Just how fast is Sonic?

Okay, so we know Sonic the Hedgehog is really fast.

Since his debut on the Sega Mega Drive in 1991, he has zoomed through giant pinball machines, run Olympic races against his ’90s rival Mario, and sped through multiple Green Hill Zones battling Dr Robotnik.

But how does he compare to the fastest things on Earth? Could Sonic outrun a bullet train? A 747?

We ran the numbers. Here are the results:

43 km/h
Fastest human (Usain Bolt)

121 km/h
Fastest land animal (cheetah)

431 km/h
Fastest car (Bugatti Veyron Super Sport)

988 km/h
Fastest commercial aeroplane (Boeing 747)

1,228 km/h
Current land speed world record

1,234 km/h
Sonic the Hedgehog
At that speed, he could run around the world in less than a day!

Also 1,234 km/h
Speed of sound at 20 degrees Celsius

2,736 km/h
A bullet

28,968 km/h
Space shuttle launch

1,079,252,849 km/h
Speed of light

Sonic may be able to run at the speed of sound, but it’s still fun to try to keep up. Do your best with Sonic Runners Adventure, a side-scrolling Sonic game that features familiar faces and incredible speed.

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