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Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
The first edition topped the bestseller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2024 edition, it is now in its 69th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 23 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database.
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The world's tallest man, as confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records, is Robert Pershing Wadlow, who was born in 1918 in Alton, Ill. Standing at a colossal 8'11.1″ (2.72 m) and weighing in at ...
The longest wooden bridge in the world: Hōrai Bridge, Shimada, Shizuoka, 897m. The oldest private residence: Hakogi Family House, Kōbe, Hyōgo, built in 806. The longest bench in the world: The one in Masuhoura coast, Shika, Ishikawa, 460 m. Aquarium with the largest water capacity in the world: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Motobu, Okinawa ...
New York is home to 436 Guinness World Record holders, nearly 8% of all the risk-takers in the country and second only to California's 615. New Yorkers land spots in 2025 Guinness World Records ...
This category is for articles about a subject who at some point set a world record. They still qualify for this category even if they no longer hold the record because it was later surpassed, since they held it at some point in the past; much like deceased people are no longer actively doing politics but are still categorized as politicians.
In the United States, the form World's Record was formerly more common. The term The World's Best was also briefly in use. The latter term is still used in athletics events, including track and field and road running to describe good and bad performances that are not recognized as an official world record: either because it is not an event where World Athletics tracks the record (e.g. the 150 ...