The five disciplines are one-minute memorization of names, words, images, numbers, and cards.
[3] The first three world championships took place in San Diego, California in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
The structure of the competition saw 24 of the World's top memorizers, including Alex Mullen (USA),[4] Johannes Mallow (Germany), Simon Reinhard, Boris Konrad (Germany), Andi Bell (UK), Ben Pridmore (UK), Jonas von Essen (Sweden), and Yanjaa compete for up to USD $75,000 in prize money per championship over the course of three days.
[6][7][8] The 2014 winners of the World Championship were:[9] Mnemonists from seven countries competed in over 45 rounds on May 2–3, 2016.
[21] The 2023 winners of the world championship were:[22] There is a seasonal Online Memory League Championship, which in 2021 was incorporated into an annual "World Tour," consisting of three regular seasons interspersed with three slam tournaments.