List of discontinued Guinness World Records

This is a list of Guinness World Records that have been discontinued for various reasons. This may include that the record poses a threat to health or the environment.

Record Reason to discontinue References
"The largest ever mass balloon release" Environmental concerns (see Balloonfest '86) [1][2][3]
Controversial animal sports Concerns with animal welfare. Includes camel wresting records, and "largest fox ever killed during an English fox hunt". [3]
Fastest journey around the world by car Breaking speed limits [3]
Fastest yodel [3]
Heaviest pets Encourages people to over-feed their pets [3][4]
Hunger strikes / Fasting [5]
Untimed gluttony Stopped being recorded in the 1990s [4][3]
Largest penny pyramid Penny shortage [3]
Largest pie fight Policies on food waste increasing in strictness, including that the food is "for general consumption by humans". [3]
Longest kiss Health concerns [6]
Longest time spent buried alive Health concerns [5][7]
Longest time spent without sleeping Health concerns [8]
Most beer drunk in an hour [3]
Most difficult tongue twister [3]
Most greeting cards received by an individual Fear of overwhelming the postal system [3]
Most guitars smashed during a concert tour "Guitar welfare" [3]
Most sky lanterns released simultaneously Environmental concerns [3]
Most tweets in a single second [3]
Video game high scores [5]

References
  1. Michael K. McIntyre, The Plain Dealer (2011-10-01). "Claim to world record for 'Balloonfest '86' is not all hot air: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff". cleveland. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  2. Quinn, Chris (2023-06-24). "Where truth ends and fake news begins on Cleveland's 1986 Balloonfest: Letter from the Editor". cleveland. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  3. "14 (Thankfully) Discontinued Guinness World Records". Mental Floss. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  4. "60 years on, the categories that Guinness World Records no longer monitors". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. Sullivan, Kate (2021-03-26). "Guinness World Records That Are No Longer Accepted". Grunge. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  6. "Longest Kiss World Record Contest Was Discontinued, Guinness Explains Why". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  7. "BBC News | UK | Going underground - what a record!". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  8. Keating, Sarah. "The boy who stayed awake for 11 days". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
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