Hugging World Records  

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

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[].

191 people from Canyon Crest Academy joined together for a group hug at their school library.

28 students from Saint Louis University hugged their school mascot, a Billiken, at the same time. They set the record on campus as part of a Mountain Dew Kickstart event. RecordSetter CEO Dan Rollman was present to adjudicate the attempt.

A member of TV Camp hugged 33 trees in one minute.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Alessia S. hugged 21 people in 30 seconds on her birthday. Alessia set her record during a RecordSetter LIVE! event at The Learning Village in Las Vegas, Nevada. RecordSetter Co-founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to adjudicate the attempt.

125 people from Up To Us Caravan and InspireWithWords formed a hug circle. They set the record at the Truth To Power activist art gallery event during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Matt E, Daniel O, Amanda L and Justin K shared a group hug while all wearing a pair of Google Glass. The record was set at the PepsiCo Digital Summit. The record was officiated by RecordSetter CEO Dan Rollman. #digitalfuture

DJ Blake of 103.7 WDBR gave 2,834 hugs in one hour to people at Knight’s Action Park in Springfield, Illinois. He set the record to raise donations for Children’s Miracle Network and St. John’s Children’s Hospital. Learn more about the feat 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