For the 2nd year in a row my daughter has come top of the school quiz league... I am beginning to enjoy the annual arrival of her prize, a new @guinnessworldrecords.com book

Avatar fans are set to flock to cinemas for the third installment 🔥 But how many movie records have been set so far by the series? gwr.co/Avatar3

Helen Williams from Nigeria has previously achieved records for the widest wig and longest handmade wig - and now she's made the tallest. "There are no limits in life, only new heights to reach." gwr.co/TallestWig

Washington, DC broke the Guinness World Record for most couples to kiss simultaneously under a mistletoe (1,435). They all smooched for 5 seconds.

With thousands of snow globes as far as the eye can see, Josef Kardinal’s home in Germany is like stepping into a winter wonderland ☃️✨🎄 gwr.co/SnowGlobes

The Rev. Vicki Garlock, a children’s book author and religion educator who grew up in Kankakee, set a Guinness World record for visiting the most places of worship in one month.

Following up on the success of Beast Games season one, which shattered a shocking 44 Guinness World Records titles, the MrBeast has revealed that the new season will debut on Wednesday 7 January on Amazon Prime Video gwr.co/BeastGames2

As featured on the cover of GWR Gamer's Edition 2026, the legendary Lara Croft

German gymnast Johanna Quaas, who holds the Guinness world record as the oldest competitive gymnast in the world, turned 100 yesterday. She started gymnastics at the age of 56 and broke the record in 2012, at the age of 86, when she performed a floor and beam routine.

Farewell to Beauty the oldest deer who lived with the Dancsok family in Canada for 27 years♥️🦌 gwr.co/BeautyDeer

Here's what you might have missed from #GWRday 2025 🌍 gwr.co/GWRday2025ro...

Largest afro (female) - 29 cm (11.42 in) tall, 31 cm (12.2 in) wide, and 190 cm (6 ft 2.87 in) in circumference - Jessica Martinez 🇺🇸 #GWRday The largest afro crown has been handed over in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2025

Swedish dad Martin Ströby says his kids were flicking through the pages of Guinness World Records when they confessed it would be “so cool” to see him in there. gwr.co/MatchesNose

Happy World Prematurity Day to all miracle babies and preemie parents around the world ♥️🌎👶 gwr.co/PremBabies

The world’s richest man could soon become the first trillionaire 💰 gwr.co/MuskTrillion

“I am able to write backwards while typing simultaneously on 16 blank computer keyboards, without seeing the monitor," says Michele Santelia who holds the record for most books typed backwards 📚 gwr.co/BackwardsBooks

Chef Wallace Wong from Canada says that slicing the bread was the hardest thing about creating the thinnest sandwich 🥪 gwr.co/ThinSandwich

Making, measuring and verifying world records is no easy feat at Guinness World Records.

On just the second night of rapper Jay “Jeezy” Jenkins new Las Vegas residency, the formative figure in trap music earned an official Guinness World Records title for the largest orchestra in a hip-hop music concert.

Lyle and Eleanor Gittens (USA) were students at Clark Atlanta University when they first met in 1941. Now they hold the record for oldest married couple ever ❤️ gwr.co/OldestCouple

What does Guinness World Records’ editor-in-chief always have with him? A tape measure and a stopwatch. “Because you never know,” says Craig Glenday, who recalls certifying a record on the spot after spotting a skateboarding dog. cbsn.ws/43QNB8e

David Rush, who lives in Idaho, has broken more than 350 Guinness World Records and counting. His feats have included the most bites taken from three apples while juggling for a minute and the most T-shirts worn during a half-marathon. cbsn.ws/4ok52WX

The record holder for the world’s strangest diet supposedly ate an entire small plane, including the metal and glass, according to the editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records. cbsn.ws/4qG1WOJ

60 Minutes tours the London headquarters of Guinness World Records, home to the world’s smallest playing cards, a size 29 shoe, and the world's oldest (petrified) vomit. cbsn.ws/4qFMK4a

The woman with the world record for the longest fingernails — 43 feet — hasn’t cut them since her daughter, who painted them, passed away. cbsn.ws/3LnD4uU

What is the fastest game bird in Europe? This argument inspired the Guinness World Records. cbsn.ws/49vWp78

Guinness World Records’ editor in chief has measured both extremes — the tallest and the shortest men in the world. cbsn.ws/3X9EUSK

Monsieur Mangetout — that's Mr. Eats Everything in French — is famous for eating a plane, earning the Guinness World Record for world's strangest diet. cbsn.ws/4qCnFHc

Australia’s Laurence Watkins has more than 2,000 middle names. So of course, we asked him to read them out 🗣️ gwr.co/LongName

The world’s largest Vietnamese lacquer painting, certified by Guinness World Records, depicts the scene of Ho Chi Minh reading the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945. vov.vn/van-hoa/tac-...

João Marinho Neto from Brazil celebrated his 113th birthday in style – surrounded by all of his favourite people 🎉 gwr.co/JoaoParty

"Only took 8 months of relentless commitment, a torn bicep, lots of blood, torn hands and a couple of tears to get here", says Australian fitness pro Jade Henderson 💪 gwr.co/JadePullUps

Taylor Swift has smashed even more streaming records with her latest release gwr.co/TaylorShowgirl

Meet your new favourite record holders: Dynamic Derrick (aka "Derrick") the tallest living donkey and Bambou with the largest ears EVER 🫏 gwr.co/TallestDonkey

Happy 113th birthday to João Marinho Neto, the world’s oldest man. The Brazilian is celebrating the massive milestone today with a big party his loved ones planned for him.

Victory is the youngest opera singer and star of America's Got Talent - and now features in the GWR 2026 book 🎶

Congratulations to Cardi B who recently sold thousands of signed copies of her new album at a special fan event in Texas. Dedicated fans lined up to purchased signed CD and vinyl copies of Cardi's new album 'Am I the Drama?'.

Was thrilled to have my work featured in this year's Guinness Book of records @guinnessworldrecords.com For more details and a peek at my illustrations, visit the full post here: shorturl.at/w4U1o

These King Kong sized veggies just smashed records at a UK country show 🥒🥕🍆 gwr.co/MalvernVeg

We the @rossettibrothers.bsky.social are honored, humbled & grateful to be included in the @guinnessworldrecords.com 2026 book along with the #pickleball GOATs 🐐🐐Anna Leigh Waters & Ben Johns. 📙🙌🤗💪🏓💕🙏 www.instagram.com/p/DPALUNNkhP...

Amongst its 2,247 records are an array of new, talented individuals that Guinness World Records say they hope will inspire readers to be part of it and start their own record-breaking journey.

Mr Huyền’s record-breaking nails are truly a sight to behold. He stars in the new Guinness World Records book out now! 📚 gwr.co/NailsGWR2026

To improve his technique and break the record, Ryusei from Japan observed animals of all sorts, such as domestic dogs and cats and monkeys. He also received specialist advice from sports trainers and sports doctors. gwr.co/AllFours

This week Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has made her way back into the record books after kick-starting record fever across Africa, serving up the largest serving of Nigerian style jollof rice.

Filming this week in London with the ferociously talented Daniella D'Ville - new record announcements coming soon...

Feeling like she had a new lease on life after a major health scare, Gabrielle Wall sprinted the length of a football field barefoot on Lego bricks to clinch a new Guinness World Record.

A dazzling display of acrobatic excellence gwr.co/HumanPyramid

Hard to believe it’s already been 12 years since Steve Sansweet and Rancho Obi-Wan were recognized by @guinnessworldrecords.com for having the world’s largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia! 😃 #starwars #GWR #RanchoObiWan #stevesansweet #starwarsmemorabilia #starwarscollection

New record – Largest serving of Nigerian style Jollof rice 🍛 "It truly has been an emotional but beautiful journey," says star chef Hilda Baci. It took “nine hours of fire, passion and teamwork” to create the 16,600 plates of rice “served with joy, love and community”. gwr.co/JollofServing