See 103-year-old Swedish woman sets record for world's oldest parachuter 103-year-old Rut Larsson becomes the world's oldest person to complete a tandem parachute jump after skydiving in Motala, Sweden. 30/05/2022
People Watch this man tightrope walk across France's most iconic landmark French tightrope walker, Nathan Paulin just broke his own world record as he crossed 2.2km of slackline to Mont Saint-Michel. 25/05/2022
See Watch: This is officially the biggest wave ever surfed German surfer, Sebastian Steudtner has received a Guinness World Record certificate for the biggest wave surfed in the world, for his surf on 29 October 2020 24/05/2022
Culture news 112-year-old Venezuelan named 'world's oldest man' Juan Vincente Mora is the world's oldest man at 112. He has 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. 18/05/2022
Experiences The world’s longest suspended pedestrian bridge opens today in Czechia Czech Republic opens their record-breaking ‘Sky Bridge’ today. 13/05/2022
Experiences Where has the world's longest glass-bottomed bridge just been built? In a bid to bring tourists back to Vietnam, the nation’s government has constructed the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world. 05/05/2022
Poland Brave swimmers take part in Poland’s first underground relay Hundreds of swimmers braved the elements to swim through an underground corridor at the Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Gory, on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 22/01/2022
Culture news Venezuela wins Guinness record for world's largest orchestra "If you break a string, don't stop. If you lose the score, go on by heart, but don't stop," conductor Andrés David Ascanio said before the performance. 23/11/2021
People This man is trying to visit every country in the world without flying Meet the traveller 9 countries away from visiting every country in the world without flying 19/11/2021
no comment Venezuela pursues world's largest orchestra record Hundreds of violins, violas and double basses sounded at Venezuela's military academy on Saturday, then woodwinds, brass and percussion gradually joined in — thousands of musicians, mostly children and adolescents, with one goal: setting the record as the world's largest orchestra. 14/11/2021
Destinations Is this the most beautiful world record you’ve ever seen? The city of Ayodhya broke a world record with its beautiful Diwali celebrations. 04/11/2021
no comment Endurance enthusiast from Lithuania spent more than 3 hours in ice-filled container Endurance enthusiast from Lithuania spent more than 3 hours in ice-filled container 24/10/2021
Destinations The world's largest observation wheel opens on October 21st The wheel situated on the coastline of Dubai stands over 250 meters tall. The observation wheel called 'Ain Dubai' (which means Dubai Eye in Arabic) ) eclipses Londons iconic wheel 'The London Eye', which stands only 135 meters tall. 15/10/2021
Nature Britain’s royal botanical gardens have just broken a world record How many unique plant species does it take to beat the world record? 21/09/2021
Experiences Meet the youngest man to visit every country in the world We catch up with James Asquith, CEO, Guinness World Record holder and big believer in the resilience of the travel industry in a post-pandemic world. 19/09/2021
People Meet the youngest person to travel to every country in the world We spoke to Lexie Alford about how she ticked off so many countries and what she learned on the journey. 11/09/2021
no comment World first as aeroplane flies through tunnel at 245 km/h to set World Records Italian pilot Dario Costa clears Turkey’s dual Çatalca Tunnels in under 44 seconds 04/09/2021
United Arab Emirates This is the world's deepest pool stretching down over 60 metres The pool holds 14 million litres of water, which is is the equivalent of six Olympic swimming pools. 14/07/2021
People Meet the thrill-seeker famous for running the fastest 100m on stilts Ben Jacoby is known for being the fastest man on stilts. After breaking the 100m record, he's now in training for the London Marathon. We find out more. 23/03/2021
no comment Czech freediver plans world record attempt in swimming under ice The Guinness record for swimming under ice is 76.2 metres. Czech freediver David Vencl from Teplice in North Bohemia is planning to break it. 13/02/2021
no comment World's tallest swing officially opens to thrillseekers in China Thrillseekers lie horizontally and are swung over a cliff in the Chongqing municipality, reaching speeds of 130kmph. The rainbow-coloured huge frame has been officially certified by the Guinness World Records and it has now opened after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions delayed its launch. 25/07/2020
no comment Centenarian recognised as world's oldest living man dies aged 112 A Japanese man who received his certificate as the oldest man in the world earlier this month has died aged 112. 26/02/2020
Hungary The world's largest book takes six people to turn a page 71-year-old Béla Varga said the book - which covers the flora and fauna of Hungary - was as big as it can possibly be. 26/01/2020
no comment Nailed it! Bed of nails record broken in India A group of martial arts experts broke the Guinness World Record for amount of people lying on a multi-layered bed of nails. 25/10/2019
world news Watch: Guinness World Records reveals fastest garden shed Guinness World Records has unveiled the most unusual record breakers for 2020. Kevin Nicks is the creator of the fastest garden shed, which zooms around Yorkshire at 80 miles per hour. 06/09/2019
no comment Enormous 500-metre pizza unites the ingredients of Italy In Bologna, a 500-metre long pizza was filled with the characteristic ingredients of all of Italy's regions. 28/07/2019
