World records, kept current.
1,189 world records in 10 categories 8 set or broken this week every record sourced
The real ones: sports, science, nature, space and engineering. Every record checked against its sources.
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01 / Sports 9.58 s Men's 100 m Usain Bolt · Berlin, Germany See all 418 ↗ -
02 / Nature and Earth 29,032 ft Highest mountain Mount Everest · Nepal and China border See all 86 ↗ -
03 / Architecture and Engineering 2,717 ft Tallest building Burj Khalifa · Dubai See all 96 ↗ -
04 / Animals and Plants 209 tons Largest animal ever Blue whale See all 91 ↗ -
05 / People and Feats 8′ 11.1″ Tallest person ever Robert Wadlow · Alton, Illinois, USA See all 145 ↗ -
06 / Science and Technology 2.2 exaflops Fastest supercomputer LineShine, National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen · Shenzhen, China See all 61 ↗ -
07 / Space and Astronomy 1,110 days Most time in space Oleg Kononenko · International Space Station See all 38 ↗ -
08 / Arts, Entertainment and Music $2.08 billion Highest-grossing concert tour Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour See all 138 ↗ -
09 / Food and Drink 2.7 million Scoville heat units Hottest chili pepper Pepper X, bred by Ed Currie (PuckerButt Pepper Company) · Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA See all 41 ↗ -
10 / Business and Money $71 million Most expensive diamond sold at auction The Pink Star · Hong Kong See all 75 ↗
Just Broken This Week
NewFri, Oct 30
Men's 70 kg total world record
355 kgPak Pyol (North Korea)NewFri, Oct 30
Men's 70 kg snatch world record
157 kgPak Pyol (North Korea)NewFri, Oct 30
Women's 100 m backstroke short-course world record
53.92 sClaire CurzanNewThu, Oct 29
Men's 100 m breaststroke short-course world record
55.14 sVan MathiasNewWed, Oct 28
Most consecutive games with an assist to start an NHL season
13 gamesConnor McDavidNewWed, Oct 28
Men's 65 kg total world record
331 kgPak Myong-jin (North Korea)NewWed, Oct 28
Men's 65 kg clean and jerk world record
187 kgPak Myong-jin (North Korea)Record brokenMon, Oct 26
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418 Sports
- Baseball 29
- Basketball 19
- Boxing and MMA 11
- College Sports 23
- Cricket 10
- Cycling 9
- Football 24
- Golf 15
- Hockey 16
- Horse Racing 23
- Marathon 11
- Motorsports 25
- Olympics 10
- Paralympics 28
- Rugby 8
- Soccer 33
- Speed Skating 12
- Sprinting 20
- Swimming 35
- Tennis 15
- Track and Field 20
- Weightlifting 14
- Winter Sports 8
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