Speedrunning

The competitive practice of completing a video game as quickly as possible under defined rules. One of streaming's foundational content categories and home to charity events like Games Done Quick.

Speedrunning is the competitive practice of completing a video game as fast as possible, under community-defined rulesets and with verification via video or live broadcast. It is one of streaming’s foundational content types and has produced some of the medium’s most celebrated events — particularly Games Done Quick (GDQ), a biannual week-long charity speedrunning marathon that has raised over $50M across its history.

Twitch is the historical home of speedrunning; notable creators include EazySpeezy, Karl Jobst (speedrun commentary), and thousands of per-game specialists. Major speedrunning moments (Simple Flips’ any% WRs, Minecraft’s “Dream incident” controversy) regularly cross into mainstream streaming coverage.