Draft:Speedrun.com
2013 Speedrun website
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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]
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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:
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| Submission declined on 19 November 2025 by 11WB (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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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)
Type of site | Social networking service |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Area served | Worldwide, except blocking countries |
| Owner | Elo Entertainment |
| Founders |
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| URL | speedrun.com |
| Registration | Required (to do any activity) |
| Launched | 2014 |
| Current status | Active |
Development
Speedrun.com is founded in 2013 by the user "Pac" and later pass to the Irish web developer Peter chase, who made the website as hobby after see that don,t exist a centralized hub for speedrunning at the time and each users need to make his own rank, launching the domain for only $3,500, the website is acquired by the Elon enterment in 13, October of 2020.[3]
Features
The site allows users to create accounts that can submit their runs via links from other social networks like YouTube and Twitch, usually using the site's own Timer application called Livesplit, which are then reviewed by the administrators or creators of the game's page, It also has a ranking showing the positions of each runner, displaying details of their records.[4]
Controversy
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.[5]
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.[6]
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[7]
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 his 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]
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