Read about the world's most iconic Guinness World Records title holders both past and present.
Incredible tennis champs
Marine biologist
Football virtuosa
The Iceman
Slam-dunk superstars
Amazing circumnavigation
Longest reigning queen
The fastest man on two hands
Highest-grosssing music tour ever
The tallest living woman
Oldest woman in space
Most goals in men's internationals
Youngest recipient of an MBE
First functional LEGO prosthetic arm
The Wonder of Cubing World
The Queen of femme Pop
The most tattoed person living (male)
Best selling album in South Kroea
Fastest ascent of the top three highest mountains with supplementary oxygen
Most northerly climate protest
Most spacewalks by a female
Fastest marathon distance
Longest career as a TV presenter
Most hula hoops spun simultaneously
Tallest living man
Youngest Nobel Prize winner
Most medals won at the World Artisitc Gymnastics Championships
Longest-running animated sitcom (number of episodes)
Youngest esports millionaire from a single tournemant
Fastest car (land-speed record)
Deepest dive by a crewed vessel
Youngest TIME Person of the Year
Longest wheelchair ramp jump
Longest-running wild-primate study
Most times to climb Everest
Longest human tunnel travelled through by a skateboarding dog
Longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever (female)
Shortest woman living
First ascent of the Shark's Fin route
The tallest building in the world
First person to break sound barrier in freefall
Most wins of the FIFA World Cup by a player
First men on the Moon
Guinness World Records' most prolific record holder
Tallest man ever
First sub-four-minute mile