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Top 100 Fastest Animals in the World

Sunday, August 2, 2026

A past Centumth puzzle. Play it on this page with five guesses, or read the full Top 100 ranking below.

Race to the finish! Ranked by documented top speed (mph/kph) from wildlife reference data. Think land, air, and sea — the cheetah and peregrine falcon are only the start.

This list was researched and ranked by hand for Centumth. Entries near #1 are the names almost everyone thinks of first. Entries near #100 are true, a little obscure, and still fair if you think sideways. Sources below are the starting point — the final order can include small editorial calls so the daily puzzle stays balanced.

You can play this archive puzzle with five guesses, or reveal the complete ranking if you came here looking for the list. Revealing locks this puzzle — you won’t be able to play it afterward.

Sources

Outbound sources help you verify the ranking. The published order is Centumth’s.

The full Top 100

  1. #1Peregrine Falcon
  2. #2Golden Eagle
  3. #3Gyrfalcon
  4. #4Common Swift
  5. #5Eurasian Hobby
  6. #6Frigatebird
  7. #7Rock Dove
  8. #8Spur-winged Goose
  9. #9Horsefly
  10. #10Black Marlin
  11. #11Grey-headed Albatross
  12. #12Cheetah
  13. #13White-throated Needletail
  14. #14Sailfish
  15. #15Springbok
  16. #16Anna's Hummingbird
  17. #17Swordfish
  18. #18Mexican Free-tailed Bat
  19. #19Wahoo
  20. #20Thomson's Gazelle
  21. #21Pronghorn
  22. #22Quarter Horse
  23. #23Blue Wildebeest
  24. #24Blackbuck
  25. #25Serval
  26. #26Saiga Antelope
  27. #27Reindeer
  28. #28Yellowfin Tuna
  29. #29Striped Marlin
  30. #30Caracal
  31. #31Cougar
  32. #32Hare
  33. #33Maned Wolf
  34. #34White-tailed Deer
  35. #35Greyhound
  36. #36Ostrich
  37. #37Jackrabbit
  38. #38Elk
  39. #39Shortfin Mako Shark
  40. #40African Wild Dog
  41. #41Kangaroo
  42. #42Gray Wolf
  43. #43Flying Fish
  44. #44Onager
  45. #45Coyote
  46. #46Blue Shark
  47. #47Gray Fox
  48. #48Tiger
  49. #49Jaguar
  50. #50Common Dolphin
  51. #51Zebra
  52. #52Camel
  53. #53Bonefish
  54. #54Clouded Leopard
  55. #55Eurasian Lynx
  56. #56Donkey
  57. #57Ocelot
  58. #58Hyena
  59. #59Giraffe
  60. #60Greater Rhea
  61. #61Darwin's Rhea
  62. #62Lion
  63. #63Leopard
  64. #64Jackal
  65. #65Rabbit
  66. #66Okapi
  67. #67Snow Leopard
  68. #68Whippet
  69. #69American Bison
  70. #70Wild Boar
  71. #71Orca
  72. #72Dall's Porpoise
  73. #73Moose
  74. #74Bobcat
  75. #75Red Fox
  76. #76Cassowary
  77. #77Emu
  78. #78Grizzly Bear
  79. #79Warthog
  80. #80Domestic Cat
  81. #81White Rhinoceros
  82. #82Hippopotamus
  83. #83Tapir
  84. #84Blue Whale
  85. #85Llama
  86. #86Human
  87. #87Barracuda
  88. #88African Elephant
  89. #89Perentie
  90. #90Bearded Dragon
  91. #91Chimpanzee
  92. #92Gorilla
  93. #93California Sea Lion
  94. #94Dragonfly
  95. #95Leopard Seal
  96. #96Red Panda
  97. #97Leatherback Sea Turtle
  98. #98Green Iguana
  99. #99Gentoo Penguin
  100. #100Walrus

The full ranked list is included on this page. Use Reveal full 100 list to read it, or play the game above.