6-Year-Old Girl in China Sets Rubik's Cube World Record
Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi of China set a women's world record by solving a Rubik's Cube five times in an average of 4.27 seconds.
A six-year-old competitor from China has entered the record books for speed-solving the Rubik's Cube. Lian Yunzhi completed five solves of the classic puzzle with an average time of 4.27 seconds, a mark now recognized as a women's world record.
In competitive cubing, results are typically measured across multiple attempts, with the average time used to confirm that a fast solve reflects genuine skill rather than a single lucky run. Lian's average across five solves places her at the top of the women's speed-solving rankings.
What makes the achievement especially notable is her age. Elite-level cube solving usually requires years of practice to develop the muscle memory and pattern recognition needed to manipulate the puzzle at such speed, and record-setting performances are more commonly associated with older, more experienced competitors.
The Rubik's Cube, invented decades ago, remains one of the world's most recognized puzzles and has spawned an active global competitive scene, with official world records tracked across single solves, averages, genders and age categories.
The report does not specify the exact location or date of the record-setting performance, but confirms that Lian now holds the top position in the women's category for average solve time.
