The Guinness Book of World Records: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last updated

Nov. 14, 2026

News •

200 battles in 11 hours: Inside the record-setting freestyle feat of Spanish rapper Gazir • Nov. 12, 2026, 2:32 AM ET (Euronews)

World’s tallest Day of the Dead sculpture erected in Mexico City • Oct. 30, 2026, 12:30 PM ET (Popular Science)

Photos

Norris and Ross McWhirter

A group of people in traditional Serbian folk costumes hold hands while dancing the Kolo in a line outdoors, with spectators and trees in the background.

See All Images →

Topics

Ebers papyrus Edwin Smith papyrus Shulḥan ʿarukh Burke’s Peerage Landnámabók The Complete Peerage Encyclopaedia Metropolitana The Blue Book Géographie Universelle Debrett’s Peerage