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Showing posts with label Guinness World Record. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guinness World Record. Show all posts

Thursday, March 9, 2023

BLACKPINK sets Guinness World Records title as most streamed female group on Spotify

Published March 9, 2023, 8:43 AM

The Guinness World Records officially declared that K-pop group BLACKPINK as the most streamed female group on Spotify.

Guinness World Records made the announcement on March 8, tallying that BLACKPINK’s “songs have a whopping 8,880,030,049 individual streams.” 

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BLACKPINK in Hong Kong (Twitter)

It said BLACKPINK “overtook British pop group Little Mix by 400 million streams.” 

Their most streamed songs on Spotify include “How You Like That” (746,198,263 streams), “Kill This Love” (672,084,360) and “DDU-DU DDU-DU” (574,613,362).

“All four individual members of BLACKPINK have at least 66 million followers on Instagram, while the group’s joint account has racked up 53 million followers,” Guinness World Records added. 

BLACKPINK have several Guinness World Records titles such as “most subscribers for a band on YouTube as well as becoming the first K-pop group to reach No.1 on the UK albums chart (female) and the first K-pop group to reach No.1 on the US albums chart (female).”

“Spotify currently has over 480 million users worldwide, making genres like K-pop a lot more accessible to global audiences,” it said.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Philippines' New World Record



Guinness World Records adjudicator Jack Bronkbank affirms the new record set by the Philippines
Guinness World Records adjudicator Jack Bronkbank affirms the new record set by the Philippines

The Guinness World Records has accorded the Philippines with a new recognition: As the country with the largest coin mosaic. Measuring 250.2 square meters in size, 25 teams formed the image in 25 hours with P5 and 10 centavo copper coins, the bronze-colored 25-centavo coins, the silver finish of P1 coins, the gold finish of P5, and the dual-toned face of P10 coins.
“Forming the coin mosaic is our way of giving back to the Filipino people – the people who have helped us become what we are today. The value of the coins used in the mosaic will be used to help fund the development of chosen elementary public schools through multimedia tools and resources,” said Patricia Riingen, Western Union’s VP for South Asia and Oceania.
The mosaic is now the world’s largest in terms of surface area; bearing the image of WU’s 25th anniversary logo with the rising sun to represent hope and a brighter future while the abstract of a dove to symbolize the company’s ambition for the young children who will benefit from the undertaking.
“It’s an incredibly difficult undertaking and not an easy task at all. The Guinness World Records is an affirmation of humankind’s constant striving to be the best. The coin mosaic record was first set in the UK at 140 sq-m. This was toppled by the US in April 2015 with a 156 sq-m mosaic. And today, the Philippines sets the new record at 250 sq-m,” confirmed Guinness World Records adjudicator Jack Brockbank, who flew in from London to verify the attempt.

The worthwhile undertaking was part of WU’s TANYAG (Technology Aiding the Nation’s Youth to Accelerate Growth) project, an initiative to help educate the next generation using technology and tools to further young mind’s learning. Each of the 25chosen public elementary schools will receive 32-inch LED TV monitors, speaker sets, laptops pre-loaded with Knowledge Channel’s videos together with calendars and magazines, optical mice, HDMI cables, as well as auto voltage regulators. Also included in the package is an e-game uploaded from kchonline.ph that will help students gain a more comprehensive learning experience in mathematics and financial literacy.
“With money moved for better, the economy prospers. The company is present in 200 countries and territories worldwide, including the Philippines. 250 WU employees helped in putting together the mosaic that utilized close to half a million coins of various denominations. We earmarked P3.5-million worth of gadgetry for our school beneficiaries,” Riingen added.


250 Western Union employees completed the 250-sq.m mosaic in 25 hours
250 Western Union employees completed the 250-sq.m mosaic in 25 hours

Of the 25 public elementary schools, five will come from Metro Manila (Taguig, Quezon City, Makati, Caloocan and Muntinlupa), five from the Visayas (Cebu, Iloilo, Catbalogan, Tacloban and Bacolod), five from Mindanao (Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon, Surigao City and Davao del Norte) and ten from Luzon provinces (Bulacan, Laguna, Batangas, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Bataan and Quezon).