In the year 2024, people and communities from all around the world marked new records in the Guinness World Records. The theme was Our Blue Planet, but it did not only talk about human ingenuity, as well as environmental awareness. It came with a collection of record-breaking feats that spoke of human creativity and resilience.
Some of the most remarkable records set in 2024 include:
Aliia Nasyrova of Ukraine has the record for longest hair on a living person at 257.33 cm (8 ft 5.3 in). She lives in Slovakia now, but Aliia never cuts her hair and dedicates hours a week to caring for it; she washes it once a week.
DonnaJean Wilde of Canada established the record for abdominal plank with an incredible 4 hours and 30 minutes. That is so inspiring with tenacity.
Costa Group in Australia cultivated a blueberry that weighed as heavy as 20.4 g. The weight was nearly 70 times that of an average wild blueberry. It took one year to get to this size.
Andrea Lanfri of Italy is the first multiple amputee to reach the highest point on Mount Everest, having lost seven fingers as well as both legs beneath the knee due to serious illness. This is a compelling testament to human determination as a whole.
Sacha Feiner from Belgium has the record for the largest tongue circumference at 17 cm (6.69 in), and Jenny DuVander from the USA holds the female record with a circumference of 13.25 cm (5.21 in).
Kevin is the Great Dane from Iowa that has won the title of tallest male dog, measuring at 0.97 m or 3 ft 2 in. Kevin unfortunately died just after winning the title. His owner termed him a “gentle giant.”
More than 2.5 million diyas were lit in a new world record for the most oil lamps lit at once, which took place in Deepotsav 2024 in Ayodhya, India.
Herbalife set a new global record with 4,916 participants across several venues and formed the largest high-intensity interval training class.
These records, in varied categories, reflect the incredible feats that will continue to inspire people from all over the world.
