‘Your Excel Skills Suck’: The Power Users Turning Spreadsheets Into a Spectator Sport

Excel power-users have turned the program into a competitive sport, posting speed-run videos and custom “obstacle courses” that showcase extreme keyboard-only shortcuts and record-breaking completion times. Creators like Dan Kidney and Jonathan Tristan have amassed hundreds of thousands of followers, inspiring classrooms and rivalries while claiming even modest efficiency gains can shave hours of work.