Guinness World Records received more than 57,400 applications in 2023, said spokesperson Kylie Galloway. That's a jump from 38,000 applications it received in 2014.

Guinness World Records has always been about more than trivia. February 21, 2025. ... 8 ft 11.1 inch Robert Wadlow, courtesy of what was then called “The Guinness Book of World Records. ...