Arts, Entertainment and Music
135 records
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01 / Music $2.08 billion Highest-grossing concert tour Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour See record ↗ -
02 / Speedrunning 30:45 Fastest Hollow Knight any% speedrun zVypurr · PC See record ↗ -
03 / Speedrunning 55:13 Fastest Super Mario Odyssey any% speedrun Tyron18 See record ↗ -
04 / Esports $3 million Largest individual prize in an esports tournament Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf · Arthur Ashe Stadium, Queens, New York, USA See record ↗ -
05 / Esports $472,111 Highest career earnings by a female esports player Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn · Canada See record ↗ -
06 / Esports 9 titles Most Evo championship titles by a player Justin Wong · Evo Championship Series See record ↗ -
07 / Broadway and Theater 6 awards Most Tony Awards won by a performer Audra McDonald · United States See record ↗ -
08 / Broadway and Theater 14.8 million admissions Highest Broadway season attendance Broadway shows collectively during the 2018-2019 season · Broadway, New York City, United States See record ↗ -
09 / Broadway and Theater 40 years Longest-running West End musical Les Misérables · London, United Kingdom See record ↗ -
10 / Esports $382 million Most prize money awarded for one esports game Dota 2 See record ↗ -
11 / Broadway and Theater 1,933 seats Largest Broadway theater by seats Gershwin Theatre · 222 West 51st Street, New York, New York, United States See record ↗ -
12 / Broadway and Theater $1.91 billion Highest Broadway season gross Broadway 2025–2026 season · Broadway, New York City, United States See record ↗ -
13 / Broadway and Theater $75 million Most expensive Broadway production Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark · Broadway, New York City, United States See record ↗ -
14 / Esports 2 titles Most Overwatch League titles by a team San Francisco Shock See record ↗ -
15 / Broadway and Theater 16 nominations Most Tony nominations for a production Hamilton · Broadway, New York City, United States See record ↗ -
16 / Books 3 years Youngest male author to publish a book Advay Jain · Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, USA See record ↗ -
17 / Broadway and Theater 11 years Youngest Tony Award winner Frankie Michaels · New York, New York, United States See record ↗ -
18 / Esports 4 titles Most Counter-Strike Major titles by a team Astralis · Berlin, Germany See record ↗ -
19 / Esports 5 titles Most Counter-Strike Major titles by a player Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen · Paris, France See record ↗ -
20 / Music 170 shows Most stadium shows in a single solo concert tour by a single artist G.E.M. See record ↗ -
21 / Movies 14 rolls Most cannon rolls in a car Karl Van Moorsel for Matchbox The Movie See record ↗ -
22 / Speedrunning 4:54.332 Fastest Super Mario Bros. any% speedrun Niftski · Brazil See record ↗ -
23 / Video Games 380 million players Most-played video game by monthly active players Roblox · Worldwide See record ↗ -
24 / Movies $1.35 billion Highest-grossing R-rated film The Odyssey · United States See record ↗ -
25 / Movies $2.93 billion Highest-grossing film Avengers: Endgame (2019) See record ↗ -
26 / Books 24′ 6.5″ Largest published book iWRITE Literacy Organization, The Bryan Museum, and Ordinary People Change the World, for I Am Texas · Houston, Texas, USA See record ↗ -
27 / Video Games 40.3 million points Highest score in NES Tetris Willis “Blue Scuti” Gibson See record ↗ -
28 / Television $58 million Most expensive TV series per episode The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, season 1 See record ↗ -
29 / Speedrunning 6:46 Fastest Elden Ring any% speedrun seeker TV See record ↗ -
30 / Speedrunning 1:43:40 Fastest Pokemon Red/Blue any% glitchless speedrun SlNNED See record ↗ -
31 / Speedrunning 6:39.813 IGT (pending verification) Fastest Minecraft Java Edition any% random seed glitchless speedrun Skycrab See record ↗ -
32 / Music 194 million followers Most-followed artist on Spotify Arijit Singh See record ↗ -
33 / Television 806 episodes Most episodes of an American animated series The Simpsons · United States See record ↗ -
34 / Music 13.7 million streams Most Spotify streams for a song in a single day Taylor Swift, “Patient Zero” · Spotify Global chart See record ↗ -
35 / Music 1:37:37 (37 hours 37 minutes) Fastest music video to 100 million YouTube views BTS featuring Halsey, “Boy With Luv” See record ↗ -
36 / Video Games 4.5 billion downloads Most-downloaded mobile game Subway Surfers · Worldwide See record ↗ -
37 / Books 1,075 novels Most prolific novelist Ryoki Inoue · Brazil See record ↗ -
38 / Books 913 weeks Most weeks on The New York Times best-seller list Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney See record ↗ -
39 / Speedrunning 24:51.495 Fastest Celeste any% speedrun secureaccount · PC See record ↗ -
40 / Esports 6.9 million viewers Most-watched esports event (peak viewers) League of Legends World Championship 2024 Final · London, United Kingdom See record ↗ -
41 / Video Games 350 million copies Best-selling video game Minecraft See record ↗ -
42 / Songwriting 80 songs Most No. 1 country songs written by a songwriter Ashley Gorley · Nashville, Tennessee, USA See record ↗ -
43 / Songwriting 28 singles Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles as a producer Max Martin · Sweden See record ↗ -
44 / Television 114 awards Most Primetime Emmy Awards won by a TV series Saturday Night Live · United States See record ↗ -
45 / Movies $720 million Highest-grossing horror film It (2017) · Worldwide See record ↗ -
46 / Music 5.62 billion streams Most-streamed song on Spotify The Weeknd, "Blinding Lights" See record ↗ -
47 / Broadway and Theater 11,784 performances Longest-running American musical on Broadway Chicago (1996 revival) · New York City, USA See record ↗ -
48 / Speedrunning 3:47.900 Fastest The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time any% speedrun CountLG · JP Wii Virtual Console See record ↗ -
49 / Esports 3 titles Most The International (Dota 2) titles by a player Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk and Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov · Shanghai, China See record ↗ -
50 / Television 32 awards Most Primetime Emmy Awards won by a person Sheila Nevins See record ↗ -
51 / Music 131.7 billion streams Most-streamed female artist on Spotify (all time) Taylor Swift · Worldwide See record ↗ -
52 / Music 22 billion streams Most-streamed album on Spotify Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny See record ↗ -
53 / Movies $268 million Highest-grossing documentary film Michael Jackson’s This Is It · Worldwide See record ↗ -
54 / Television 133.5 viewers Most-watched Super Bowl halftime show Kendrick Lamar · Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States See record ↗ -
55 / Video Games 3:28:49 Fastest perfect score in Pac-Man David Race · United States See record ↗ -
56 / Esports 62,196 people Largest live crowd at an esports event Tencent IEG TiMi Esports Center, Honor of Kings 2025 KPL Grand Finals · Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), Beijing, China See record ↗ -
57 / Speedrunning 1:35:14 Fastest Super Mario 64 120 Star speedrun Suigi · Unknown See record ↗ -
58 / Movies 5 days Fastest film to $1 billion at the box office Avengers: Endgame · Worldwide box office See record ↗ -
59 / Speedrunning 14:32.8 Fastest Super Mario 64 16 Star speedrun Suigi · Nintendo 64, Japanese copy of Super Mario 64 See record ↗ -
60 / Movies $536 million Most expensive film ever made Star Wars: The Force Awakens See record ↗ -
61 / Esports $57 million Highest career earnings by an esports team Team Liquid See record ↗ -
62 / Video Games 1.3 million points Highest score in Donkey Kong (arcade) Robbie Lakeman · United States See record ↗ -
63 / Books $65 million Largest book advance Barack Obama and Michelle Obama See record ↗ -
64 / Books 9.6 million characters Longest novel Marcel Proust, for À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time) See record ↗ -
65 / Television 105.97 viewers Most-watched TV series finale (US) M*A*S*H, “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” · United States See record ↗ -
66 / Television 265 million views Most-watched Netflix series Squid Game: Season 1 · South Korea See record ↗ -
67 / Video Games 11.2 million copies Fastest-selling video game Grand Theft Auto V · Worldwide See record ↗ -
68 / Movies $360 million Biggest domestic opening weekend (US and Canada) Spider-Man: Brand New Day · United States and Canada See record ↗ -
69 / Movies 16 nominations Most Academy Award nominations for a film Sinners See record ↗ -
70 / Speedrunning 40:22.01 Fastest Super Metroid any% speedrun ShinyZeni See record ↗ -
71 / Music 130 million monthly listeners Most monthly listeners on Spotify Bruno Mars See record ↗ -
72 / Music 24 weeks Most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Ella Langley, "Choosin' Texas" · United States See record ↗ -
73 / Video Games 1,146 people Most people playing a mobile game simultaneously King employees playing Candy Crush Saga See record ↗ -
74 / Music 30 songs Most Detective Conan theme songs performed by the same artist Mai Kuraki See record ↗ -
75 / Music 4 million units Biggest first week for an album in the US Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl · United States See record ↗ -
76 / Movies $130.7 billion Highest-grossing media franchise Pokemon · Japan See record ↗ -
77 / Music 90 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 top-10 hits Drake · Canada See record ↗ -
78 / Songwriting 8 nominations Most Grammy Song of the Year nominations Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift (tied) · United States See record ↗ -
79 / Television 78 years Longest-running program on American television Meet the Press · United States See record ↗ -
80 / Broadway and Theater 17,162 performances Longest-running Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks · New York City, USA See record ↗ -
81 / Songwriting 3 awards Most Grammy Song of the Year wins by a songwriter Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (tied) · United States See record ↗ -
82 / Video Games 25.4 million players Most concurrent players in a Roblox experience Steal a Brainrot · Online See record ↗ -
83 / Television 106 million people Most-watched single episode of a US TV series M*A*S*H - "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" · United States See record ↗ -
84 / Esports 9.3 million viewers Most-watched Twitch stream (peak viewers) La Velada del Ano 5 (Ibai) · Madrid, Spain See record ↗ -
85 / Songwriting 4 awards Most Academy Awards for Best Original Song Sammy Cahn, Johnny Mercer, Alan Menken and Jimmy Van Heusen (tied) · United States See record ↗ -
86 / Books 5 billion copies Best-selling book of all time The Bible · Worldwide See record ↗ -
87 / Music 40 million copies Best-selling country album Shania Twain - Come On Over · United States See record ↗ -
88 / Music 20 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles The Beatles · United Kingdom See record ↗ -
89 / Broadway and Theater $2 billion Highest-grossing Broadway production The Lion King · New York City, USA See record ↗ -
90 / Esports 6 titles Most League of Legends World Championship titles by a player Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) · South Korea See record ↗ -
91 / Broadway and Theater 30,000 performances Longest continuous theatrical run in the world The Mousetrap · London, United Kingdom See record ↗ -
92 / Music 402 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 chart entries Drake · Canada See record ↗ -
93 / Video Games $816 million Highest-grossing video game in 24 hours Grand Theft Auto V · United States See record ↗ -
94 / Songwriting 4 awards Most CMA Song of the Year awards won by a songwriter Vince Gill · Nashville, Tennessee, USA See record ↗ -
95 / Broadway and Theater 12 awards Most Tony Awards won by a production The Producers · New York City, USA See record ↗ -
96 / Television 809 episodes Most episodes of a scripted primetime TV series The Simpsons · United States See record ↗ -
97 / Books 2 billion copies Best-selling fiction author Agatha Christie · United Kingdom See record ↗ -
98 / Music 10:13 Longest song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Taylor Swift - "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" · United States See record ↗ -
99 / Music 112 weeks Most weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for a single song Teddy Swims - "Lose Control" · United States See record ↗ -
100 / Video Games 3.3 million players Most concurrent players for a game on Steam PUBG: Battlegrounds · Online See record ↗ -
101 / Esports $7 million Highest career earnings by an esports player Johan "N0tail" Sundstein · Denmark See record ↗ -
102 / Music 44 songs Most No. 1 hits on Billboard Hot Country Songs George Strait · United States See record ↗ -
103 / Broadway and Theater 13,981 performances Longest-running Broadway show The Phantom of the Opera · New York City, USA See record ↗ -
104 / Songwriting 8 million performances Most-performed song on US radio and TV of the 20th century You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector) · United States See record ↗ -
105 / Songwriting 32 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs as a songwriter Paul McCartney · United Kingdom See record ↗ -
106 / Broadway and Theater 3,224 performances Longest-running non-musical play on Broadway Life with Father · New York City, USA See record ↗ -
107 / Books 7,236 translations Most translated author Agatha Christie · United Kingdom See record ↗ -
108 / Books 600 million copies Best-selling book series Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling · United Kingdom See record ↗ -
109 / Television 128 million people Most-watched US television broadcast Super Bowl LIX (Fox) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA See record ↗ -
110 / Video Games 900 million units Best-selling video game franchise Mario (Nintendo) · Japan See record ↗ -
111 / Movies 325 million views Most-watched Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters · United States See record ↗ -
112 / Video Games 160 million units Best-selling video game console Sony PlayStation 2 See record ↗ -
113 / Video Games $40 million Largest esports prize pool The International 2021 (Dota 2) · Bucharest, Romania See record ↗ -
114 / Movies $2.26 billion Highest-grossing animated film Ne Zha 2 (2025) See record ↗ -
115 / Movies 21 nominations Most Oscar acting nominations Meryl Streep See record ↗ -
116 / Movies 11 Oscars Most Academy Awards won by a film Ben-Hur, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (tied) See record ↗ -
117 / Movies $1.2 billion Biggest worldwide opening weekend Avengers: Endgame (2019) See record ↗ -
118 / Movies 22 Oscars Most Academy Awards won by a person Walt Disney See record ↗ -
119 / Music 7 awards Most CMA Entertainer of the Year awards Garth Brooks See record ↗ -
120 / Music 4 awards Most Grammy Album of the Year wins Taylor Swift See record ↗ -
121 / Music 200 million certified units Most RIAA-certified album units by an artist Garth Brooks · United States See record ↗ -
122 / Music 19 No. 1 albums Most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums The Beatles · United States See record ↗ -
123 / Music 17.4 billion views Most-viewed video on YouTube Pinkfong, "Baby Shark Dance" See record ↗ -
124 / Music 54 weeks Most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 West Side Story (1961 film soundtrack) · United States See record ↗ -
125 / Music 20 No. 1 songs Most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs The Beatles · United States See record ↗ -
126 / Music 78 years Oldest artist to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 Brenda Lee, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" · United States See record ↗ -
127 / Music 99 nominations Most Grammy nominations Beyoncé See record ↗ -
128 / Music 50 million copies Best-selling single of all time Bing Crosby, "White Christmas" See record ↗ -
129 / Music 35 Grammys Most Grammy Awards won Beyoncé See record ↗ -
130 / Music 6 awards Most IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year awards Taylor Swift See record ↗ -
131 / Music 70 million copies Best-selling album worldwide Michael Jackson, Thriller See record ↗ -
132 / Music 3.5 million people Largest free concert attendance Rod Stewart · Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil See record ↗ -
133 / Music 2.1 million people Largest concert attendance by a female artist Lady Gaga · Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil See record ↗ -
134 / Music 40 million certified units Best-selling album in the US Eagles, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) · United States See record ↗ -
135 / Music 19.8 billion streams Most-streamed artist on Spotify in 2025 Bad Bunny See record ↗
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