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News18
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
15-Year-Old Kolkata Teen Sets 4 Card-Stacking World Records In 24 Hours
Last Updated: Arnav Daga broke the world records for building the tallest house of cards in one hour, eight hours, 12 hours and 24 hours. Teenager Arnav Daga from Kolkata has etched his name in the history books by breaking four Guinness World Records for card-stacking in a single day. He accomplished the feat on October 19, 2024, by setting the record for building the tallest house of cards in one hour, eight hours, 12 hours and 24 hours. Guinness World Records on Instagram said, 'An Indian man with a passion for card-stacking set himself the ultimate challenge – 24 hours to break four records." It added, 'Arnav Daga armed himself with hundreds of cards – and a dream – on 19 October 2024. And by the time the day was done, he had earned records for the tallest house of cards built in one hour, eight hours, 12 hours and 24 hours." They also posted pictures of Daga's accomplishment. On his pursuit to break the world records, Daga said, 'Card stacking has always been my passion, and I wanted to test my limits." In his bid to break the one-hour record, he stacked 30 levels. 'Card stacking is a challenging art which requires a lot of time and patience," he said. This was followed by Daga creating a new tower to break the other three records, he said, 'I was already exhausted by the first attempt, so I started off really slow and wasn't sure if I'd be able to accomplish the target which I had set." Putting on his headphones to listen to some music helped him stay motivated, he said. Arnav created a tower of 61 levels to break the remaining three records. 'From seeing records being created to finally becoming a record holder has been a really satisfying journey and I wish to single-handedly own all the Guinness World Records titles in the field of card stacking," he said. Before Daga's record-breaking attempt, the record for creating the tallest house of cards in eight and 12 hours belonged to Tian Rui from China. Tian has already reclaimed the title for the eight-hour category with a tower of 62 levels. It is interesting to note that it is not the first time that Daga has set a world record for card-stacking. In 2023, he used 1.43 lakh cards to build the world's largest playing card structure. The structures replicated four iconic buildings in Kolkata: the Writers' Building, the Shaheed Minar, Salt Lake Stadium, and St. Paul's Cathedral. First Published: May 25, 2025, 12:30 IST
India Today
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
15-year-old from Kolkata breaks four card-stacking world records in 24 hours
Arnav Daga, a teenager from Kolkata, set out to test his endurance and succeeded in claiming four Guinness World Records for card stacking within a single 19 October 2024, 15-year-old Arnav challenged himself to a marathon task, stacking playing cards to new heights in one hour, eight hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours. By the end of the day, he held records in all four Indian man with a passion for card-stacking set himself the ultimate challenge – 24 hours to break four records," Guinness World Records said as they posted Arnav's pictures in a post on Instagram. They added, "Arnav Daga armed himself with hundreds of cards – and a dream – on 19 October 2024. And by the time the day was done, he had earned records for the tallest house of cards built in one hour, eight hours, 12 hours and 24 hours." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Guinness World Records (@guinnessworldrecords)The Kolkata boy is not new to records. In 2023, he earned a Guinness World Record for building the world's largest playing card structure, recreating four iconic landmarks from his city: the Writers' Building, Shaheed Minar, Salt Lake Stadium, and St. Paul's nearly 1.43 lakh cards, without any glue or tape, he built a structure that measured 40 feet long, 11 feet 4 inches tall, and 16 feet 8 inches recent feat didn't come without pressure. Arnav had previously held the one-hour stacking record before losing it to China's Tian Rui, who reached 32 levels. Rui had earlier set the bar at 27 levels, which Arnav had briefly surpassed. This back-and-forth rivalry pushed Arnav to aim for the one-hour attempt, Arnav started over to take on the remaining time-based began stacking cards at the age of eight. His desire to break world records took root during the Covid-19 lockdown, and years of practice brought him to this beat Tian Rui's previous eight and 12-hour records of 50 levels, though the competition is far from over. Tian has already reclaimed the eight-hour title with a 62-level Arnav, the challenge was more than a personal goal, it was about pushing limits.
