Egyptian naval officer becomes first quadriplegic man to break scuba record
Sep 17, 2025
Egyptian naval officer, Walaa Hafez, who was left paralyzed in a car crash, has made history by breaking a scuba diving record.
Largest serving of Nigerian style jollof rice
Sep 15, 2025
Celebrity chef Hilda Baci and Nigerian store Giro have teamed up to make this huge serving of Nigerian jollof rice.
Most twisting backflips off a wall in 30 seconds - 13 by Hamza Khalid
Sep 15, 2025
Hamza practiced a lot of parkour to break this record by one flip.
Greatest distance go-karting in 24 hours - 1,644.53 km (1,021.86 miles) by Chris Pedlingham
Sep 15, 2025
Chris achieved this record in honour of Angie Hutchinson, and was supported by Bobby Hutchinson and the Offline Motorsport team. They also raised money for the British Heart Foundation.
Tallest human pyramid
Sep 10, 2025
The human pyramid measures 14.73 meters in height and was attempted on the 16 August 2025 on occasion of Dahi Handi
Fastest 100m pulling a car in full body burn
Sep 9, 2025
Josef is an experienced stuntman and is the first ever to successfully attempt this record title. He is famously known as “Burning Joe” thanks to his brave 'full-body burn' feats. In 2015, he reached the 'farthest distance pulled by a vehicle (full body b
Longest motorcycle wheelie held by mouth
Sep 8, 2025
Ahmed aimed to achieved this record in order to showcase his talent and hobby to the world.
Longest time breath held voluntarily underwater (male)
Sep 8, 2025
Vitomir - who is a member of Adriatic Freediving - took on this record as a personal challenge, as well as to bring attention to the importance of ocean conservation.
Largest Gathering of people dressed as merpeople
Sep 5, 2025
The Oscoda Citizens for Clean Water organized the Pirates and Mermaids festival to bring awareness to PFAS, an insidious "forever chemical" polluting local waterways and sites throughout the country.
Largest collection of Crocs shoes
Sep 4, 2025
Doogie has been collection the flamboyant versions of Crocs since 2007. It took him two days to count the collection.
Longest Cornhole Shot With Slingshot
Sep 1, 2025
The trio spent 12 hours attempting this record, their jubilation when they finally completed the shot was understandable.
Robert Wadlow - Never Before Seen Footage of Tallest Man EVER
Sep 1, 2025
Guinness World Records is proud to unveil never-before-seen footage of our iconic record holder Robert Wadlow. This exclusive footage was shared by Bruce Jensen whose mother grew up with the world's tallest man ever. He shares the footage which shows Robe
Most cooling towers toppled with one detonation - 8 by Brown and Mason Group Ltd
Sep 1, 2025
Each tower was 114m (375') high and built with reinforced concrete. 2000 holes drilled into each tower for the 475kg of nitro-glycerine explosives that was used. All the towers fell within 10 seconds.
Largest sand dune simulation facility - 3,612.32 m² (38,882 ft² 93.60 in²) by BYD
Sep 1, 2025
The facility is located in BYD Zhengzhou Racetrack.
The Origins of Guinness World Records
Aug 23, 2025
Have you ever wondered how Guinness World Records came to be? On our 70th birthday, our editor-in-chief, Craig Glenday revisited Castlebridge, the spiritiual birthplace of Guinness World Records to tell you it's facinating origin story.
Oldest person to 10m yoke carry (male) - Robert Herbst at the age of 65 years and 123 days old
Aug 25, 2025
Robert showed incredible strength to carry the yoke 10 metres.
Fastest 100m walking barefoot on LEGO - 24.75 seconds by Gabrielle Wall
Aug 25, 2025
Achieving a world record was a bucket list item for Gabrielle. "The experience was unforgettable, and I am proud to have pushed myself to new limits," she told GWR.
85-year-old Robert Sanders becomes oldest man to cycle across the USA
Aug 25, 2025
Robert wanted to challenge himself and cycled from San Diego, California to Saint Augustine Beach, Florida over the course of 44 days. He was supported by a small team that included his wife, and was welcomed at the end of his ride by friends.
Lifelong drummer sets records for stick flipping and hitting
Aug 25, 2025
Eric has now set multiple Guinness World Records titles for his unique drumming skills.
The world's tallest cat needs the tallest scratching tree
Aug 21, 2025
The world’s tallest domestic cat, Fenrir, is living the purrfect life on this life-size artificial tree that stands 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in). The one-of-a-kind climbing frame is the tallest residential cat-scratching tower.
He has 100 eyeball tattoos!
Aug 19, 2025
The most eyeballs tattooed on the body (male) is 100 and was achieved by Chadwyck Minson (USA) in Edgewater, Colorado, USA, on 22 March 2025.
Fastest time to cut 10 watermelons with a sword - 9.03 seconds by Fan Peng
Aug 18, 2025
The blade of the martial art sword measures 77 cm, the distance between two watermelons measures around 105 cm.
Largest stir fry and Largest frying pan
Aug 18, 2025
The event was organized by La Discada, Gobierno de Guadalupe, US Meat, Carnes Ramos, and Grupo Collado Acero. It featured various activities including musical performances, lucha libre matches, salsa competitions, and traditional games. Several other bran
Oldest competitive skateboarder
Aug 14, 2025
Judi competed at the 2024 World Skate Games in the slalom competitions, and has been skating since 1976.
Taylor Swift is a Guinness World Records ICON 🤩
Jul 11, 2025
This is why we made Taylor Swift a Guinness World Records ICON.