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The table below is a brief chronology of computed numerical values of, or bounds on, the mathematical constant pi (π). For more detailed explanations for some of these calculations, see Approximations of π.

As of March 2024, π has been calculated to 105 trillion decimal digits. The last 100 decimal digits of the latest world record computation are:[1]

4293024235 1414406068 5320694507 8487761716 2444728500 1432360875 9463978314 2999186657 8364664840 8558373926
Graph showing how the record precision of numerical approximations to pi measured in decimal places (depicted on a logarithmic scale), evolved in human history. The time before 1400 is compressed.

Before 1400

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1400–1949

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