Guinness World Records

The Guinness World Records book was first published in 1955, and went to the top of the British bestseller lists by Christmas that same year.Since then, Guinness World Records has become a household name around the world.

The book has become the best selling copyright book ever, selling in 77 different countries and 38 different languages. It has topped the best-sellers lists around the world.It has also prompted successful television shows around the globe, and the launch of the guinnessworldrecords.com website.

Guinness World Records is the ultimate arbiter of world records and its long history and tradition of amazing facts and records of the world around us continues to educate, entertain and enthuse people of all ages around the world.

And the story continues. Every year, thousands of people from around the world contact Guinness World Records in the hope of becoming an official Guinness World Record holder.