The encyclopedia racing game
Wiki Race — Play the Wikipedia Racing Game Online
From any article to any other, in as few clicks as you can manage.
What is a wiki race?
A wiki race is a competition held entirely inside Wikipedia. Everyone starts on the same article and races to reach the same target article, clicking only the links that appear in each page along the way. First to arrive — or whoever arrives in the fewest clicks — wins. That's the whole game, and it has been quietly addictive for two decades.
You may know it as a wikirace, a Wikipedia race, the wiki game, or a Wikipedia speedrun — same idea, different scoreboards. What makes it compelling is that Wikipedia's link graph is genuinely vast: there is almost always a 3-click path between any two of its articles, and finding it under pressure is a real skill.
How a race works
- Every racer is given the same start article and target article.
- On go, everyone's start article loads and the clock starts.
- You navigate by clicking links inside the article body — nothing else.
- Each article you pass through counts as one click (a "hop").
- First to the target wins; click count breaks ties and settles bragging rights.
A finished race might look like this (each arrow is one click):
Race other people, live
Wikiracer was built multiplayer-first. Two ways to put your racing on the line:
- Showdown — ranked 1v1 wiki races. Matchmaking pairs you with an opponent, both of you get the same route at the same instant, and the faster racer takes the win and the league points. Climb from Bronze through Champion across weekly seasons.
- Party mode — create a room, share the code, and race up to a full lobby of friends at once. Battle-royale eliminations, convergence races, and trivia variants keep a group going for hours.
Prefer racing the world asynchronously? The Daily Challenge gives everyone on the site the same route each day with a global leaderboard, and Custom Route lets you set up any race you can imagine and send your result to a friend as a challenge link.
Winning more wiki races
Speed comes from knowing Wikipedia's shape. Hub articles — countries, wars, sciences, major cities — connect to nearly everything, so the reliable pattern is to climb from your start to a hub, cross toward your target's territory, and descend. Read the first paragraph and infobox of each page first; that's where the densest links live. And always think a click ahead: the best racers pick each link based on what the next page will offer.
Every Wikiracer route shows its optimal click count, computed from Wikipedia's real link graph — so you always know whether your winning run was also a perfect one.
Routes to try
- Defamation → Instagram · 2 clicks · easy
- 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami → Russo-Ukrainian war · 2 clicks · easy
- Empire State Building → Rock and roll · 2 clicks · easy
- Battle of Tours → Apollo · 2 clicks · easy
- Chernobyl disaster → Battle of Stalingrad · 2 clicks · easy
Frequently asked questions
What is a wiki race?
A wiki race (or wikirace) is a game where players race from one Wikipedia article to another using only the links inside each article. The winner is the player who reaches the target article first, or in the fewest clicks. It's also known as the Wikipedia game or a Wikipedia speedrun.
How do you play a wiki race with friends?
On Wikiracer, create a Party room and share the room code — everyone gets the same start and target articles and races simultaneously. For head-to-head competition, Showdown mode matches you against another player in a ranked 1v1 wiki race.
Is there a wiki race you can play solo?
Yes. The Daily Challenge gives every player in the world the same route each day and ranks your run on a global leaderboard, and Custom Route mode lets you race between any two Wikipedia articles at your own pace.
What are the rules of a wiki race?
Only links inside the body of articles may be clicked — no search bar, no address bar, no categories or portals. Every article you pass through counts as one click (hop). Wikiracer enforces the rules automatically and shows the optimal click count for every route.
Is Wikiracer free?
Yes — every mode is free, it runs in any browser with no download, and guests can play the daily challenge and custom routes without creating an account.
Start racing
Free, browser-based, no download — and guests can race without an account.
See also: Wikipedia Speedrun · Wikipedia Games