Andrew Ngai is a 37-year-old Australian actuary with an unexpected side gig: Microsoft Excel world champion. Ngai has competed against fellow Excel enthusiasts since 2018, and won his third straight ...

Diarmuid Early won first place in the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. He told Business Insider his Excel advice for everyday office workers. Early runs an Excel advising firm. He refined his ...

The Microsoft Excel World Championship initially got our attention for getting caught in the crossfire of an ongoing debate: Is Excel an esport? However, we’ve now become hooked. I don’t know how to ...

He’s never had to rely on dial-up or grind through the earliest versions of Microsoft Office. He’s never had to deal with “Clippy,” the now-extinct paperclip with bulging eyes and an earnest desire to ...

An arena. A hype tunnel, the kind through which NBA players typically streak. A competitor dressed in a jersey patterned with six-pack abs. In a new piece, The New York Times takes readers to an event ...

What springs to mind when I say ‘eSports?' It's probably something along the lines of League of Legends, DOTA 2, VALORANT, or Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, right? Some guesses out of left field ...

Whether you've earned a data-related job promotion or recently learned some new Microsoft Excel skills, take the How-To Geek Intermediate Excel Test to put your expertise under the microscope! This is ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Diarmuid Early, the 40-year-old winner of the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship. It's been edited for length and clarity. I've been in the ...