Guinness World Records Day

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Day (GWR Day) is an annual celebration of record-breaking, a day which sees thousands of people around the world come together with one common goal, to become a title holder.

First held in 2004 to mark Guinness World Records becoming the best-selling copyright book of all time, GWR Day is now a much-anticipated event each year that has inspired some now iconic record-breaking achievements. So whether you have a desire for adrenaline, knowledge or finding your limits, we’re encouraging everyone to take part. This year's event takes place on Thursday 14 November.

Watch real-life Iron Man smash his jet-powered suit record by flying at 85 mph along Brighton Pier

Explorer becomes youngest person to reach the South Pole on their own after 51-day trek across Antarctica

The woman making '60 the new 40' by becoming the oldest person to swim the 200-km Oceans Seven

How a rainy surfing holiday inspired a record-breaking journey picking up plastic in the ocean

Disabled son inspires proud dad’s record-breaking swim for Guinness World Records Day

How Anne Lorimor climbed Mount Kilimanjaro at 89

How one pilot traveled to 48 states by helicopter in just 12 days

Harlem Globetrotters set six more GWR Day records with long-distance basketball shots and even more tricks

Adventurer rides 10,000 km across the width of China on his electric scooter

Doctors pedal more than 28,000 km to circumnavigate the globe on a tandem

Riding the length of Japan on a scooter: why a red samurai has embarked on an 8,000-km journey

Brothers travel more than 3,000 miles around China by train in just 24 hours

From Iran to Iceland: One woman's adventure to visit every country in the world in 18 months

Spirit of Adventure

This year's theme, Spirit of Adventure (which is also a chapter in Guinness World Records 2020), is central to us at GWR and is something shared among many of our iconic record holders, from round-the-world cyclists, to mountaineers and ultra-marathon runners. However, we realise everyone’s adventure is different. No matter where in the world you are or what you want to do - if you want to take on a new challenge, fulfil that desire for adrenaline or perfect your skills - attempt a record on GWR Day 2019!

Highlights from previous GWR Day celebrations and other records to inspire your attempt