[1] First launched on April 23, 2007, the website allows users to play and make quizzes on a wide range of subjects, with the option of earning badges by completing challenges.

As of November 2023[update], the site has over 1,600,000 quizzes (both published and user created) that have been played a total of around 5 billion times.

[9] To date, the most popular quiz on Sporcle is "Find the US States – No Outlines Minefield", created by user mhershfield, which has been played over 70 million times.

[12] Sporcle quizzes are embedded on Mental Floss,[13] ESPN, various SB Nation blogs,[14] and hundreds of other sites, and are played by thousands of different users.

[20] Sporcle's vice president, Derek Pharr, said in a forum comment that "all the features currently offered will remain free.

[citation needed] In 2009, Mark Adams (Sporcle's Vice President of Business Development & Entertainment) founded Motor City Trivia.

[27] Beginning in March 2020, as COVID-19 mandated the shutdown of bars and restaurants nationwide, Sporcle Events began to host online trivia in various formats.

The company hosts hundreds of virtual trivia nights on Zoom every week, with participants paying $5 per device they use to join the game.

[33] Sporcle Live also hosts private events[34] and puts on an annual trivia convention known as TriviaCon.

Teams that have registered for this free service can earn Passport Stamps (much like Sporcle.com's badges), play in local and national tournaments, and access additional discounts and benefits.

Sporcle opened a sports bar in Ann Arbor, Michigan, called Haymaker Public House.

[38][39] In 2010, Sporcle released an iPhone and Android application with 250 games, though it has since been expanded to include any compatible quiz.

In April 2020, Sporcle introduced a mobile application called 'Sporcle Party' for group trivia play.

In March 2023, Sporcle launched a new mobile application of the same name, which is compatible with all quiz content from the website.