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World’s First 10G Internet Network, world record set in China
April 28, 2025
Sunan County, Hebei Province, China--Chinese telecom heavyweight Huawei and state-run operator China Unicom had launched a commercial 10-Gigabit (10G) broadband network in Sunan County, Hebei Province, marking a significant development in next-generation internet infrastructure; real-world tests recorded download speeds of up to 9,834 Megabits per second (Mbps), upload speeds reaching 1,008 Mbps, and latency as low as 3 milliseconds, thus setting the new world record for the World’s First 10G Internet Network, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Most Complicated Mechanical Wristwatch, Vacheron Constantin sets world record
April 7, 2025
Plan-les-Ouates, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland--Featuring 41 'complications', 5 rare astronomical functions and an innovative Westminster minute-repeater, Les Cabinotiers Solaria Ultra Grand Complication from the Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin is a unique watch with 1,521 components and 13 patent applications filed, which sets the new world record for being the World's Most Complicated Mechanical Wristwatch, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
April 4, 2025
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--The Seha Virtual Hospital currently offers its remote healthcare services to over 200 hospitals, specializing in rare and complex medical case and has a capacity of 400,000 patients annually; this enables patients to receive comprehensive medical care in their local areas, eliminating the need for long-distance travel and significantly improving access to quality healthcare across the Kingdom, while setting the world record for being the World’s Largest Virtual Hospital, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Largest computer programming lesson, world record set in Lisbon, Portugal
April 1, 2025
Lisbon, Portugal--A total of 1,668 participants, aged between 12 and 67 gathered at the University of Lisbon's IST school of technology to set a new World Record for the largest computer programming lesson in a single venue, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Equipment Rental Company, United Rentals sets world record
March 19, 2025
Stamford, Connecticut, United States--United Rentals, Inc. has an integrated network of 1,520 rental locations in North America, 38 in Europe, 23 in Australia and 19 in New Zealand; the company offers approximately 4,800 classes of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $20.59 billion, setting the world record for being the World's Largest Equipment Rental Company, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World’s Largest Digital Camera, world record in Cerro Pachon, Chile
March 17, 2025
Cerro Pachon, Elqui Province, Chile--The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, formerly known as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), located on the El Peñón peak of Cerro Pachón, in northern Chile, house the Simonyi Survey Telescope, a wide-field reflecting telescope with an 8.4-meter primary mirror that will photograph the entire available sky every few nights; images will be recorded by a 3.2-gigapixel charge-coupled device imaging (CCD) camera, which sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Digital Camera, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion, world record set by Jackson Oswalt
January 31, 2025
Memphis, Tennessee, United States--Jackson Oswalt, from Memphis, Tennessee, successfully made a nuclear fusion reactor in his family's spare room aged just 12 with parts he got online in his family playroom, setting the world record for being the World's youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

World’s Largest Liquid Hydrogen Production Plant, world record in North Las Vegas, Nevada
January 12, 2025
North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States--Air Liquide officially opened its largest liquid hydrogen production and logistics infrastructure facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada; The facility, and the associated logistics infrastructure, marks a $250 million investment created jobs for 700 contractors and sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Liquid Hydrogen Production Plant, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Construction Equipment Manufacturer, Caterpillar sets world record
December 17, 2024
Irving, Texas, United States--Caterpillar Inc., also known as Cat, (NYSE: CAT), an American construction, mining and other engineering equipment manufacturer, has over 500 locations across the globe, employs 107,700 people and distributed its products through 44 distributors in the US and 116 in other regions across 193 countries; with over US$37 billion in sales, Caterpillar sets the world record for being the World's Largest Construction Equipment Manufacturer, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Manufacturer of Image Sensors, world record set by Sony
December 9, 2024
Sony City, Minato, Tokyo, Japan--Sony Group Corporation (TYO: 6758 | NYSE: SONY), a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, was established in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita; in 2023, Sony’s image sensor market share by revenue was 53%, making Sony the World's Largest Manufacturer of Image Sensors, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer, Daimler Truck AG sets world record
December 6, 2024
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany--Daimler Truck AG (FWB: DTG), headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, develop and produce trucks and buses that are marketed under the Freightliner, Thomas Built Buses, Western Star, Mercedes-Benz, FUSO, BharatBenz, RIZON and Setra brands; it has over 35 main locations worldwide and approximately 100,000 employees, thus setting the world record for being the World's Largest Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Industrial Research Organization, IBM Research sets world record
November 26, 2024
Armonk, New York, United States--IBM Research is the research and development division for IBM, an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries; it has twelve labs on six continents, setting the world record for being the World's Largest Industrial Research Organization, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Software Maker, world record set by Microsoft
November 21, 2024
Redmond, Washington, United States--Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT), founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington; its Windows operating system runs on over 80% of laptops and desktop computers globally, thus setting the world record for being the World's Largest Software Maker, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Search Engine, world record set by Google
November 19, 2024
Mountain View, California, United States--Google LLC (NASDAQ: GOOGL, GOOG) is an American-based multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI); capturing nearly 92 percent of the search market, it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Search Engine, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Social Media Platform, world record set by Facebook
November 15, 2024
Menlo Park, California, United States--Facebook, (Nasdaq: META), a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta, was created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates (Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes); Facebook championed over three billion monthly active users (MAU) as of January 2024, thus setting the world record for being the World's Largest Social Media Platform, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Online Retailer and Marketplace, world record set by Amazon
November 11, 2024
Seattle, Washington, United States--Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, (Nasdaq: AMZN), an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, founded on July 5, 1994 by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, has the 12th-most visited website in the world; with with $412.1 billion in annual web sales it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Online Retailer and Marketplace, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World's Largest Technology Company by Revenue, world record set by Apple Inc.
November 8, 2024
Cupertino, California, United States--Apple Inc., an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered and incorporated in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, was founded in 1976 as Apple Computer Company by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne; with US$383.29 billion revenues in 2023, Apple sets the world record for being the World's Largest Technology Company by Revenue, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
World’s largest producer of desalinated water, world record set by The Saudi Water Authority
August 9, 2024
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--The Saudi Water Authority (SWA), formerly the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), a Saudi Arabian government authority responsible for regulating and monitoring water sector business and services, operates and monitors 33 desalination plants and over 139 purification plants in the country; it has a production capacity of 7.5 million cubic meters per day, setting the world record for being the World’s largest producer of desalinated water, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Fastest robot to solve a puzzle cube, world record set by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
August 7, 2024
Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan--The TOKUI Fast Accurate Synchronized Motion Testing Robot (TOKUFASTbot), built by a team of engineers from Mitsubishi Electric (TOKYO: 6503), can perform a 90° rotation time of 0.009 second thanks to its rotation mechanism; the robot's time of 0.305 second to solve a puzzle cube sets the world record for being the Fastest robot to solve a puzzle cube, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
Most drones flown simultaneously, world record in Songdo, Korea
July 18, 2024
Songdo, Korea--UVify, the leader in swarm drone innovation, with a partnership with SPH Engineering, the developer of Drone Show Software, orchestrated a breathtaking display of 5,293 IFO drones that lit up the night sky, setting the new world record for the Most drones flown simultaneously, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
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