Lists — Top 5

Top-selling young adult hardcover books this week (NYT).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 busiest airports in the world by passenger traffic

Airports

Total annual passengers

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Top 5 most-watched US television broadcasts ever

Television records

Total US viewers (single broadcast)

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Top 5 highest mountains by continent (the tallest five of the Seven Summits)

Elevation of each continent's highest peak

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Netflix Top TV (Non-English) — Global

Livenetflix

Most-watched non-English series on Netflix this week (global hours viewed).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 footballers with the most Ballon d'Or wins

Ballon d'Or wins (men's)

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Billboard Hot 100

Livebillboard

Top songs in the US this week (Billboard Hot 100).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top Songs — iTunes US

Liveitunes

Best-selling songs on the iTunes Store today (US).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 heaviest land animals

Largest & heaviest

Body mass

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Top 5 NBA career regular-season points leaders

Basketball records

Career regular-season points

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Top 5 most-spoken native languages in the world

Number of native (L1) speakers

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Top 5 largest metropolitan areas in the world by population

Metro areas

Metropolitan area population

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Top 5 tallest mountains on Earth (above sea level)

Elevation above sea level

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Top 5 most-watched US TV series finales

Television records

US viewers for series finale broadcast

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Top Albums — iTunes US

Liveitunes

Best-selling albums on the iTunes Store today (US).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 most-spoken languages in the world (native + second-language)

Total speakers (L1 + L2)

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Last.fm Top Tracks — Global (7-day)

Livelastfm

The five most-scrobbled tracks worldwide on Last.fm this week.

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 largest countries by total area

Total area (land + water)

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Top 5 best-selling albums of all time

Certified worldwide album sales

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Top 5 oceans by surface area

Surface area

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Top 5 highest-grossing film franchises of all time

Total franchise worldwide gross (USD, nominal)

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Top 5 most massive planets in the Solar System

Mass

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Top 5 men's golfers with the most major championships

Golf records

Men's major championships (Masters, US Open, Open Championship, PGA)

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Top 5 highest-grossing concert tours of all time

Concerts

Total tour gross (USD, nominal)

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NYT Bestselling Nonfiction

Top-selling nonfiction books this week (NYT combined print & e-book list).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 largest mosques in the world by capacity

Worshipper capacity

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Last.fm Top Artists — Global (7-day)

Livelastfm

The five most-scrobbled artists worldwide on Last.fm this week.

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 largest living reptiles

Reptiles

Maximum length

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NYT Bestselling Fiction

Top-selling fiction books this week (NYT combined print & e-book list).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 longest-reigning monarchs in history

Length of reign

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Top 5 NBA players with the most MVP Awards

Basketball records

Regular-season MVP Awards

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NYT Bestselling Graphic Books & Manga

Top-selling graphic books and manga this week (NYT).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 tallest verified humans ever

Body extremes

Verified height

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Top 5 largest fast food chains by global locations

Restaurants

Number of locations worldwide

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Top 5 longest rivers

Rivers

Length

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Top 5 planets closest to the Sun

Average orbital distance

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Top 5 highest-grossing animated films of all time

Worldwide gross (USD, nominal)

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Top 5 largest mergers and acquisitions in history

Finance

Deal value

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Top 5 longest bones in the human body

Anatomy

Average length in an adult

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Top 5 aircraft with the largest wingspan

Aircraft

Wingspan

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YouTube Trending — US

Liveyoutube

Most popular videos on YouTube right now (United States).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 largest empires in history by land area

Empires

Peak land area

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Top 5 largest shark species

Fish & sharks

Maximum length

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Netflix Top Films (Non-English) — Global

Livenetflix

Most-watched non-English films on Netflix this week (global hours viewed).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 tallest towers (non-building structures)

Towers

Total height

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NYT Bestselling Children's Picture Books

Top-selling children's picture books this week (NYT).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Trending TV

Livetmdb

The most-talked-about TV shows on TMDb today.

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 fastest trains ever (speed records)

Rail records

Record speed achieved

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Top 5 oldest verified humans ever (age at death)

Longevity

Verified lifespan

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Top 5 men's tennis players with the most Grand Slam singles titles

Tennis records

Men's Grand Slam singles championships

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Steam — Top Played (2 weeks)

Livesteam

Games with the highest recent playtime on Steam (via SteamSpy).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 most populous countries in the world

Population (UN estimate)

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Top 5 NFL teams with the most Super Bowl wins

Super Bowl championships won

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Top 5 Formula 1 drivers with the most World Championships

Motorsport records

F1 World Drivers' Championships won

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Top 5 largest (heaviest) living birds

Body mass

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Top 5 athletes with the most Olympic gold medals

Olympic records

Career Olympic gold medals

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Top 5 rivers by average discharge

Rivers

Mean discharge at mouth

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Top 5 largest carnivorous dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

Estimated body length

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Top 5 smallest countries by area

Total area

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Top 5 largest lakes by surface area

Surface area

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Top 5 most popular dog breeds in the United States

Pets

AKC registration ranking

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Top 5 tallest buildings in the world

Skyscrapers

Architectural height

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Top 5 most Grammy Album of the Year wins

Music awards

Album of the Year Grammy wins (lifetime)

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Netflix Top Films (English) — Global

Livenetflix

Most-watched English-language films on Netflix this week (global hours viewed).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 newest countries (most recently gaining independence/UN membership)

Year of independence / UN admission

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Top 5 largest countries in the world by total area

Total area in km²

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Top 5 best-selling book series of all time

Books

Estimated worldwide sales (series total)

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Top 5 highest-elevation capital cities

Elevation above sea level

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Top 5 largest islands by area

Land area

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Most-Viewed Wikipedia Articles (English)

Livewikipedia

The five English Wikipedia articles people read most yesterday.

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 largest corporate bankruptcies in U.S. history

Finance

Assets at time of filing

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Top 5 lakes by water volume

Water volume

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Top 5 tallest living individual trees

Tallest trees

Measured height

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Top 5 largest IPOs in history by amount raised

Finance

Capital raised at IPO

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Top 5 most-consumed beverages in the world

Beverages

Global consumption volume

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Top 5 people with the most Academy Award wins (competitive)

Competitive Oscars

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Top 5 plants with the largest leaves

Leaf size

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Top 5 deadliest tropical cyclones in recorded history

Deadliest storms

Estimated death toll

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Top 5 longest-running scripted prime-time US TV series

Television records

Seasons in production

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Top 5 oldest universities in continuous operation

Institutions

Year founded

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Top 5 points on Earth's surface furthest from the planet's center

Distance from Earth's center

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Twitch Top Games (Live Viewership)

Livetwitch

The five games with the most live Twitch viewers right now.

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 women's tennis players with the most Grand Slam singles titles (all-time)

Tennis records

Women's Grand Slam singles championships (amateur + Open era combined)

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Top 5 fastest fish

Fastest animals

Top swimming speed

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Top 5 NFL players with the most Super Bowl wins

Super Bowl championship wins as a player

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Top 5 best-selling car models of all time

Automobiles

Cumulative lifetime units sold

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Top 5 oldest clonal organisms

Oldest organisms

Estimated age of the clonal colony

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Top 5 longest mountain ranges on land

Mountain ranges

Length

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Top 5 most Grammy Award wins (individuals, all-time)

Music awards

Total competitive Grammy wins

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Top 5 artists with the most Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles

Distinct #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100

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YouTube Trending Music — US

Liveyoutube

Most popular music videos on YouTube right now (United States).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 longest wars or military conflicts in history

Wars & conflicts

Duration

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Top 5 tallest Ferris wheels in the world

Structures

Height

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Billboard 200

Livebillboard

Top albums in the US this week (Billboard 200).

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Updated 2026-08-09

Top 5 planets with the longest year (orbital period)

Orbital period

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Top 5 longest dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

Estimated body length

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Top 5 fastest land animals

Fastest animals

Top running speed

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Top 5 largest deserts (including polar deserts)

Deserts

Area

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Top 5 largest meteorites ever found on Earth

Meteorites

Mass

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Top 5 longest bridges in the world

Bridges

Total length

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Top 5 films with the most Academy Award wins

Oscars won

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Top 5 highest officially recognized air temperatures

Highest recorded surface air temperature

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Top 5 films with the most Academy Award wins

Total Oscar wins for one film

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Top 5 largest dwarf planets

Diameter

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Top 5 largest land mammals that ever lived

Estimated body mass

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Top 5 longest ships ever built

Ships

Length overall

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Top 5 languages official in the most countries

Number of countries where official

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Top 5 strongest animals relative to body weight

Sound & strength

Load moved as a multiple of body weight

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Top 5 longest annual animal migrations

Migration

Annual migration distance

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Top 5 largest volcanic eruptions of the last ~2,000 years

Volcanic Explosivity Index / erupted volume

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Top 5 living birds with the largest wingspan

Maximum wingspan

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Top 5 largest planets in the Solar System

Equatorial diameter

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Top 5 most-used writing systems in the world

Number of users

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Top 5 hardest minerals on the Mohs scale

Mineral hardness

Mohs hardness number

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Top 5 men's footballers with the most international goals

Senior international goals scored

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Top 5 longest glaciers outside the polar regions

Glaciers & ice

Length

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Top 5 brightest stars in the night sky

Apparent magnitude (lower = brighter)

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Top 5 largest living fish (by length)

Fish & sharks

Maximum length

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Top 5 hottest planets in the Solar System (mean surface temperature)

Mean surface temperature

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Top 5 nations with the most FIFA World Cup titles (men's)

Men's FIFA World Cup championships won

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Top 5 largest banks in the world by total assets

Banking

Total assets (USD)

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Top 5 planets with the shortest day (fastest rotation)

Rotation period

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Top 5 largest moons in the Solar System

Diameter

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Top 5 heaviest snake species

Reptiles

Maximum mass

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Top 5 oldest living individual (non-clonal) trees

Oldest organisms

Verified age

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Top 5 best-selling music artists of all time

Certified record sales (RIAA-equivalent, all formats)

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Top 5 countries spanning the most time zones

Number of time zones (including overseas territories)

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Top 5 largest economies in the world by nominal GDP

Economies

Nominal GDP (USD)

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Top 5 largest living amphibians

Amphibians

Body length

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Top 5 living birds with the largest eggs

Egg mass

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Top 5 snowiest places on Earth (seasonal/annual snowfall)

Snow records

Snowfall total

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Top 5 largest mollusks

Body mass / size

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Top 5 lowest natural land elevations (dry land below sea level)

Elevation below sea level

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Top 5 southernmost permanent settlements

Remote settlements

Latitude

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Top 5 lowest central pressures recorded in a tropical cyclone

Storm intensity

Minimum central pressure

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Top 5 driest places on Earth (lowest average rainfall)

Mean annual precipitation

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Top 5 highest-grossing films of all time (worldwide)

Worldwide gross (USD, nominal)

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Top 5 most venomous snakes (by subcutaneous LD50)

Venom & danger

Median lethal dose (lower = more toxic)

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Top 5 deepest mines in the world

Mines

Depth below surface

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Top 5 longest-serving U.S. Presidents

Heads of state

Days served as President

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Top 5 largest asteroids

Mean diameter

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Top 5 largest fungal fruiting bodies

Fungi

Size / mass of the visible fruiting body

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Top 5 largest arachnids

Leg span / body size

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Top 5 fastest animals overall (any medium)

Fastest animals

Top speed

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Top 5 tallest statues in the world

Height (statue only)

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Top 5 largest forests / forested regions

Forests & jungles

Forested area

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Top 5 fastest cars ever (land speed records)

Land speed records

Record speed

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Top 5 NBA players with the most championships

Basketball records

NBA Championship wins as a player

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Top 5 biggest art heists in history by stolen value

Crime

Estimated value of stolen works

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Top 5 countries with the most land borders

Number of bordering countries

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Top 5 deadliest floods in recorded history

Floods

Estimated death toll

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Top 5 fastest-growing plants

Maximum growth rate

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Top 5 largest known stars by radius

Radius in solar radii

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Top 5 biggest concert attendances (single show)

Concerts

Estimated attendance

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Top 5 largest crustaceans

Size / mass

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Top 5 richest people in modern history (inflation-adjusted)

Wealth

Peak net worth, inflation-adjusted

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Top 5 largest organs in the human body (by mass)

Anatomy

Average organ mass in an adult

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Top 5 largest freshwater lakes by surface area

Surface area

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Top 5 most Academy Award for Best Director wins

Best Director Oscar wins (lifetime)

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Top 5 largest mass human migrations in history

Migration

Estimated people moved or displaced

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Top 5 densest chemical elements

Density at standard conditions

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Top 5 largest cave chambers by volume

Chamber volume

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Top 5 largest confirmed meteorite impact craters on Earth

Meteorite craters

Original crater diameter

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Top 5 biggest flowers / inflorescences

Size of the flower or flowering structure

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Top 5 largest muscles in the human body

Anatomy

Mass / cross-sectional area

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Top 5 most abundant elements in the observable universe (by mass)

Mass fraction of the universe

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Top 5 most abundant elements in Earth's crust (by mass)

Mass fraction of the crust

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Top 5 best-selling fiction authors of all time

Books

Estimated worldwide book sales (fiction)

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Top 5 largest hailstones officially recorded

Hail records

Diameter / mass

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Top 5 longest snake species

Reptiles

Maximum length

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Top 5 tallest tree species

Tallest trees

Maximum recorded height of the species

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Top 5 oldest continuously inhabited cities

Oldest cities

Approximate founding / earliest continuous habitation

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Top 5 tallest waterfalls

Waterfalls

Total height

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Top 5 best-selling single-volume books of all time

Books

Estimated worldwide sales (single volume)

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Top 5 most poisonous plants (to humans)

Toxicity / lethality of compound

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Top 5 rarest plants in the world

Number of wild individuals remaining

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Top 5 heaviest flying birds

Body mass

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Top 5 windiest places on Earth (high sustained winds)

Wind records

Average / extreme wind speed

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Top 5 best-selling singles of all time

Worldwide single sales (physical + digital, excludes streaming-equivalent)

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Top 5 countries with the longest coastlines

Coastline length

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Top 5 tallest land animals

Largest & heaviest

Standing height

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Top 5 chemical elements with the highest melting points

Melting point

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Top 5 fastest passenger elevators in the world

Engineering

Top speed

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Top 5 deadliest wars in history by death toll

Wars & conflicts

Total deaths (mid-range estimates)

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Top 5 hottest chili peppers (Scoville heat units)

Scoville heat units (peak)

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Top 5 most topographically prominent peaks on Earth

Topographic prominence

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Top 5 most abundant elements in the human body (by mass)

Mass fraction of the body

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Top 5 deepest ocean trenches

Maximum depth

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Top 5 heaviest living animals

Largest & heaviest

Body mass

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Top 5 lowest officially recognized surface air temperatures

Lowest recorded surface air temperature

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Top 5 deepest lakes

Maximum depth

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Top 5 largest whale species

Whales & cetaceans

Maximum length

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Top 5 highest-grossing films of all time (inflation-adjusted)

Inflation-adjusted worldwide gross

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Top 5 largest palaces in the world by floor area

Palaces

Floor area

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Top 5 largest islands in lakes

Area

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Top 5 shortest verified adult humans ever

Body extremes

Verified adult height

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Top 5 largest bony fish (by mass)

Fish & sharks

Maximum mass

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Top 5 largest organisms by extent

Largest organisms

Area or mass covered by one organism

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Top 5 highest 24-hour rainfall totals ever recorded

Rainfall in a 24-hour period

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Top 5 largest rock monoliths

Size of the rock mass

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Top 5 oldest seeds ever successfully germinated

Age of the seed when germinated

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Top 5 oldest still-spoken languages

Approximate age of attested usage

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Top 5 largest single-stem trees by trunk volume

Largest organisms

Trunk wood volume

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Top 5 largest (heaviest) insects

Body mass

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Top 5 deepest points, one per ocean

Depth of each ocean's deepest point

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Top 5 oldest verified men ever

Longevity

Verified lifespan

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Top 5 heaviest individual fruits/vegetables ever grown (records)

Record specimen mass

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Top 5 biggest plant seeds

Seed mass / size

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Top 5 largest peninsulas

Peninsulas

Area

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Top 5 longest-living animal species

Longevity

Maximum verified lifespan

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Top 5 largest river drainage basins

Rivers

Basin area

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Top 5 largest glaciers (excluding the ice sheets)

Glaciers & ice

Area / length

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Top 5 highest-elevation permanently inhabited settlements

Elevation above sea level

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Top 5 largest seas (marginal seas, excluding oceans)

Surface area

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Top 5 countries with the lowest natural elevation point

Elevation of the country's lowest point

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Top 5 fastest trains in regular passenger service

Rail

Top operating speed

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Top 5 smallest vertebrate species

Smallest animals

Adult body length

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Top 5 deadliest tornadoes in recorded history

Deadliest storms

Estimated death toll

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Top 5 longest insects

Body length

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Top 5 wettest places on Earth (average annual rainfall)

Mean annual precipitation

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Top 5 northernmost permanent settlements

Remote settlements

Latitude

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Top 5 loudest animals

Sound & strength

Peak sound level produced

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Top 5 largest hot (subtropical) deserts

Deserts

Area

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Top 5 strongest tropical cyclones by peak sustained wind

Storm intensity

Peak 1-minute sustained wind speed

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Top 5 waterfalls by water volume

Waterfalls

Average flow rate

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Top 5 largest shopping malls in the world

Gross leasable area

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Top 5 most abundant elements in seawater (by mass)

Mass fraction of seawater

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Top 5 largest landlocked countries

Area

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Top 5 closest star systems to the Sun

Distance in light-years

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Top 5 largest bays / gulfs

Area

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Top 5 plants with the largest known genomes