BTS Enters the Guinness World Records 2022 Hall of Fame
Date: September 1, 2021 (USA Time)
BTS holding their record certificates (cr; Guinness World Records)
BTS has officially entered the Guinness World Records 2022 Hall of Fame! The group broke 13 Guinness World Records in 2021 alone.
According to Guinness World Records, “ever since rising to international fame in 2018,” BTS “collected a jaw-dropping 23 Guinness World Records titles across music and social media - an amazing result achieved also thanks to enthusiasm of their fans, the ARMY.”
Congratulations to BTS and ARMY for this amazing feat!
“Despite their young age, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook have left a mark in the present cultural landscape, breaking free from the limitations of their home market and of a language, South Korean, that remains widely unknown to the international public.”
— Guinness World Records
2021 Records
The below info come from the Guinness World Record’s December 2021 article.
Best-selling album in South Korea (“Map of the Soul: 7”)
Most weeks on the US Hot 100 by a K-pop track (“Dynamite”)
Most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales Chart (“Dynamite”)
Most streamed act on Spotify (Group)
Most Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards won by a music group
Most streamed track on Spotify in the first 24 hours (“Butter”)
Most viewers for the premiere of a music video on YouTube (“Butter”)
Most viewers for the premiere of a video on Youtube (“Butter”)
Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours by a K-pop group (“Butter”)
Most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours (“Butter”)
Most followers on Instagram for a music group
Fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram (V)
Fastest time to reach 10 million followers on Instagram (V)
In addition to the online Hall of Fame page, BTS appears on pp.212-13 of the physical Guinness World Records 2022 Book.
To find out where you can purchase the 2022 book, see here.
