by Guinness World Records (Author)
Featuring every major game, console, character and developer, the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS GAMER'S EDITION 2025 lists the Top 100 Greatest Gaming World Records, as selected and ranked by a panel of experts and records researchers.
This best-selling series - with over 5 million copies sold to date - celebrates the greatest achievements in videogaming by exploring the biggest-selling titles, the fastest speedrunners, the most prolific collectors, the highest-earning esports stars and the most critically acclaimed developers.
The GAMER'S EDITION offers up bite-sized nuggets of trivia, facts, stats and of course world records, covering the best-loved and most-played games, from arcade classics such as Space Invaders and Pac-Man via modern blockbusters like Legend of Zelda, Pokémon and Call of Duty, to the latest console and PC big-hitters - Fortnite, Minecraft, Hogwart's Legacy and Starfield. Plus, you'll get to meet every major gaming character: Mario, Sonic, Lara Croft, Link and many more.
As well as the Top 100 records, a series of 10 special feature spreads take a deeper dive into some of the more popular and trending topics:
- Clicks 'n' Bricks: When gaming meets LEGO
- History of videogame spaceships
- Gaming in the Multiverse
- Fair play: Inclusive gaming
Gaming is now a ubiquitous part of modern life, with 97% of children and adolescents playing at least an hour a day*. The GWR GAMER'S EDITION 2025 combines this passion for play with the rigour and accuracy of Guinness World Records... a partnership as successful as Ratchett & Clank, Mario & Luigi, Ryu & Ken or Sonic & Knuckles! It's time to level up!
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (GWR) is the global authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the iconic annual Guinness World Records books have sold over 138 million copies in over 20 languages and in more than 100 countries. Additionally, the Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition, first published in 2007, has sold more than 5 million copies to date.
Guinness World Records' worldwide television programs reach over 750 million viewers annually and more than one million people subscribe to the GWR YouTube channel, which enjoys more than 300 million views per year. The GWR website receives 21 million visitors annually, and we have over 12 million fans on Facebook. The Guinness World Records commercial sales division provides bespoke consultancy services for some of the world's top brands and agencies to help place record breaking at the heart of their marketing campaigns, employee-engagement programs, and live and experiential events.