Lebanon’s Guinness World Records: Food, Craft, and Cultural Milestones- 2026
Over the past two decades, Lebanon has quietly built a striking presence in Guinness World Records, not through one single theme, but through moments that blend creativity, collective effort, and a strong sense of place.
In November 2025, environmental activist Caroline Chaptini transformed a national symbol into a statement on sustainability, constructing a 10-metre cedar tree from more than 450,000 recycled plastic bottles. Guinness officially recognized it as the largest tree made of plastic bottles, turning environmental awareness into a record with global visibility.
A month later, community spirit took center stage in Batroun, where 2,924 letters to Santa were collected in just 24 hours, surpassing a previous benchmark. The attempt was adjudicated remotely by Guinness, but as of early 2026 the record has not yet appeared on the public Guinness database, and is best described as confirmed but pending public listing.
December 2025 also marked a moment of endurance and shared celebration in Kfardebian, where Sacré Coeur School hosted the longest nonstop Christmas carol recital ever recorded. With 135 choirs and more than 200 musicians performing continuously for 170 hours, the record was officially confirmed by Guinness in January 2026, placing Lebanon at the forefront of festive endurance worldwide.
These recent achievements sit within a longer Guinness legacy. Lebanon has previously held records for the largest labneh dish (2002), the largest hummus (10,452 kg) and tabbouleh (3,557 kg) in Beirut (2009), and the longest manoushe (44.92 metres) alongside the largest falafel serving (5,173 kg) in 2010. That same year, Lebanon also entered the luxury record books when Mouawad created the world’s most valuable necklace, valued at USD 55 million.
What links these records is not scale alone, but continuity. From food rooted in everyday tradition, to craftsmanship, to environmental action and large-scale communal moments, Lebanon’s Guinness World Records tell a human story of how collective effort, creativity, and identity continue to resonate far beyond its borders.