LATEST 2025 WORLD RECORDS

World's Largest Cake Walk, world record set in Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 13, 2025
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States--Consumers Credit Union, in partnership with Nothing Bundt Cakes, hosted a sweet success at the Special Olympics Michigan campus, bringing together 659 participants to set the world record for the World's Largest Cake Walk, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Longest Walkway, world record in in Galveston, Texas
September 12, 2025
Galveston, Texas, United States--In commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Great Storm, thousands of people lined up along the historic 10.3-mile long seawall in Galveston; measured at 10.3 miles, the walkway sets the world record for being the World's Longest Walkway, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World’s First Airbnb Bookshop, world record in Wigtown, Scotland
September 10, 2025
Wigtown, Scotland--Located in the village of Wigtown, the Open Book is rented to people who adore the idea of spending their holiday running a bookshop; it sets the world record for being the World’s First Airbnb Bookshop, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Longest Lightning Flash, world record set in the United States
September 10, 2025
Dallas, Texas, United States--An enormous, 515-mile-long flash of lightning stretched from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, as confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization; the megaflash sets the new world record for the World's Longest Lightning Flash, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Most children's spectators for a UEFA match
September 8, 2025
Bucharest, Romania--At the invitation of the Romanian Football Federation, a total of 29,854 spectators filled the stadium, most of them children, when Romania faced Norway in their European Championship qualifier match; they set the new record for the Most children's spectators for a UEFA match.
September 6, 2025
Bucharest, Romania--Răducan Necula, widely known as Rică Răducanu, a retired Romanian football goalkeeper, was known for his great saves; in a game against Farul Constanța, he was signaled by the linesman to be out of the game, thus setting the world record for being the World's first goalkeeper to be caught offside.
World’s first $4 trillion public company, Nvidia sets world record
September 5, 2025
New York City, NY, United States--Nvidia Corporation, an American technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. closed for the first time with a market cap above $4 trillion, on July 10, 2025, setting the world record for being the World’s first $4 trillion public company.
September 4, 2025
Campuestohan Highland Resort in Negros Occidental, Philippines--Located atop the hills of Campuestohan Highland Resort, a towering six-story building in the shape of a rooster, stands nearly 35 meters (over 114 feet) tall and sets the world record for being the Largest building in the shape of a chicken.

World's Largest Claw Machine, world record in Cebu, Philippin
September 3, 2025
Cebu, Philippines--The PlayFair arcade at the TOPS landmark in Cebu City unveiled Claw King, a massive claw machine that was officially measured by a construction firm at 17.16 feet long, 8.12 feet wide and 12.73 feet tall, setting the new world record for the World's Largest Claw Machine.
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