Global Governing Body

The World Standard for KenKen

Setting rules, maintaining rankings, and sanctioning championships worldwide.

12+
Countries Active
50,000+
Students Reached
120+
Tournaments Sanctioned
3,200+
Ranked Competitors

Live Standings

Rankings, Open Division

Full Rankings
RankPlayerCountryRating
1Aanya SharmaIndia2847
2Kenji TanakaJapan2811
3Emma SørensenDenmark2756
4Omar HaddadEgypt2734
5Luca FerrariItaly2718
6Mei LinSingapore2702

Club Pathway

From your first school puzzle to the world stage, here is how competitors rise through the ranks.

School

Students compete at their school or club, solving timed KenKen puzzles to qualify for regional rounds.

01

Regional

Top performers from schools across a region face off in standardized bracket-format competitions.

02

National

Regional champions represent their area at the national level, the first truly elite stage.

03

Continental

National winners advance to continental championships spanning multiple countries.

04

World Championship

The pinnacle of competitive KenKen. The top minds from every continent compete for the world title.

05

Chapter Spotlight

KenKen India, Sundara Learning

175+ schools·15,000+ students·5-level championship

"KenKen has transformed how students engage with mathematics in our partner schools."