LATEST 2022 WORLD RECORD NEWS

Welcome to the World's Largest World Record News Portal, where you can find news about the latest 2022 world records from around the world: all new world records from the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY  (USA), the world's largest world record multimedia database and world record certifying organization, and a selection of the most interesting world records from GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (UK), LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS (India), Korea Records Institute (Korea) and many other national record books recognized, observed and/or accredited by the World Record Academy. All our records are carefully checked by our specialists and all our news articles are supervised by professional journalists according to the highest standards.
World's First Combat Photographer, world record set by Carol Popp de Szathmári
August 26, 2025
Bucharest, Romania--Carol Popp de Szathmari was a Romanian painter, lithographer, and photographer; for his pictures of the battlefield taken during the first year of the Russo-Turkish war, later known as the Crimean War, he sets the world record for being the World's First Combat Photographer.
World's Largest Gaming Event, world record in Cologne, Germany
August 25, 2025
Cologne, Germany--Gamescom, a trade fair for video games held annually at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, have had 370,000 visitors and 1,037 exhibitors from 56 countries attending the event, setting the world record for the World's Largest Gaming Event, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
August 25, 2025
Amsterdam, The Netherlands--SAIL Amsterdam, a maritime event held once every five years in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, hosted more than 600 ships, ranging from majestic clippers and naval training vessels to modern yachts and heritage boats and sets the world record for the World's Largest Nautical Event.
World's oldest steam train still in regular service, world record in Suceava County, Romania
August 20, 2025
Moldovița, Suceava County, Romnia--The "Huţulca" steam locomotive is the attraction for tourists who stop by the Suceava town of Moldoviţa; powered by the oldest operating locomotive in the world, made in 1917, the train sets the world record for being the World's oldest steam train still in regular service, according
World’s Largest Railway Festival, world record in Derby, England
August 19, 2025
Derby, Derbyshire, England--As part of this year’s Railway 200 celebrations, Alstom’s historic Derby Litchurch Lane Works hosted The Greatest Gathering, a three-day festival featuring more than 140 iconic vehicles, setting the world record for the World’s Largest Railway Festival, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
August 18, 2025
Los Angeles, California--Almost 15,000 athletes aged 18-and-under from 942 teams headed to Southern California, where 44 venues will host Junior Olympics competition during the 2025 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics in Orange County; the event sets the world record for the World’s Largest Water Polo Tournament.
World's Largest Surfing Competition, world record in Huntington Beach, California
August 15, 2025
Huntington Beach, California, United States--The US Open of Surfing is made up of two competition divisions: the second stop of the World Surf League (WSL) Longboard Tour and the fourth stop on the WSL Challenger Series; it sets the world record for being the World's Largest Surfing Competition.
World's largest video game collection, world record in Richmond, Texas
August 14, 2025
Richmond, Texas, United States--Richmond resident Antonio Romero Monteiro has more than 24,000 video games in his collection, which sets the world record for the World's Largest Video Game Collection,, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

World's Largest Marimba Ensemble, world record set in Cape To
August 13, 2025
Cape Town, South Africa--Marimba Jam, a group that promote music education, invited 1,276 young musicians from across South Africa and Zimbabwe to came together in Cape Town and play the percussion instruments together, setting the new world record for the World's Largest Marimba Ensemble.
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