Can you break your own world record?

If you wish to break an existing record or set a new record, and want to view the guidelines, you will need to submit an online application first. Each application for a new record title is reviewed individually by an expert and we are unable to tell you if your record can be accepted by email or phone.

What is the easiest world record I can break?

Do I have to pay to break a world record?

It doesn't cost anything to break an existing record, unless you want to pay for additional services from Guinness. If the record you want set doesn't exist yet, you'll have to apply to set a new record.

What happens if you break a world record?

8. The moment of truth! If you are successful, congratulations - you will receive an official Guinness World Records certificate (further certificates and merchandise can be purchased in the GWR Store). If not, do not give up, you can apply again or pick a different record to attempt.

How much does it cost to try a world record?

All existing record titles (those already in our records database) are free of charge through the standard application process. If you want to apply for a new record title (something that you cannot find in our database), a non-refundable administration fee of £5/$5 (plus VAT) applies.

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Are world record holders paid?

Contrary to what many people believe, entering the Guinness Book of World Records does not have any type of economic compensation.

What is the hardest world record to do?

What World Records cant be broken?

There is one sports record, however, that will never be beaten: Uwe Hohn's javelin throw of 104.80 meters. Hohn changed the sport with that throw back in 1984, and experts believe it's a record that will never be broken.

Who owns Guinness World Records?

Guinness World Records was sold by Guinness in 2001 and is now owned by the Jim Pattison Group. By then, the publication was on sale in over 77 different countries and was being translated into 38 different languages.

What are the weirdest Guinness World Records?

How can I prove I broke a world record?

Can anyone get a world record?

If you wish to break an existing record or set a new record, and want to view the guidelines, you will need to submit an online application first. Each application for a new record title is reviewed individually by an expert and we are unable to tell you if your record can be accepted by email or phone.

How much money do you get after breaking a world record?

Guinness World Record Holders do not pay any money to those who break or set records. However, they do award an official certificate of the achievement free of charge. The certificate includes for what purpose they obtain the awards and in which year.

Who is the youngest Guinness World Record holders?

Ritaj Hussain Alhazmi, of Saudi Arabia, was 12 years and 295 days old when Guinness World Records verified her achievement.

What is the quickest World Record?

It is represented mathematically as speed = d/t (in which d is distance and t is time). That means that Bolt's speed during his world-record run was 10.44 meters per second.

What are the top 10 world records?

What is the first world record?

The red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) set the record straight by officially becoming the fastest-flying species of game bird with a maximum recorded level flying speed of 130 km (81 mph). The first copy of the Guinness Book of Records was completed on 30 June, with a publication date of 3 October 1955.

Who has broken the most world records?

Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954) is a Guinness World Records record-breaker. As of 2017, Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds 530 records, thus holding the Guinness world record for the most Guinness world records. He has been breaking records since 1979.

What is the biggest human head in the world?

The largest skull documented in medical literature belonged to a man with a cranial capacity of 1,980 cm³ (120 in³). According to Guinness World Records.

How long is world's longest text?

Kenneth Iman's LTE is 21425 characters long. The Flaming-Chicken LTE (the original) is a whopping 203941 characters long!

How many Guinness World Records are there?

The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2022 edition, it is now in its 67th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 23 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database.

How do I submit a world record to Guinness?

How does Guinness World Records get money?

The people behind the Guinness World Records used to make money by, well, selling books. But with the rise of the Internet came a decline in book sales, and so they had to create a new business model — selling publicity.

What is the world record for holding your breath?

Without training, humans can manage about 30 to 90 seconds underwater before needing to take a breath. If we're swimming underwater, this figure may be much lower! On 27 March 2021, Croatia's Budimir Šobat achieved the world record for breath-holding underwater, with a time of 24 minutes and 37 seconds.