Guinness World Records: News

27 Nov 2024

Queen Elizabeth II

World's oldest man, John Tinniswood, dies at 112 in England 

John Tinniswood, the world's oldest man according to Guinness World Records, died at 112 on Monday.

18 Nov 2024

Australia

World's longest experiment, started in 1927, is not over yet

The Pitch Drop Experiment, started by Australian physicist Thomas Parnell in 1927, is approaching its centennial anniversary.

30 Oct 2024

Ayodhya

 'No Deepotsav invite...': Ayodhya MP accuses BJP of politicizing festivals 

Samajwadi Party leader and Faizabad's MP, Awadhesh Prasad, on Wednesday alleged he was not invited to the Deepotsav event in Ayodhya.

Indian student sets Guinness World Record with 0.65cm vacuum cleaner

Tapala Nadamuni, a 23-year-old architecture student from the National Institute of Technology, Patna has etched his name in the Guinness World Records by designing the world's smallest vacuum cleaner.

05 Oct 2024

Europe

Japanese machine to generate fusion energy sets Guinness World Record

The JT-60SA, a tokamak device co-developed by Japan and Europe, has set a world record by achieving a plasma volume of 160 cubic meters.

30 Sep 2024

Drones

Watch: China sets Guinness records with largest drone shows ever

A few weeks after Shenzhen set a world record for the largest drone show, the Chinese city broke its own record once again.

22 Sep 2024

Aamir Khan

Superstar Chiranjeevi enters Guinness World Records!

Tollywood superstar Chiranjeevi has been officially recognized by the Guinness World Records.

17 Sep 2024

Batman

Batman secures Hollywood Walk of Fame Star—A first for superheroes!

Batman fans rejoice! The iconic DC Comics superhero is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The character will be honored with the 2,790th star at a ceremony later this month.

09 Sep 2024

Mercedes-Benz India

Mercedes-Benz EQS's 949km on one charge sets Guinness World Record

Autocar India and Mercedes-Benz India have set a new Guinness World Record, for the longest distance covered by an electric vehicle (EV) on a single charge.

08 Sep 2024

Apple

Indian-origin YouTuber builds world's largest iPhone, bags Guinness World Record

Indian-origin British YouTuber Arun Rupesh Maini, popularly known as Mrwhosetheboss, has set a new Guinness World Record by creating the world's largest working replica of an iPhone.

25 Jun 2024

Lifestyle

World's tallest male dog, Kevin, passes away unexpectedly

Kevin, the Great Dane from Iowa who held the title of the world's tallest male dog according to Guinness World Records, has died unexpectedly at the age of three.

30 May 2024

Germany

2-year-old German prodigy's artwork fetches up to $7,000

Laurent Schwarz, a two-year-old artist from Germany, is creating a stir in the art world with his paintings selling for as much as $7,000 each (₹583,000 approx).

25 May 2024

BBC

1-year-old Ghana toddler becomes world's youngest artist, sells 15 paintings

Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah, a toddler from Ghana, has been officially recognized as the world's youngest male artist by the Guinness World Records.

07 May 2024

Paris

France bakes a 461-foot-long baguette, sets new world record

French bakers have set a new Guinness World Record by crafting the longest baguette ever, measuring an impressive 140.53m (461 feet).

15 Mar 2024

New South Wales

World's heaviest blueberry which weighs 20.4gm earns Guinness World Record

A blueberry grown in Corindi, New South Wales, has been officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's heaviest.

23 Feb 2024

Pets

Guinness World Records revokes world's oldest dog title from Bobi

Bobi, a Rafeiro do Alentejo dog from Portugal, had comfortably clinched the title of the oldest dog ever by the time he died last October at the apparent age of 31.

26 Dec 2023

NewsBytes Exclusive

#NewsBytesExclusive: Meet martial artist world-record holder Chinmay Sharma

Chinmay Sharma is a martial artist from Delhi who has made India proud at the highest level.

29 Nov 2023

Hair Care

Indian woman sets Guinness record for world's longest hair

In a captivating feat, 46-year-old Smita Srivastava from Uttar Pradesh, India, has clinched the Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a living person, measuring 236.22 cm (7 ft 9 in).

16 Nov 2023

Lifestyle

Guinness World Records that are too good to be true

On this momentous Guinness World Records Day, here are some astonishing accomplishments that redefine our understanding of human potential.

13 Sep 2023

Electric Vehicles

World's quickest EV is here and it is Swiss-made

A team of students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences has developed the world's fastest EV, called Mythen.

22 Aug 2023

Rihanna

5 most impressive records set by Rihanna

Rihanna, the Barbadian singer, rose to fame in 2005 and has been unstoppable since then.

15 Aug 2023

United Kingdom

Record-breaking 36-hour swing session leads to heartwarming love connection

Richard Scott, a father of three from the United Kingdom, turned his dream of claiming a Guinness World Records title into reality.

08 Aug 2023

Bihar

Indian micro artist's 0.06-inch wooden spoon sets new world record

Shashikant Prajapati, a skilled micro artist from Bihar, has set a new Guinness World Record for crafting the tiniest wooden spoon.

03 Aug 2023

Lifestyle

This 'Barbie doctor' has a collection of 18,500 dolls

The release of the Barbie movie brought many fans to the front. One of them is Bettina Dorfmann from Germany, a self-proclaimed "Barbie doctor."

19 Jul 2023

Fashion

Heights of fashion: Ladakh to host high-altitude international fashion runway

Fashionistas get ready! Ladakh is gearing up for a unique event.

14 Jul 2023

Exercise

Athlete breaks world record with 3,249 pushups in an hour 

30-year-old Australian fitness and health enthusiast, Daniel Scali, has secured the title for the highest number of push-ups completed in a single hour.

13 Jul 2023

Pakistan News

Family of 9 shares same birthday, holds Guinness World Record

The Mangi family from Larkana, Pakistan, has achieved a remarkable feat by earning a Guinness World Record (GWR) title for sharing the same birth date.

06 Jul 2023

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's eponymous album crosses 1B Spotify streams; record created

Swifties, it's time for you to rise and hail the "Queen of Spotify!"

25 Jun 2023

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday, Ariana Grande: Celebrating record-breaking achievements of pop superstar

Pop sensation Ariana Grande has established herself among the world's most renowned music icons through her illustrious career.

25 Jun 2023

Delhi

286 Metro stations in 15hrs: Delhi man sets Guinness record

A resident of Delhi named Shashank Manu has set a new Guinness World Record for traveling in all of the 286 stations of the Delhi Metro in just 15 hours 22 minutes 49 seconds, The Indian Express reported.

16 Jun 2023

India

Indian teenager dances for 5 days, breaks Guinness World Record

A 16-year-old girl from Maharashtra named Srushti Sudhir Jagtap won the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest dance marathon after dancing for 127 hours straight. Now that is over five days of dancing!

29 May 2023

BTS

'Jimin is coming': ARMYs soar with anticipation after mysterious announcement

K-pop boy band BTS's official Twitter account, BANGTAN TV recently shared an intriguing post on Twitter that has captured the attention of BTS fans worldwide.

25 May 2023

World

World's largest T-shirt, made of 500,000 recycled bottles breaks record

We have witnessed many fascinating records being set over the years that have been included in the Guinness World Records. The latest of the lot is the largest T-shirt in the world!

23 May 2023

Food

Discover the most expensive ice creams ever created

Cellato, the renowned Japanese ice cream brand, has shattered records by selling ice cream for a mind-boggling 873,400 Japanese yen (approximately Rs. 5.2 lakh).

14 May 2023

Milan

Bridal dress with 50,000+ crystals sets new Guinness World Record 

A modest yet incredibly sparkling wedding dress astonished the crowd at the Si Sposaitalia Collezioni fashion show held in Milan, Italy, last month.

13 May 2023

BTS

'Black Swan' crosses 400M Spotify streams: Revisiting BTS's most-streamed tracks

K-pop group BTS has been dominating the music industry since its debut in 2013, topping charts worldwide.

09 May 2023

K-Pop

NewJeans breaks Guinness World Record: Tracing K-pop band's phenomenal journey

HYBE-owned ADOR label's newest girl group NewJeans has scripted history by breaking the Guinness World Record for the fastest K-pop act to reach 1B streams on Spotify.

12 Mar 2023

BTS

BTS breaks own Guinness World Record of Spotify's most-streamed group

South Korean boy band BTS is on a record-breaking spree!

01 Mar 2023

Justin Bieber

Happy birthday Justin Bieber: 5 record-breaking moments of the popstar

Justin Bieber is one of the most famous singers of all time who has been at the top of the charts from a very young age. Be it breaking the internet with his songs to focus on his personal life, Beliebers (Bieber fans) track every minute detail of the singer's life.

03 Feb 2023

Lifestyle

Swiss baker sets Guinness World Record, makes largest wearable cake

You must have come across videos of hyperrealistic-looking cakes on social media, but have you ever considered wearing a dress made of cake?

29 Jan 2023

YouTube

Alka Yagnik becomes YouTube's most-streamed artist of 2022; beats BTS

Acclaimed Indian playback singer Alka Yagnik has emerged as the most streamed artist on YouTube for 2022, as per Guinness World Records.

22 Dec 2022

Morocco

Woman breaks record by delivering nine babies in single birth

A woman in Morocco recently broke the Guinness World Record by giving birth to five girls and four boys in a single birth.

25 Nov 2022

Florida

'Hungry Couple' breaks record for speed-eating hot dogs and burritos

Eating one delicious frank is great but how about gorging on 18 flavorful franks in a few minutes?

07 Nov 2022

Turkey

Airline removes 6 seats to accommodate the world's tallest woman

This airline actually went the extra mile for the tallest woman passenger.

24 Oct 2022

Ayodhya

Deepotsav: Ayodhya creates new Guinness record by lighting 15.76L 'diyas'

The city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh has broken its own Guinness World Record by lighting over 15.76 lakh clay oil lamps on the eve of Diwali—the festival of lights!

06 Oct 2022

Pets

RIP Pebbles! World's oldest dog dies at 22

The most tragic moment of a pet parent's life is when they lose their pawesome kid to death.

05 Oct 2022

Pets

Guinness World Records: Savannah cat declared tallest in the world

Ever wondered how your pets can make you a proud parent? Cat parents out there, this one will get you cheering.

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