Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Aadam Johan Bibin (born on May 24, 2017) of Kerala, India, set a record for answering the maximum number of questions on the Solar System. He answered 247 questions on the Solar System in 51 minutes and 8 seconds at the age of 6 years and 13 days, as confirmed on June 6, 2023.

Anandan Sivakumar (born on June 25, 1981) of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, set a record for covering the maximum distance while running non-stop for 2000 days. He started the attempt on March 2, 2018 and ran for 5 km every day to promote an active lifestyle among individuals & to prove that consistency breeds expertise. The attempt was completed on July 16 2023.

Kyle Busch of the USA set a record for the maximum wins in a NASCAR Truck Series career 2019 at the Ultimate Tailgating 200 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He achieved the feat of 63 wins between May 20, 2005 and March 3, 2023, as confirmed on June 8, 2023.

Keaton Jones of the USA set a record for being the fastest person to do 100 m backstroke ice swim at the 5th World Ice Swimming Championships in Samoëns, France. He achieved the feat in just 1 minute and 0.27 seconds in water with temperature 3.7°C (38.7°F), as confirmed on June 7, 2023.

Andrew Donaldson the United Kingdom set a record of being the fastest person to swim cross the Cook Strait, a 23-kilometre-wide (14.3-mile) channel lying between New Zealand’s North and South Islands. He completed the crossing from South to North in 4 hours 33 minutes 50 seconds, as confirmed on June 9, 2023.

The General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia set a record for organising the biggest Qur’an reciting competition called Otr Al Kalam competition, in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is an international competition targeting distinguished talents in Qur’an recitation and raising Adhan (Islam Call Prayer). A whopping number of 33,506 participants took part in the competition, as confirmed on June 8, 2023.

Alisa Fatum of Germany set a record for being the fastest female to do 1 km ice swim at the 5th Ice Swimming World Championships in Samoëns, France. She covered the distance of 1 km in just 12 minutes 46.04 seconds in water with temperature 3.7°C (38.7°F), as confirmed on June 7, 2023.

Sushmitha Vuppala (born on September 10, 1990) of Telangana, India (currently residing in Sydney, Australia), set a record for singing the longest album song in Telugu. She sang an album song in Telugu named ‘Kalyana Vaibhavam’ with a duration of 6 minutes and 11 seconds. The song was released on September 21, 2022 on YouTube music, Amazon music, Apple music and Spotify, as confirmed on November 8, 2022.

An Ice cream named Byakuya made by the ice cream brand Cellato of Japan, set a record of being the costliest ice cream in the world. It has been created as a very special dessert with rare ingredients. A single serving of the ice cream costs a whopping 873,400 Japanese yen (£5,469; $6,696), as confirmed on June 10, 2023.

Derek Hulme of Stoke-on-Trent, UK, set a record for growing the longest leek in the world as displayed at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern, Worcestershire, UK.  The vegetable measures a whopping 143.2 cm (4 ft 8.3 in), as confirmed on June 10, 2023.