Guinness World Records 2024

Take a deep breath and dive into the fully updated and revisedGuinness World Records 2024! This years edition compiles the very best of the thousands of new records approved over the past year, confirming once again that the public have an insatiable appetite for superlatives! And with lockdowns and quarantines a distant memory for much of the world, the claims have been flooding in

As you’ll see from the cover by award-winning artist Rod Hunt, the theme of years book is the Blue Planet, so join us on a deep-sea odyssey to the bottom of the oceans. Encounter the most bizarre, beautiful and deadly sea creatures, swim through the largest coral reefs and kelp forests, explore the seabed for shipwrecks and lost treasure, and meet the oceans most fearless pioneers.

Youll also find plenty of new and classic records to explore once youre back on dry land, with topics as diverse as rollercoasters, robots, movie props and manga. And as ever, youll discover the latest record-breaking successes in music, TV, gaming and sports.

In theBLUE PLANETchapter, marvel at the physical wonders of our watery world, from rivers, lakes and oceans to icescapes and hot springs. This deep-dive into superlatives from the natural world is followed byAQUATIC LIFE, which continues our global survey of the Earths most remarkable creatures. As we descend from the coast to the abyssal trenches, we pass through the oceans various layers, getting up close to the fish, mammals, crustaceans and molluscs that fill the oceans.
InHUMANS, we meet the super seniors, body modifiers and fantastic families that make up the most popular section of the book. Youll hear how the new holder of the record for the largest feet finds shoes to fit, what it takes to win at competitive mullet-growing (as in the hairstyle, not the fish!), and just how much blood one person can donate in a lifetime.
RECORDOLOGYlists all the new extreme achievements across the widest spectrum of human activity, from Rubiks Cubing (whether upright, upside down or underwater) and pogosticking to throwing paper airplanes and playing mini golf. Plus, in a GWR first, we dedicate a feature to the Merfolk the real-life mermaids and -men who are literally making a big splash!
TheADVENTURESchapter whisks us around the world in the company of the ocean-rowers, open-water swimmers, polar explorers and mountaineers who continue to push the boundaries of human endeavour and exploration.
A new feature chapter for GWR 2024 isHISTORY, which takes a more quirky look at our record-breaking past. Egyptians, pirates, catapulting knights and even real-life witches, vampires and ghosts all vie for your attention in this crazy chronicle of the past 2,000 years.
OurSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYboffins have compiled all the latest superlative news across computing, space exploration, rollercoasters and robots. Keeping to our watery theme, youll also find all-new features on the worlds biggest ships, deepest submarines and tallest lighthouses.
Whether youre a fan of TV, movies, pop music, manga or anime or all of the above! youll find all your favourite stars inARTS & MEDIA. Look out, too, for brand-new features on comedy, puppetry and magic, plus a special 12-page section dedicated to gaming.
And finally, we end the book with every significant new sporting achievement logged in the 30-pageSPORTSchapter.