
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False Records
In 2020, the American YouTuber Dream was involved in a controversy regarding false race records on the platform making in our Minecraft run recused in the platform after a investigation made by the Website adminstrators.[6]
During the Games Done Quick Event, a russian streamer called Mekarazium is banned from the website after confirmed he used recorded media to change his gameplay of Metal Gear Rising.[7]
Security Issues
in 2018, during a update on the website, a software error make the passwords of Xsplit users get leaked after a internal dump, make the developers restart ranks to put another authetication solution[4]
other issue reported in the website is the commentary section, where any users can write about the runs who made gamers and section owners delete his runs in order to protest[8]
Reception
In 2019, Speedrun.com was officially nominated by Guinness World Records as a recognized database for video game speedrunning records. The site is used to track official race times and rankings for speedrunning for the book for prizes.[9]
References
- ^ Brewer, Christopher (1 August 2017). "Born to Run: A Grounded Theory Study of Cheating in the Online Speedrunning Community". Master's Theses.
- ^ Kinchoku, Cibele Aparecida Miyuki (17 February 2025). "As formas da nostalgia no speedrun: uma análise semiótico-discursiva" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 August 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Forbes-Calvin, Alex; Editor, PCGamesInsider Contributing (14 October 2020). "Data firm Elo Entertainment snaps up Speedrun.com". pcgamesinsider.biz. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Alexandra, Heather (5 April 2019). "Major Speedrunning Hub Forced To Roll Back Rankings After Security Breach". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Kelfer, Riley (1 January 2022). "What Is "Speedrunning?" Industry, Community, Identity". Senior Scholar Papers.
- ^ Hernandez, Patricia (15 December 2020). "YouTube's big Minecraft cheating scandal, explained". Polygon. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Buday, John (7 July 2022). "This Metal Gear Speedrun Is Causing An Uproar". SVG. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ Nelson, Will (19 October 2021). "Speedrunners stop uploading runs to Speedrun.com as it adds comments". NME. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ Lopez, Jalen (19 January 2020). "Speedrunners can now earn Guinness World Records". Dot Esports. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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