World records, kept current.
1,118 world records in 10 categories 20+ 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 358 ↗ -
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 94 ↗ -
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 140 ↗ -
06 / Science and Technology 2.2 exaflops Fastest supercomputer LineShine, National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen · Shenzhen, China See all 59 ↗ -
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 135 ↗ -
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
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Most valuable NBA franchise
$14.5 billionGolden State WarriorsNewYesterday
Largest stablecoin by market value
$184.1 billionTether (USDT)NewSun, Oct 11
Highest career earnings by a female esports player
$472,111Sasha "Scarlett" HostynNewSun, Oct 11
Longest distance driven by a vehicle on another world
45.22 kmNASA Perseverance Mars roverNewSun, Oct 11
Longest goal ever scored in soccer
96.01 metresTom King (Newport County)NewSun, Oct 11
Fastest to 2,000 men's T20I runs by balls faced
1,024 ballsAbhishek SharmaNewSun, Oct 11
Women's wheelchair marathon
1:33:16Catherine DebrunnerRecord brokenSat, Oct 10
Most strikeouts by a team in a nine-inning MLB playoff game
21 strikeoutsCleveland GuardiansBeat 19 strikeouts · Chicago White SoxRecord brokenSat, Oct 10
Heaviest pumpkin
1,431.5 kg (3,156 lb)Ron WallaceBeat 1,295.8 kg (2,856 lb 12.8 oz) · Ian PatonNewSat, Oct 10
Most high fives given while completing a marathon (team)
7,327 high fivesEDP (Portugal)NewSat, Oct 10
Men's 50 m butterfly short-course world record
21.28 sEgor Kornev (Russia)NewFri, Oct 9
Most prize money awarded for one esports game
$382,278,250.96 USDDota 2NewFri, Oct 9
Most-followed Twitch channel
21.87 million followersKai Cenat (KaiCenat)NewFri, Oct 9
Most valuable private company
$965 billionAnthropicNewFri, Oct 9
Most weeks on The New York Times best-seller list
913 weeksDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyNewFri, Oct 9
Most NHL teams represented by a winning goaltender
9 teamsCam Talbot (Canada)NewFri, Oct 9
Men's 50 m backstroke short-course world record
22.09 sPieter Coetze (South Africa)NewThu, Oct 8
Latest first Atlantic hurricane
October 8, 2026Hurricane IsaiasNewThu, Oct 8
Youngest player to win the Premier League
16 years 144 daysMax Dowman (England)NewThu, Oct 8
Youngest Premier League goalscorer
16 years 73 daysMax Dowman (England)Get the week's broken records
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358 Sports
- Baseball 26
- Basketball 18
- Boxing and MMA 11
- College Sports 21
- Cricket 9
- Cycling 8
- Football 22
- Golf 14
- Hockey 13
- Horse Racing 23
- Marathon 11
- Motorsports 24
- Olympics 10
- Paralympics 12
- Rugby 8
- Soccer 31
- Speed Skating 8
- Sprinting 20
- Swimming 18
- Tennis 15
- Track and Field 18
- Weightlifting 10
- Winter Sports 8
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