Money and culture records
27 world records, each with its own page, 6 of them with their history. Guess them before reading the answer.
- Copies sold (reported) Best-selling album of all time 70,000,000 copies · Thriller, Michael Jackson
- Copies sold Best-selling book series 600,000,000 copies · Harry Potter
- Units sold Best-selling video game console of all time 160,000,000 consoles · PlayStation 2
- Copies sold Best-selling video game of all time 520,000,000 copies · Tetris
- Gross Highest-grossing concert tour $2,077,618,725 · Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour
- Worldwide gross Highest-grossing film $2,927,449,455 · Avengers: Endgame
- Loss Largest loss caused by a rogue trader $6,900,000,000 · Jérôme Kerviel, Société Générale
- Jackpot Largest lottery jackpot in Europe €371,100,000 · SuperEnalotto, Italy
- Advertised jackpot Largest lottery jackpot in the world $2,040,000,000 · Powerball
- Budget Largest official budget of a released video game (development and marketing) $1,000,000,000 · Monopoly Go!
- Size of the fraud (prosecutors’ estimate) Largest Ponzi scheme in history $64,800,000,000 · Bernie Madoff
- Running time Longest film ever made 35 d 17 h · Logistics (Erika Magnusson and Daniel Andersson)
- Planned length (years) Longest musical performance on an instrument (in progress) 639 years · Organ²/ASLSP by John Cage, Halberstadt (2001 to 2640)
- Letters Longest word in a major English dictionary 45 letters · pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- Admissions Most admissions for a film in France 22,320,788 admissions · Titanic
- Price (at the time of sale) Most expensive car sold at auction $143,000,000 · Mercedes-Benz 300SLR
- Price (at the time of sale) Most expensive coin ever sold $18,900,000 · 1933 double eagle
- Price (at the time of sale) Most expensive domain name ever sold $70,000,000 · AI.com
- Production cost (estimate) Most expensive film ever made $549,000,000 · Jurassic World Dominion
- Price (at the time of sale) Most expensive NFT ever sold $69,300,000 · Everydays: the First 5000 Days (Beeple)
- Price (at the time of sale) Most expensive painting ever sold $450,300,000 · Salvator Mundi, Leonardo da Vinci (attribution disputed)
- Price (at the time of sale) Most expensive photograph ever sold $12,400,000 · Le Violon d'Ingres, Man Ray
- Price (at the time of sale) Most expensive sculpture ever sold $141,300,000 · L'Homme au doigt, Alberto Giacometti
- Price (at the time of sale) Most expensive watch ever sold at auction $31,190,000 · Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010
- Tickets sold Most tickets sold for a single concert 504,027 tickets · Marko Perković
- Views when it took the record Most-viewed YouTube video 7,046,700,000 views · "Baby Shark Dance"
- Transfer fee World football transfer record €222,000,000 · Neymar