Xavier Dillard, 22, accomplished something he’s worked on for years, completing 12,412 pull-ups in 24 hours to set a new ...

Steve Poulton from Leckhampton completed the Three Peaks Challenge on a bike in 1980.

Here is a look at the women's world records in swimming, including the 54.33 produced by Gretchen Walsh less than a week ago.

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe, who last month became the first man to run a marathon in under two hours in ​an official race, will ...

Rhys Boorman completed the London Marathon with bells on - after his baby was born on deadline day.

Explore the wildest food Guinness World Records ever recorded, including the largest pizza, giant burgers, Joey Chestnut’s ...

Xavier Dillard decided to train for the record after a friend beat him in pull-ups three years ago ...

As a child I loved Tom Thumb, the perfectly formed human who was only a couple of inches tall; he roamed the countryside while sitting on the back of a mouse or hitched a ride in the ear of a horse.

World records are sometimes insane. Who didn’t dream as a child of breaking one and ending up in the Guinness Book of World ...

Seven world records in just over a week raises eyebrows. While such feats are not unheard of in track and field, this record-breaking nine-day period was not at an Olympic Games, a World Championships ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 2, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. With more than 150 million copies sold in 40 languages, Guinness World Records is one of ...

Australian Cameron McEvoy owns the newest men's world record in swimming, thanks to a 20.88 clocking in the 50-meter ...