Bert Janssen has lived for almost 40 years since receiving a heart transplant as a teenager in 1984.
Find out more about Dutch man confirmed as world’s longest-surviving heart transplant patient
Ron Sarchian, an American stuntman who became a serial record breaker, has sadly died at the age of 59 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Kelvin Kiptum, the world's fastest marathon runner, has tragically died in a car crash aged 24.
Find out more about Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies aged 24 in car accident
YouTuber Airrack has broken records by making the largest pizza and by visiting 100 pizza places in 24 hours.
Find out more about How many pizza world records can YouTuber Airrack break?
Krišjānis Ratiniks cycled from Italy to the Netherlands to set a record for the most countries visited in 24 hours by bicycle.
Find out more about Man cycles across nine countries in a day to break world record
See how many Guinness World Records titles the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers have... and how neither of them come close to Taylor Swift.
Find out more about Chiefs vs 49ers: Who has the most records and why is it Taylor Swift?
The world water speed record is one of the most deadly in existence, claiming the lives of seven of the last 13 people to attempt it.
Find out more about The deadly history of the water speed world record
Sultan Kösen marked the anniversary of becoming the world's tallest man with a special appearance on Lo Show dei Record in Italy.
Find out more about World's tallest man Sultan Kösen marks record anniversary with TV appearance
Cirque du Soleil stars Oyun-Erdene Senge and Lucie Colebeck each smashed a world record in between their live Alegría shows.
A Hungarian man has broken the record for the longest MMORPG marathon by playing World of Warcraft for over 59 hours.
Find out more about Gamer’s 59-hour World of Warcraft session breaks world record
Taylor Swift claimed and re-claimed a number of world records at the 2024 Grammy Awards after winning with her album Midnights.
Find out more about Taylor Swift claims even more Grammys records after Midnights earns two awards
Tijan and Matthew Brown from Kensington, Maryland, USA, have become gig-going legends after attending 135 concerts and breaking the record for the most concerts attended on one year (team of two).
Find out more about Music loving duo become gig-going legends after attending 135 concerts in a year
With fully functional limbs, the world's shortest humanoid robot has been built by four Hong Kong students.
Find out more about World’s smallest humanoid robot built by Hong Kong students
Lucy Clark, the first openly transgender football referee, soars to new heights and becomes manager of UK football club Sutton United.
Find out more about First transgender referee in history appointed as Sutton United manager
Andrea Lanfri, who has had both legs and seven fingers amputated, is the first multiple amputee to climb Everest.
Find out more about Man with three fingers and no feet is first multiple amputee to climb Everest
Did you know the true story of Luisiana-born Madam Walker, and how she officially became the first self-made millionairess in history? Discover the businesswoman that inspired a Netflix show!
A giant balloon dragon measuring 41.77 m long broke a Guinness World Records title while celebrating the Chinese New Year.
Find out more about Gigantic balloon dragon kicks off Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong
NYC teens Ayush Maini, Olivia Thomas, and Eva Salzman have completed the fastest time to travel to all New York City ferry stops in just 7 hours, 19 minutes, and 9 seconds.
Fingernails icon Lee Redmond's appearance on TV brought fellow record holder Melvin Boothe out of his home for the first time in 30 years.
Find out more about How fingernails icon inspired man to leave his house for first time in 30 years
29-year-old Ewa Cole has set a record for the longest marathon singing Christmas songs.
Find out more about Nigerian woman sings Christmas songs for 31 hours to set record
Guinness World Records has hosted its first ever Anker Speed Challenge, putting some of the world’s fastest record holders through their paces in some super speedy challenges
Find out more about Jet suit record holder Richard Browning smashes sporty speed challenges
From Hyundai, Porsche, Subaru, and Jaguar to Chevrolet, BMW, Volkswagen and more, check out these record-breaking car activations that were organized with a purpose in mind.
Find out more about Five reasons to power your next car campaign with record-breaking
The records for the longest and largest anamorphic painting have been set in the scenic spot of Chongqing Bestown in Chongqing's Banan district, China
Find out more about Two breathtaking anamorphic paintings break records in China
Thai Buddhist organization Dhammakaya Foundation broke the record title for largest flaming image using candles for World Earth Day with over 200,000 candles to create an installation of the world map with a sitting Buddha.
Find out more about 256,477 candles used to make flaming image for World Earth Day
Marcus Armitage and Paul O’Neill were challenged by European Tour and Callaway to break the world record for farthest golf shot caught in a moving car, set in 2012 by F1 driver David Coulthard and golf professional Jake Shepherd.
Find out more about Marcus Armitage lands golf ball in speeding car breaking record
For the launch of their new smartphone, realme Spain went BIG with the largest photo number created with over 5,000 photos supplied by their community online.
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The Address Beach Resort has managed to break two records for the highest outdoor infinity pool in a building and highest occupiable skybridge floor in Dubai, UAE.
Find out more about Highest outdoor infinity pool sets new record in Dubai at 964ft
3,281 drones airborne simultaneously have broken a world record in Shanghai, China
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Miniatur Wunderland based in Hamburg, Germany have been without visitors for almost half a year. Despite these difficult times, the team decided to take this as an opportunity to create a viral video and a new world record for the longest melody played by a model train.
Find out more about Model train plays record-breaking melody with 2,840 water glasses
Necessity is the mother of invention. From the heart of the desert, the Saline Water Conversion Corporation SWCC (Saudi Arabia) created the world’s lowest energy consumption for a water desalination plant.
Find out more about World's lowest energy water desalination plant built in Saudi desert
In celebration of World Sleep Day, we’re sharing how one retail chain made a spectacular record-breaking achievement for the tallest stack of mattresses.
Seven-year CrossFit athlete, Nick Anapolsky achieves record for the most chest to ground burpees in one hour (male) with 879 burpees.
Find out more about CrossFit athlete sets fitness record with 879 burpees in one hour
Centauri Honey (Turkey) was sold at £8,700/kg (€10,000/kg), making it the most expensive honey. This cave honey looks like a magical elixir from a faraway land; and has amazing health benefits.
Find out more about Exclusive Turkish cave honey confirmed as world’s most expensive
ilani (USA), the Pacific Northwest’s premier gaming, dining, entertainment and meeting destination, recently achieved records for the fastest edible vehicle and longest distance covered by an edible vehicle to celebrate the newest addition to its offerings – a one million-square-foot parking structure including more than 2,700 spaces.
Find out more about Record-breaking “cake car” marks grand opening of ilani’s new parking garage
As you plan for your next 2021 campaign, get inspired by these eight organizations that made history in 2020 with online record-breaking experiences.
Find out more about New world, new records to inspire your 2021 campaigns
Lakhsyaraj Singh Mewar, the prince of Udaipur, is no stranger to record-breaking as he has now broken four record titles and has made it a tradition to break a record on his birthday.
Find out more about 12,508 personal hygiene products distributed in India in just one hour
Who said slowing down comes with age!? Certainly not 94-year-old Bob Hutcheson (CAN) who has just been confirmed by Guinness World Records as the oldest waterskier (male).
Find out more about 94-year-old Canadian man confirmed as oldest male waterskier
In celebration of the Chinese new year, 750 cars formed a giant ox's head to break the Guinness World Records title for the largest car mosaic (image)
Find out more about Cars create colossal ox head image to celebrate Chinese New Year
The 6m tall rose bear not only set the romantic scene for the couples, but also broke the Guinness World Records title for the largest rose bear
Find out more about World’s largest rose bear witnesses massive wedding vow renewal
600 drones danced with the stars on a day when it was a stunning display of technology depicting the life of the world-famous impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh, in a nod to art.
Find out more about 600 drones create dazzling Van Gogh animation across night sky
