The data reveals how Zwifters have shown up on the platform, distances they've travelled and the mountains they've climbed
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Today, when Zwifters log into Zwift Companion, they will find their personalised Zwift Spinback video waiting for them to review, analyse and celebrate their achievements on Zwift from 2025. Zwifters have been busy in 2025 racking up the kilometres, climbing virtual mountains and sharing social experiences. Let’s dive into some of the numbers from the year.
In 2025, 1.3 billion kilometres were ridden in Zwift which is equivalent to riding round the Earth’s equator some 25,000 times. Unsurprisingly with the shorter and darker days in the northern hemisphere, January is the most popular month to rack up the miles. In January 2025, a staggering 226.7 million kilometres were ridden.
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While it’s often the mountains that grab headlines, the data shows the flatter routes to be the most ridden with the top three being Tempus Fugit, Tick Tock and Flat Route - all in Watopia. That said, Zwifters haven’t exactly shied away from climbing either with 11.5 billion metres climbed through 2025. On 5th January, a dizzying 78 million metres ascended in a single day.
Zwift’s community makes riding the platform special. The roads of Watopia and beyond are safe, social spaces and this also pulls through in our Spinback report with over 545 million Ride Ons given during the year. 20.1 million workouts were logged as Zwifters worked hard to improve their fitness. For those looking for competition, 2.2 million race activities were ticked off, whether that was a race, time trial or a team time trial. If you’re aiming to beat the clock or chase your teammate’s wheel in the Zwift Racing League, racing continues to prove it is one of the simplest ways to discover previously untapped power in your legs.
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Another popular way to ride through Zwift is alongside the RoboPacers, Zwift’s much-loved ride captains who lead paced group rides round the clock, 365 days a year. Jacques, Genie and Constance, are the three fastest Robopacers who whiz round Zwift at over 3w/kg. If you’ve spent time riding with any of these pacers, chapeau! Only 12% of the total hours with Robopacers are spent with these top-end pacers. Whether 3.2w/kg is your target warm-up or your desired race pace almost 500,000 hours was spent cranking out those efforts. The vast majority of hours - 60% in fact - are spent with either Miguel (1.8w/kg), Maria (2.2 w/kg) and Coco (2.6 w/kg).
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With 12 worlds available to explore, it is no surprise that the top activity type globally is free ride. Across all activity types, the average session lasts 59 minutes. Events continue to be a popular way to explore all of what Zwift has to offer with the biggest participation numbers for Tour de Zwift, Zwift Unlocked and The Big Spin.
At a country level, the most popular day to ride remains Tuesday with the exception of Germany, which counts Sunday as its most consistent day. The highest average session time sits at 62 minutes, with Germany taking the crown, proving those extra hours on a Sunday are being put to good use! The UK has one of the shortest average session times of 55 minutes. Short on time, or just skipping those cooldowns, either way, Brits have some time to make up on their rivals! France and Germany both prefer to get their structured workouts on Zwift with most other countries preferring Free Ride. Japan is exceptionally generous as Zwifters celebrate their achievements, with the average Zwifters in Japan giving out an average of 892 Ride On’s over the year. Meanwhile, in France, receiving a Ride On is really something to be treasured, with the average French Zwifter awarding 144 Ride On’s over the year.
Want to see how you stack up? Open Zwift Companion app from today to view, download and share your own personal Spinback video.
