Check out these recent world records broken by kids around the world!

Published: 28 July 2026
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Who says only grown-ups can break world records?

If you’ve ever wanted to officially become the best in the world at something, but thought you were too young to do it, think again. There are some extraordinary kids out there who have proven anything is possible when you work hard and believe in yourself!

So take a look at some recently broken records and get inspired by the most talented kids from all around the globe…

Fastest time to make a 9 cup pyramid with one hand (Under 16s)

girl stacking cups

An Indian schoolgirl named Angel Khandhar proved herself as the ultimate cup stacker, when she broke this EPIC record in front of all her friends, classmates and teachers!

Her time? A jaw-dropping 4.89 seconds.

WOW!

Most basketball bounces in one minute (Under 16s)

Little Zayan Ibrahim Mohamed Edrees doesn’t let his size stop him from achieving BIG things.

The boy from Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA, just loves dribbling and, after lots of practice, managed to do 268 bounces in just 60 seconds!

Farthest distance to throw and catch a water balloon

This record is a little different, since it was the result of some amazing teamwork between a legend in the world of record breaking, David Rush, and his son Jeremy Rush (both from USA), who’s clearly following in his footsteps.

David threw a water balloon from a distance of 43 metres (141.07 ft) and, perhaps even more impressively, Jeremy caught it. That’s how they made history together!

David has broken OVER 350 RECORDS, and it looks like Jeremy has caught the record bug himself – we can’t wait to see what he’ll achieve next.

Most jumping jacks in one minute (Under 16s)

boy doing jumping jacks

From India to the USA, and from the USA to Switzerland…

9-year-old Sinan Cem Azun practised twice every day to become the fastest at doing jumping jacks, and finally managed to do 117 in 60 seconds!

“I was inspired by the Guinness World Records book that I got as a present from my mother for Christmas”, he told us.

So congratulations, guys, you are all Officially Amazing!