As the world's unrivalled authority on record-breaking achievement, our role is to celebrate the world's best, to inspire ordinary people and to entertain and inform. For these reasons, we do not pay record-breakers for their achievements or for carrying out a record title attempt.
Guinness World Records 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.
Applications made by individuals for existing record categories are free of charge. There is an administration fee of $5 to propose a new record title.
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.
Contrary to what many people believe, entering the Guinness Book of World Records does not have any type of economic compensation. Therefore, you will not receive a single euro, pound or dollar for breaking a record.
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.
Priority applications currently cost $800 for people trying to break existing records and $1,000 for those who want to set new records. Guinness is clear, however, that priority applications do not guarantee that applications will be successful and the organization issues no refunds either way.
Fastest time to arrange the alphabet from a can of alphabet spaghetti. Cody Jones is the current alphabet spaghetti champion - which is a brilliant record to hold. The record to beat is a cool 3 minutes 21 seconds to find all of the letters of the alphabet in a can of alphabet spaghetti.
If your attempt is verified as successful, you will be eligible for one complimentary Official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Record-Holder Certificate to confirm your record-holder status! Unfortunately we are unable to respond to letters, so please make an application online or check our contact page.
Meet Ashrita Furman
Now aged 68, Furman, a New York-based health food store manager holds the Guinness World Record for the most Guinness World Records. While he has set more than 600 official records, currently he holds 530 of them.
There are many prolific record holders in the Guinness World Records (GWR) archives. But none of their achievements quite match those of title holder Ashrita Furman, from Brooklyn, New York, who has become famous as the man with the most Guinness World Records titles.
Freckles: moles, birthmarks and freckles all vary in size and depth, so counting them individually or assessing their size is not accurate enough for a Guinness World Records title. Heaviest pets: Guinness World Records has discontinued accepting claims for heaviest or lightest pets.
More than 60,000 Guinness world records had been cataloged in the publication's database by 2022. The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty.
This process can take up to 12 weeks. If you are successful, you will receive an official Guinness World Records certificate; if not, you can try again.
Michael Jackson has earned 39 Guinness World Records. How many can you name without looking it up?
At GWR HQ we've been busy creating records just for you - people under 16, so you don't have to compete unfairly alongside the grown-ups. If you like the look of one (or all of them!) your parent or guardian can apply for you using the button on each page.
Currently, Ashrita Furman holds the record for breaking the most world records. Crediting with setting and breaking 600 (and counting) records to his name, the New-York native has caught 86 grapes in his mouth in 1 minute and inflated 28 balloons with his nose in 3 minutes.
The longest kiss ever lasted 58 hours 35 minutes, achieved by Thai couple Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat, at an event organised by Ripley's Believe It or Not! in Pattaya, Thailand.
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