Largest collection of rubber ducks

The largest collection of rubber ducks has grown to 12,209 unique items, collected over the past 33 years by Charlotte Lee (USA), as of 6 November 2026.

Charlotte is leading the field – or should that be pond? – in the perhaps-surprisingly large duck-collecting community (of gummanatophilists, to coin a term). She began collecting in 1996 and has held the record since 2003, when the first official count of her duck hoard revealed a clutch of 1,439 unique pieces.

Charlotte's carefully itemized collection has grown steadily since, and her many quackquisitions have now outgrown their dedicated "duck room". The most recent count of more than 12,200 unique pieces, overseen by local architect Tim Clark, has added thousands of ducks to her rubbery menagerie, with the colourful bath toys filling the shelves, cabinets and display cases at her home in Seattle, Washington, with yet more stored in her attic and garage.