World Records

Bucharest, Romania – July 5, 2017 – Ilie Dobre, sports commentator for the Radio Romania News (Romania’s National State Radio) author of books and multiple record holder, wrote and published 45 books in almost all the literary genres, setting the world record for the Most books published by a Radio Sports commentator. Photo: Ilie Dobre, sports commentator for the Radio …

Rzeszow, Poland – July 3, 2017 – On the 20th of May 2017 in the city of Rzeszów, south-east Poland, Maciej Bielicki, leading Polish stunter and the only stunter in Poland, did a continuous rolling burnout over a distance of 4.479 kilometers (2.78 miles) thus setting the new world record for the Longest motorcycle burnout. Photo: Maciej “DOP” Bielicki did …

Ipswich, UK – June 30, 2017 – Tony Fisher, who made headlines last year when he broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest Rubik’s cube, unveiled his latest creation: a massive fidget spinner — which has a diameter of about 11 feet and sets the new world record for the Largest Fidget Spinner. Photo: British inventor Tony Fisher …

Ludington, Michigan, USA – June 29, 2017 – A total of 1,387 people angelically assembled on a Lake Michigan beachfront in Ludington and worked their magic for 30 seconds, thus setting the new world record for the Most people making sand angels simultaneously. Photo: The Ludington Daily News and The Muskegon Chronicle report 1,387 people angelically assembled on a Lake …

Rome, Italy – June 28, 2017 – To celebrate its upcoming 100th anniversary on July 25th, 2017, Nikon has created a new world record when over 1,000 people stood together in different coloured T-shirts around in the courtyard of a beautiful Italian building, setting the new world record for the Largest human camera. Photo: Japanese imaging giant Nikon has created …

Pretoria, South Africa – June 26, 2017 – Jesse Adams a 39-year-old motoring journalist at the Saturday Star Motoring, beat the Guinness World Record for the longest vehicle drift by skidding into a perpetual circle without stopping 168km in a marathon 5 hours and 46 minutes. Photo: Jesse Adams, a 39-year-old motoring journalist at the Saturday Star Motoring, beat the …

Metairie, Louisiana, USA – June 26, 2017 – Jax Frey, an award-winning New Orleans artist who creates bold, colorful, highly textured acrylic and mixed-media paintings with Louisiana-inspired and figurative expression, completed her 20,000th ‘Little Views’ mini painting, thus setting the new world record for the Most Original, Acrylic Paintings on Canvas by one Artist. Photo: Jax’s popular line of mini …

Mirafiori, Italy – June 26, 2017 – A total of 1,495 Fiat 500 cars were collected in less than two days by the lucky winners of the competition run by Fiat and Italian supermarket chain Esselunga, thus setting the new world record for the most cars handed over within 48 hours. Photo: A record-breaking handover: 1,495 Fiat 500 cars were …

South Barrington, Illinois, USA – June 23, 2017 – In South Barrington, a Chicago suburb, 972 pairs of people played catch on a pleasant day at the Willow Creek Community Church as part of the “DadFest” annual festival, setting the new world record for the Largest game of catch. Photo: In north suburban South Barrington, 972 pairs of people tossed …

Rotorua, New Zealand – June 21, 2017 – More than 7000 passionate New Zealanders have come together smash the Guinness world record for the largest Haka; a total of 7700 people flocked to a field in Rotorua to almost double the standing official record of 4100 people set in France. Photo: Rotorua set an official new world record for the …