Junri Balauing, who lives in a remote town in the southern Philippines, is just under two feet tall. He was officially declared the shortest man in the world and listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Junri Balawing, who just turned eighteen, is 23.5 inches (59.93 centimeters) tall and 7 centimeters shorter than the previous world's shortest man, Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal, who is 26 inches tall ( about 67 centimeters).
The Guinness World Records team solemnly entered Junri Balauing's data into the book in the remote Philippine town of Sindangan, where Balauing lives.
According to the rules, the champion must be at least 18 years old. The smallest person in the world celebrated his coming of age this Sunday.
Junri Balauing's father said his son, the eldest of four children, stopped growing in his first year. His speech has also stopped developing, and his communication is now limited to short phrases. The Balauing mostly stays at home as it needs help to move from place to place. His condition prevented him from attending school.
While the Guinness World Records nomination does not come with a cash prize, Guinness World Records chief Craig Glendye said the team hopes Balauing's case will be brought to the attention of medical professionals who may be able to help him. Local doctors were unable to explain the reasons for his current condition. “The previous record holder received medical attention … He even underwent free surgeries that were done at US government expense,” said Craig Glendy, head of the Guinness Book of Records.
Khagendra Tapa Magar received his title of the lowest man in the world on his eighteenth birthday on October 14, 2010.
Edward Nino Germandez held the title of the world's shortest man for a short period from March to October 2010, between the death of the previous record holder and the eighteenth birthday of Khagendra Thapa Magar.
He Pingping from China received the title of the world's shortest man in January 2007. In 2010, he died of heart disease at the age of 21. He was 74 centimeters (2 feet 5 inches) tall.
He Pingping was famous all over the world. In this photo, he is next to Bao Xingshong, who held the title of the tallest man in the world until September 2009. He was 2 meters and 36 centimeters (7 feet and 9 inches) tall.
He Pingping next to Sultan Kozen of Turkey, the next holder of the title of the tallest man in the world. He is 246.5 centimeters (8 feet 1 inch).
Junri Balauing celebrates his eighteenth birthday with a cake and balloons.
At 67.08 centimeters (26.4 inches), former world's shortest man Khagendra Thapa Magar shows off his record holder medals in Pokhara, west of Kathmandu. He is over seven centimeters taller than Junri Balauing.
The first holder of the title of the shortest person in the world, whose height and age were officially documented by representatives of the Guinness Book of Records - Guy Mohammed from New Delhi, India. His height was only 57 centimeters. Guy Mohammed died at the age of forty in 1997 due to breathing problems caused by tobacco abuse.
The shortest and tallest man in the world met in London on the occasion of a photo shoot for the Guinness Book of Records. The photo of Sultan Kösen - the tallest man in the world next to Chandra Bahadur Dangi - the shortest man in the world looks very touching.
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1. 30-year-old Sultan Kösen from Turkey, as the tallest man in the world, whose height is 251 cm, was included in the Guinness Book of Records. (Photo: FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/PAP/EPA). 
2. Thanks to doctors, the tallest man in the world has finally stopped growing. The constant growth was caused by acromegaly disease, a tumor of the pituitary gland, which is responsible for the production of growth hormone.
After being treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center in the US, where he took a new drug that helps control the secretion of this hormone, Sultan will no longer grow. (Photo: FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/PAP/EPA).
3. Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal, whose height is 54.9 centimeters, was recognized as the smallest person in the world and included in the Guinness Book of Records. The reason for Chandra's low stature has not yet been clarified. All other members of his family have the most normal height. (Photo: FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/PAP/EPA).
4. The weight of Chandra Bahadur Dangi is small, considering his height, about 14.5 kilograms. According to Chandra, he has never taken medication and has not been to a doctor. Chandra has never been discouraged about his height, in general he is a great optimist in life. Thanks to fame, he had the opportunity to travel, which he took advantage of, despite his age, and he is already 75 years old. (Photo: FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/PAP/EPA).
5. Sultan Kösen holds another Guinness record - the owner of the largest palm, the length of which is 27.5 centimeters. (Photo: FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/PAP/EPA). Many short people remember very well how they suffered in both childhood and adulthood. Not only and not so much from the nagging of peers, but from the injustice of this high world. The juice you need in the supermarket is always on the top shelf, the headrest on the seats starts where the head already ends, bar counters, chairs, rides, cars, appliances ... All this is designed for people of average height.
But in this case we are talking about a 20-, maximum 30-centimeter difference in height, which, if desired, is easy to ignore. And imagine how difficult it is to cope with these inconveniences for people whose height does not reach the average about a meter. But the shortest person in the world is not even two, but three times less than the average height.
In 2010, the news spread around the world - the new lowest men were found. The 24-year-old man from Colombia was 70 centimeters tall, 4.6 shorter than the previous champion, Chinese Hee Pingping.
Reward growing from the winner
Edward's story is quite typical, he was born in an ordinary family, has four brothers. All relatives are of normal height, with the exception of one of the brothers, who is a little short of a meter. At birth, Edward did not differ from his peers, but at the age of two he simply stopped growing. What caused it, no one knows, but, obviously, it has a hereditary nature.
Despite his catastrophically small stature, Edward leads an active life, performs with Latin American dance programs, and acts in films. He dreams of buying a special car for himself and traveling the world.
But Edward's record did not last long. A month after the registration of his record by the staff of the Guinness Book of Records, Henger Tapa Magar came of age. Under the terms of the “competition”, only the result of an adult can be recorded, and the Nepalese has been waiting for this moment for several years.
This growth has its benefits.
The new record has significantly surpassed the previous one: Heneger is only 67 centimeters tall and weighs just over 5 kilograms. At birth, he weighed only 600 grams and easily fit in the palm of his father.
It is clear that in life this extremely low person experiences an incredible amount of difficulties and restrictions, but is not going to give up. Initiative and caring people have created a website to raise funds necessary for regular medical examinations, treatment, and education.
But now Heneger leads a fairly active lifestyle. He performs with a dance group and has also been selected as one of the goodwill ambassadors for Nepal.
But the record of the Nepalese did not last too long. In 2011, another contender for this page in the Guinness Book of Records reached the age of majority, then experts measured and recorded his growth.
Happy birthday Junri!
It turned out that the growth of the new champion is significantly different from the current record - 60 centimeters. The father says that he stopped growing at the age of about a year. And, worst of all, around the same time, his intellectual development also stopped. Until now, his speech consists mainly of simple words and short phrases. Because of this, he did not even receive a school education. In addition, it is difficult for him to walk without assistance.
Dzhungri's parents hope that recording this record will draw more attention to the problem of short stature in general, and their son in particular. After all, local experts could not find the cause of his illness and somehow help. Perhaps international experts can handle it.
After registering the Dzhungri record, many doubted that his result would ever be surpassed. But in less than a couple of years, a double sensation spread around the world: a man of even smaller stature was found. But even more interesting is that at that time his age was 72 years. "Little people" often have an extensive bouquet of various diseases, and their age, alas, is short. Therefore, the new record holder aroused unprecedented interest.
He lives in a Nepalese village remote from civilization. That is why they did not know about him before. A random tourist saw him, and told the press, who could not help but check this amazing fact.
And for good reason, because his height is 54.6 centimeters. So far, this is an absolute record. And it is not known when a person will appear who can become his competitor.
People with disabilities such as dwarfism and gigantism suffer from chronic pain and their whole life is a struggle.
Currently, he is the owner of the smallest stature. The record was officially recorded on June 12, 2011. Junri was born on June 12, 1993, so he received the title of record holder on his eighteenth birthday. The boy stopped growing when he was only a year old.
Jyoti Amji (India) - 63 cm
The smallest woman in the world may be known to you from her participation in the TV series American Horror Story: Freak Show. In addition, she starred in documentaries and took part in reality shows on television. Jyoti was born in 1993. Her short stature is due to achondroplasia. The reason is a mutation in the growth hormone receptor gene; a satisfactory treatment for this hereditary pathology has not yet been found. By the way, the same disease and the star of the series "Game of Thrones" Peter Dinklage.
Madge Bester (South Africa) - 65 cm
Madge was born in 1963 and for a long time was considered the smallest woman in the world (until her record was broken). The reason for her short stature is osteogenesis imperfecta, the disease of the “crystal man”. This disease is characterized by increased bone fragility. Therefore, Madge moves in a wheelchair. The disease of the “crystal man” was inherited from her mother, whose height was 70 cm.
Khagendra Tapa Magar (Nepal) - 67 cm
Khagendra was born in 1992 and was nicknamed Little Buddha in his native village. At birth, he weighed only 600 grams, and now weighs 5.5 kg. A documentary was made about him, so Khagendra got used to everyone's attention and worship. Khagendra suffers from primordial dwarfism. People with this pathology rarely live past the age of thirty.
Lin Yu Chi (PRC) - 67.5 cm
Born in 1972 in Taipei (Taiwan). The reason for his short stature is osteogenesis imperfecta. Ling Yu Chi is an active member of the association for "crystal people" - writes articles, participates in events aimed at raising awareness and helping those who suffer from the same ailment. Lin, confined to a wheelchair, learned the name of his disease only at the age of twenty, before that doctors did not make an accurate diagnosis.
Bridgette Jordan (USA) - 68.5 cm
Bridgette is the smallest woman in the US. She was born in 1989 and she also has a brother, Brad, who is also very short (96.5 cm). Brother and sister suffer from the same disease - microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type 2. This is one of the very rare types of dwarfism. Bridgett is approaching her thirties, which is usually the last for such people. She loves dancing and was even on the cheerleading team in college.
Eduard Nino Hernandez (Colombia) - 70 cm
Born in 1986. Lives in Bogotá and earns a living as a dancer and TV show actor. When he was measured for the Book of Records, he weighed only 10 kg.
And now the highest in the world:
Bao Xishun (PRC) - 2 m 36 cm
Bao Xishun is one of the most famous names on this list. The Mongolian shepherd from the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia in 2005 - 2007 was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest living person (later the Kesen Turk received his title). Bao Xishun was born in 1951 and developed normally until the age of 16, and then suddenly began to grow abnormally. On December 13, 2006, Xishun, thanks to the length of his arms (1.06 m), saved two dolphins, managing to pull foreign bodies out of their stomachs.
Nasir Sumro (Pakistan) - 2 m 39 cm
Nasir is one of the tallest people in Pakistan. It is known that he has to earn a living by hard physical labor. And for another time he was called the tallest unmarried man in the world.
Asadallah Khan (India) - 2 m 41 cm
Asadallah Khan was born in 1988 and was previously considered the tallest man in India (now Dharmendra Pratap Singh holds this title).
Zhang Juncai (PRC) - 2 m 42 cm
Zhang Juncai was born in 1966. He is not a public person, so little is known about him. This is the tallest person in China, which was officially recorded in November 2010, when he was measured on a Japanese TV show. From measurements for the Guinness Book of Records, he refused.
Brahim Takiolah (Morocco) - 2 m 46 cm
Brahim was born in 1987. He grew up, but as he grew older, his growth did not stop and soon reached 2 m 46 cm. This man has the largest feet in the world. His condition is explained by acromegaly. This is a disease associated with dysfunction of the anterior pituitary gland. Accompanied by an increase in the feet, hands, facial part of the skull - forehead, nose, jaw. When Brahim was 18 years old, he grew a full meter in one year. Brahim graduated from the university, and in 2006 he came to Paris for treatment. The tumor that was causing the unstoppable growth was removed, and the hormone levels returned to normal. This allows at least not to grow further. As a result, Brahim settled in Paris, and earns a living by taking pictures with visitors to the amusement park Saint Paul.
Morteza Merzad (Iran) - 2 m 46 cm
This man, suffering from acromegaly, is unique - after all, despite a severe pathology, he stands for his country at the Paralympic Games. He is a seated volleyball player and serves as an outside hitter. He has a gold medal for winning the Paralympics in 2016.
Dharmendra Pratap Singh (India) - 2 m 46 cm
Another very tall man suffering from acromegaly. Among other things, the pituitary tumor in his case also presses on the optic nerve, hence poor vision and frequent headaches. Singh was born in 1983, in a very poor family, and his parents did not have the money to make the boy an expensive operation. Despite all the difficulties of life, this heroic man received a degree in literature. And still I have to earn extra money at some circus performances and take pictures with onlookers.
Sultan Kösen (Turkey) - 2 m 51 cm
Sultan Kösen was recognized as the tallest man alive today. The record was officially recorded on September 17, 2009 in the Guinness Book. Sultan was born in 1982 and both of his parents were of normal height. The boy's pituitary gland was affected by a tumor that caused him to grow so fast that he soon could only walk on crutches and stopped attending school. In 2010, Sultan underwent a course of radiation therapy on the Gamma Knife radiosurgical apparatus, and this helped: by 2012, his growth had finally stopped. Today, Sultan Kösen works at the Magic Circus of Samoa and tours all over the world.
People in the world are all different in size. Nature never ceases to amaze us. The reasons that a person is born very small or stops growing after a while can be both genetic changes in the body and the consequences of serious diseases, such as pituitary dwarfism and osteogenesis imperfecta. About the lowest people in the world and will be discussed in our article.
10. Hee Ping-Ping, height 74 cm
He Pingping, originally from China, lived only 21 years. He died in March 2010. The height of one of the smallest people in the world was 74 cm. He suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta, a disease in which the bones have increased fragility. Such people are called "fragile" or "crystal". Usually the disease is inherited, but sometimes an individual mutation of the body can also become its cause. Hee Ping-Ping's health problems were further complicated by the fact that he smoked a lot. He died of heart complications. When Chi Ping-Ping arrived in Italy to shoot the show Lo show dei record, he felt ill, but the doctors could not help him.
9. Hatice Kocaman, height 71 cm
21-year-old Hatice Kocaman from Turkey belongs to the lowest people on the planet. Her height is 71 centimeters, and her weight is 6.8 kilograms. At birth, doctors diagnosed her with nanism (dwarfism). Hatice was born with a weight of 1.64 kilograms. The closest relatives of the girl are of average height. Doctors do not know what caused Hatice's disease, due to which she stopped growing at 4 years old. As for mental abilities, they correspond to her biological age. Like most of the smallest people in the world, she suffers from many diseases. She was diagnosed with hip dysplasia. In addition, the girl suffers from severe back pain. Local doctors cannot help her in any way, because they lack the experience to operate on a tiny patient. Hatice graduated from a specialized school, but did not find a job in her specialty. She continues to live with her parents.
8. Edward Nino Hernandez, height 70 cm
Edward Nino Hernandez, originally from Colombia, held the title of the shortest man in the world for three years. He is 70 cm tall and weighs 10 kilograms. He lives in Bogotá and is very popular in Colombia. Edward dances Latin American dances and acts in films. He is proud of his uniqueness and feels quite happy. It is noteworthy that Edward's younger brother "outgrew" him by only 23 centimeters.
7. Bridget Jordan, height 69 cm
Bridgette Jordan is one of the smallest women in the world. Her height is 69 cm. And the height of her brother Brad is 96 cm. Together they are known as the world's shortest relatives. The reason for their short stature is an incurable disease called pituitary dwarfism, or dwarfism. Tiny size did not break Bridget - she leads an active lifestyle and goes to college with her brother. The girl loves dancing and music and is part of the support team of the local basketball club.
6. Khagendra Tapa Magar, height 67 cm
Nepalese Khagendra Tapa Magar with a height of 67 cm and a weight of 5.5 kg is one of the shortest people in the world. At birth, he weighed only 600 grams and easily fit in one palm. The doctors could not determine the reason for such a small growth. At the same time, the parents and sibling Khagendra are of normal height. One of the smallest people on the planet is not very worried about his unusual appearance and is optimistic about the future. He is becoming more and more popular: now the young man plays the role of a goodwill ambassador for the government of Nepal. In addition, Khagendra Tapa Magar is part of a dance group and occasionally tours with it. In his free time, he helps his father, the owner of a fruit shop. Unfortunately, an unknown disease has negatively affected the mental abilities of the smallest person in the world - says and argues the adult Khagendra Tapa Magar like a child.
5. Stacy Herald, height 66 cm
American Stacy Herald is known not only as one of the shortest women in the world, but also because she became the mother of three kids. Her height stopped at around 66 cm due to imperfect osteogenesis. Despite her diminutive size and illness, she married a man of average height, Will Herald. The couple dreamed of a large family, although doctors strongly urged Stacey to give up the desire to have children, since pregnancy and childbirth could cause irreparable harm to her. Stacy did not listen to anyone and now she and Will are raising two girls and a boy. Unfortunately, the eldest of the daughters inherited the mother's disease.
4. Madge Bester, height 65 cm
Madge Bester, a native of Africa, has a height of 65 cm. She, like Hee Ping-Ping, suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta. Due to illness, one of the smallest women in the world is forced to move in a wheelchair. Madge's mother, whose height was 70 cm, also suffered from the same disease.
3. Jyoti Amji, height 62.8 cm
Jyoti Amji, originally from India, is the lowest female representative. Her height is 62.8 cm. The reason for the small stature of the girl is achondroplasia, an incurable disease in which there is a violation of the growth of bone tissue. Once in the Guinness Book of Records, she got the opportunity to travel and visited Japan and Italy. Today, Jyoti Amji actively acts in films and participates in television shows. She gained fame as an actress after participating in the 4th season of the popular TV series American Horror Story, in which she played a member of a traveling circus. The girl plans to continue her career in Bollywood, where her exotic appearance will be in demand and receive higher education.
2. Junri Baluing, height 55.8 cm
The second lowest person on Earth is Junri Baluing, a native of the Philippines. His height is 55.8 cm. He was born in a poor large family. At the age of two, his parents noticed that he had stopped growing. Doctors for a long time thought that this was a consequence of the child's frequent illnesses, until they came to the conclusion that Junri Baluing would no longer grow. Now the little record holder is fully taken care of by his parents - he himself can only move with the help of a support.
1. Chandra Bahadur Dangi, height 54.6 cm
Nepalese Chandra Bahadur Dangi was recognized as the shortest man on Earth. His height was 54.6 cm, and his weight was 12 kg. He became the absolute record holder, since such a small growth was recorded for the first time. The Nepalese was 73 years old when they accidentally learned about its existence. Chandra comes from a remote village and has never sought medical help in his entire life. Despite his height, he was a cheerful and active person and dreamed of traveling. Chandra Bahadur Dangi was a weaver by profession. Having gained fame as the shortest man in the world, he was able to visit, as he dreamed of, other countries. In September 2015, a Nepalese man was hospitalized on one of the islands of Samoa with a diagnosis of pneumonia. He died in the hospital.
