World records, kept current.

The fastest, tallest, longest and oldest, in 10 categories. Pick one to see every record inside it, with sources and the date we last checked it.

• 01 / Sports 9.58 s Men's 100 m Usain Bolt · Berlin, Germany See all 327 ↗
• 02 / Nature and Earth 29,032 ft Highest mountain Mount Everest · Nepal and China border See all 79 ↗
• 03 / Architecture and Engineering 2,717 ft Tallest building Burj Khalifa · Dubai See all 61 ↗
• 04 / Animals and Plants 209 tons Largest animal ever Blue whale See all 55 ↗
• 05 / People and Feats 8′ 11.1″ Tallest person ever Robert Wadlow · Alton, Illinois, USA See all 140 ↗
• 06 / Science and Technology 2.2 exaflops Fastest supercomputer LineShine, National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen · Shenzhen, China See all 44 ↗
• 07 / Space and Astronomy 1,110 days Most time in space Oleg Kononenko · International Space Station See all 39 ↗
• 08 / Arts, Entertainment and Music $2.08 billion Highest-grossing concert tour Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour See all 120 ↗
• 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 39 ↗
• 10 / Business and Money $71 million Most expensive diamond sold at auction The Pink Star · Hong Kong See all 57 ↗