OUR HISTORY
Who we are, and how we became the ultimate authority on record-breaking.
It all started with a golden plover and a question that didn't seem to have an answer.
That is how, in 1955, the first edition of the Guinness Book of Records came about. A book on facts that would be reprinted four times, with 187,000 copies sold. Discover more about the history of the iconic non-fiction bestseller.
