Ashrita Furman is a 62-year-old American who has set a world record for most world records. Furman has been breaking records since 1979, and as of now, he has set more than 600 official records. Among them, he currently holds 531 records. Furman was born in 1954 in Brooklyn in New York. Since his childhood, he was so fascinated by Guinness world records, but he never thought he would break any records as he was so unathletic. Despite being unathletic, he never gave up his dream, which made him bag a title world recorder for having more Guinness world records.
Astonishing Ashrita Furman Records List
| Category | Details | Record | Date of Record | Place |
| Somersaulting | Longest continuous distance | 12 miles 390 yards | Apr 1986 | US |
| Pogo stick Jumping Underwater | Longest duration | 3 hours 40 minutes | Jan 1987 | Peru |
| Hopscotch | Most games completed in 24 hours | 434 games | Mar 1998 | Mexico |
| Milk Bottle Balancing on Head | Longest continuous distance | 80.95 miles | Apr 1998 | US |
| Pogo Stick Jumping Up Steps | Fastest time up CN Tower | 1899 steps in 57 min 51 sec | July 1999 | Canada |
| Brick Carrying with One Hand (9 pounds) | Longest continuous distance | 85.05 miles | Oct 1999 | US |
| Somersaulting | Fastest mile | 19 min 11 sec | Nov 2000 | US |
| Sack Racing | The fastest time for 10 kilometers | 1 hour 22 min 2 sec | Aug 2001 | US |
| Skipping (like children without a rope) | The fastest time for a marathon (26.2 miles) | 5 hours 55 min 13 sec | Aug 2003 | Canada |
| Milk Bottle Balancing on Head | Fastest mile | 7 min 47 sec | Feb 2004 | Indonesia |
| Stilt Walking | Fastest 8 kilometers (4.97 miles) | 39 min 56 sec | Dec 2004 | China |
| Milk Crate Balancing on Chin | Most weight balanced | 93 pounds 7 ounces | Jun 2006 | US |
| Popcorn Sculpture | Largest | 20 feet 10 inches | Aug 2006 | US |
| Top Spinning | Longest continuous time | 7 hours 1 minute 14 sec | Nov 2006 | US |
| Underwater Hula Hooping | Longest time | 2 min 38 sec | August 2007 | US |
| Glass Balancing on Chin | Most 20 oz. glasses | 81 | August 2007 | US |
| Pencil | World’s largest | 76 feet 2.75 in | August 2007 | US |
| Stilt Walking (On Spring-Loaded Stilts) | Fastest mile | 7 min 13 sec | March 2008 | Germany |
| Pool Cue Balancing on Chin | Furthest distance | 5472 feet 9 inches | July 2008 | USA |
| Pool Cue Balancing | Fastest mile | 6 min 55 sec | July 2009 | US |
| Hopscotch | Most games in one hour | 33 | Dec 2009 | US |
| Golf Ball Bouncing on Golf Club | Longest duration | 1 hour 20 min 42 sec | Jan 2010 | US |
| Juggling on a Pogo Stick | Greatest distance | 4 miles 30 feet | Jan 2010 | Easter Island |
| Balancing a Pool Cue on Finger | Furthest continuous distance | 8.95 miles | Feb 2010 | Puerto Rico |
| Largest Hula Hoop Spinning | Minimum of 3 spins | 16 feet 6.7 in | Sept 2010 | US |
| Swiss Ball Balancing | Longest time to stand on 75cm ball | 5 hours 7 min 6 sec | Dec 2010 | US |
| Mountain Climbing on Stilts | Highest peak climbed | 9,398 feet | August 2011 | US |
| Balancing Object on Chin | Tallest object | 68.95 feet | August 2011 | US |
| Milk Bottle Balancing on Head | Fastest half marathon with liter bottle full of milk | 2 hrs 33 min 28 sec | Nov 2011 | US |
| Jumping Rope Underwater | Most jumps in one hour | 1608 | March 2012 | Brazil |
| Grape Catching in Mouth | Most in one minute | 86 | August 2012 | US |
| Tennis Racket | World’s largest | 50 ft 3.07 in long,16 ft 8.6 in wide | August 2012 | US |
| Apple Cutting with Samurai Sword | Most apples cut mid-air in one minute | 29 | Nov 2012 | US |
| Catching Ping Pong Balls with Chopsticks | Most in one minute | 32 | May 2013 | US |
| Dribbling a Basketball while on a Pogo Stick | Fastest mile | 23 minutes 2.91 sec | August 2013 | US |
| Lawnmower Balancing on Chin | Longest duration | 5 minutes 1.53 seconds | Oct 2013 | US |
| Slicing Potatoes While Hopping on a Shovel | Most in one minute | 38 | Oct 2013 | US |
| Inflating Balloons with Nose | Most in 3 minutes | 28 | Dec 2013 | US |
| Underwater Unicycling | Longest distance | 1.3 miles | Dec 2013 | Portugal |
| Inflating Balloons to 8 ” Diameter | Most in one hour | 671 | Jan 2014 | US |
| Pogo Stick Jumping | Shortest useable pogo stick | 18.16 inches | Feb 2014 | Thailand |
| Walking on Shovels as Stilts | Fastest mile | 24 min 0.25 sec | March 2014 | US |
| Poetry Reciting | Poem translated and recited in the most languages | 203 | April 2014 | US |
| Constructing Olympic Relay Torch | Largest Replica | 19.75 feet high | April 2014 | US |
| Knife Catching | Most caught in one minute | 54 | May 2014 | US |
| Most Current Records | Held at the same time by an individual | -131 | Dec 2011 | England |
How Many Guinness World Records Does Ashrita Furman Have?
- A. More than 1000
- B. More than 700
- C. More than 500
- D. More than 200