Hugging World Records

Two men, both named Ryan Brown, hugged each other, setting a new record for Most People With The Same Name To Hug At Once. Ryan Brown and Ryan Brown set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. #WRAS19

Melissa Owens embarked upon a personal goal to break a hugging record. She gave out 600 hugs during a flash mob at Portlandrsquo;s Pioneer Courthouse Square[]. Owensrsquo; hugging record was the fifth URDB record to be set by supporters of the OHSU AYA program at the Knight Cancer Institute[].

Greg Huxen and his three friends hugged 47 strangers in a mall.

This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

This record was set as part of Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself. The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.

A total of 27 people hugged Pearl Wible’s pet beagleJacksonin one minute. The record was set at a RecordSetter LIVE! event at Meltdown Comics[] in Los Angeles, California. [#RSLIVE23][]

Pete Moyer and his girlfriend Jill juggled three balls for a total of 19 completed catches while cuddling during [National Hug Day][1]. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NationalHugDay

Benjamin P. led 118 people to join together for a group hug inside an auditorium.

A total of 62 people from powerHouse Books joined together for a group hug during a stop on the RecordSetter book tour.

Jeff Stevens of Comedy Central dressed himself as Charles Nelson Reilly and hugged 10 people in one minute. Stevens set the record to raise awareness for Match Game '12, a charity fundraiser for 826NYC. Read more about the event here.

A total of 250 startup entrepreneurs connected to PushStart joined together for a group hug.

Garon and his friend popped 23 balloons from hugging in 30 seconds.

Matt K. chugged a beer and hugged a peer in 3.46 seconds. WARNING: Speed drinking can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional speed drinker. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

A total of 73 people gathered to set the record for largest group hug in a tent. The huggers ranged in age from 4 to 70 years old. The record was set as part of Hug-A-Thon Pittsburgh.

Led by VTKlustrum, 36 people performed a hug exchange line.

Pete Moyer led 14 students at Christ Greenfield hugged a Justin Bieber cardboard cutout in one minute.