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This man is officially the world's loudest person
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June 24, 2026
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0:37Now PlayingGuinness World Records has recognized Joseph McGrail-Bateup, a 58-year-old professional air conditioner cleaner, as the world's loudest person. He was recorded yelling the word “now” at 122.4 decibels.
This isn't the first time the honorary town crier in Canberra, Australia, has broken a world record. In 2019, he briefly held the speed record for an archer shooting 10 arrows, before his record was broken just months later by a 7-year-old boy.
“If someone beats me, that’s fantastic,” McGrail-Bateup said. “Records are meant to be broken.”
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