Meet the ICONS – iconic Guinness World Records title holders who made history! 🤩
Every year, we take a good look at allll of our amazing record holders and, amongst them, we find people with some of history’s most game-changing and remarkable achievements in the entire world…
These are our ICONS! 🏆
Want to know who made the cut in 2025?
Keep reading…
Preet Chandi
Meet Preet Chandi, also known as Polar Preet.
She is a polar explorer who travels to the freezing North or South Pole to learn about the icy land, animals, and how to survive in extreme cold…🥶
And to break world records, of course!
Preet completed the longest and fastest solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey in history whilst carrying a 75-kg (165-lb) sledge with supplies.
To do it, she skied for an average of 13 hours a day, completing the feat in 31 days, 13 hours and 19 minutes. ⛷️
What a legend!
If you have big dreams like Preet, here is her advice:
“Take it one step at a time, you can do it. Don’t give up!”
Rumeysa and Jyoti
These are Rumeysa Gelgi and Jyoti Amge, respectively the world’s TALLEST and SHORTEST women!
Rumeysa is from Türkiye while Jyoti is from India and, after meeting recently for the first time, they became good pals. 😌
So how tall are they?
Well, tallest woman living Rumeysa is 215.16 cm (7 ft 0.7 in) tall, while Jyoti, the shortest woman living (mobile), is 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.7 in) tall…
Their height difference is roughly equivalent to a 12-year-old girl! 🤯
According to Rumeysa, “Every disadvantage can be turned into an advantage for yourself, so accept yourself for who you are, be aware of your potential and do your best.”
Remember that if you ever feel insecure!
Taylor Swift
Who doesn’t LOVE the iconic pop star Taylor Swift?! 🎤
Amongst her many, many achievements, she holds OVER 100 world records – too many to count.
Her best advice?
“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”
Well said, Taylor!
Robert Wadlow
Robert Wadlow is the tallest man ever – yes, the tallest man to EVER EXIST!
No man will ever be taller than Robert Wadlow, and that’s a fact.
How tall, you ask?
The “Giant of Illinois” was an incredible 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) tall – taller than a grizzly bear standing on its hind legs! 🐻
He couldn’t feel his feet and he required leg braces when walking, but he never used a wheelchair in his life.
He was famous all around the world as a young man in the 1930s, almost 100 years ago.
Wow!
Barbie
Last but not least, no doll is more iconic than Barbie, one of the most successful toys in the world!
Do you have any Barbie dolls? 👧
Barbie holds so many records, such as:
- The most expensive Barbie doll sold at auction was bought for $302,500 (then approx. £192,000) 🤑
- The largest collection of Barbie dolls is 18,500 and belongs to Bettina Dorfmann from Germany.
And Barbie’s most iconic motto?
“You can be Anything!” ✨