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Official: Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepali poses with his certificates after being declared the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records officials at 21.5 inches.
They met for the first time at the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day in London. At 8â9â³, Sultan KÃ¶sen, from Turkey, is the tallest man in the world. At 21 and a half inches, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, from Nepal, is the shortest. Today, the two met for the first time â in London, for the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day. And it was magical. Kosen is 31-years-old and works as a farmer.