GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2015

Guinness World Records is the official reference, and ultimate authority, for world records.

Distributed in more than 100 countries and translated into 20 languages, the Guinness World Records annual is one of the best-selling books of all time!

We aim to inspire ordinary people to do extra-ordinary things. Our mission is to entertain and inform, and to celebrate the world’s best.

From the very first edition back in 1955, Guinness World Records has committed to bringing readers a snapshot of our universe as seen through the lens of the superlative.

This new edition explores the evolution of record-breaking since our launch, as well as keeping readers bang up to date on all the latest and greatest superlative achievements.

Inside you’ll find thousands of new and updated records, hundreds of never seen before photographs, highlights from our archive of classic records, plus details of how you can become a record-breaker...