Guinness World Records 2026 edition: ten unusual records, from a skating pig to 594.45 cm nails By Luís Henrique Costa
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Few publications have followed curiosity as long as Guinness World Records. Created in 1955, the book began as a way to settle arguments in pubs in Ireland before it spread across the world.
The 2026 edition was published in August 2025 and contains 2,247 records. Guinness says it kicks off the celebrations of the book’s platinum jubilee, and it adds eight new ICONS, including Dolly Parton, Erik Weihenmayer and Katie Ledecky.
Ten entries stand out for their oddity or their scale, from a pig’s skateboard run to the longest nails on record.
Ten records that stand out in the 2026 book
- Norbert (USA): fastest 10 m pushing a skateboard by a pig, in 11.32 seconds.
- Derrick (United Kingdom): tallest living donkey, at 167 cm.
- Bambou (United Kingdom): longest ears ever recorded on a donkey, 35 cm each.
- Kerchie (USA): largest Polly Pocket collection, with 534 pieces.
- Liesl Benecke (Australia): largest Minions collection, with 1,035 pieces.
- Steve Braithwaite (United Kingdom): longest functional banana-shaped car, at 6.97 metres.
- Ong Luu Cung Huyen (Vietnam): longest men’s nails, 594.45 cm in total.
- Nicole Genrich (Australia): heaviest atlas stone lifted by a woman, at 180 kg.
- Eddie John Browne (Sierra Leone): 21 full-body revolutions in a backbend handstand and 38 chest stand rotations in a minute.
- Ruben Roldan (Spain): highest vertical jump in running with a prosthesis, above 1.30 metres in adapted parkour.
Norbert, Derrick and Bambou draw attention to animal records
Norbert, a five-year-old mini pig from Buffalo Grove, Illinois, set his record on October 9, 2024, with his owner Vincent Baran. Baran said the family waited for the snowy winter to end, and they trained the pig by dangling treats in front of him.
Derrick and Bambou come from the Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Derrick holds the title of tallest living donkey, and Bambou has the largest ears recorded on a donkey, and both have drawn interest from around the world.
Guinness says every animal record goes through detailed checks and strict documentation before it is recognized. That process, the organization adds, helps document species, including those that are rare and little known.
Collections and a banana car lead the hobby records
Kerchie, from the United States, keeps the largest Polly Pocket collection, which Guinness counted at 534 pieces. In Australia, Liesl Benecke holds the Minions record with 1,035 items.
Steve Braithwaite, from the United Kingdom, drives a functional car shaped like a banana. Guinness also describes it as the longest custom banana car that is street legal.
Strength and endurance records include 594.45 cm nails
Ong Luu Cung Huyen, a painter from Vietnam, holds the record for the longest fingernails on a male pair of hands, at 594.45 cm, or 19 feet 6 inches. Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records, travelled to Vietnam to verify the record.
Nicole Genrich lifted a 180 kg atlas stone, the heaviest lifted by a woman. Eddie John Browne’s two titles cover balance and endurance, and Guinness lists each one as a separate record.
Ruben Roldan set his jump record in adapted parkour after an amputation. Guinness says every feat goes through a rigorous validation process before it enters the book.
How the book keeps drawing new record attempts
Guinness World Records says the annual book combines feats, curiosities and news, and it selects its records through a validation process. The 2026 edition has 256 pages and, according to the publisher, targets readers aged 8 to 12 along with their families.
