They change with the times: records involving selfies and twerking have been popular recently. Some people make record attempts every day some have a GWR logo tattoo some even change their name to Guinness.Īlmost anything definable, measurable and provable can become a record. Ashrita Furman from the US has the record for holding the most records (more than 200, though he has broken up to 600). There is also a core of serial record-breakers.
The typical would-be record-breaker is a man in his mid-30s. Applications come from all over the world: most from the US, followed by India and China – two Indian men are currently battling for the longest ear hair record. GWR gets about 1,000 record claims a week, of which 5%-7% are accepted, and about 2% make it into the annual book.
