The world's heaviest beet with its strange shape and weight of 26 kg broke the Guinness record! (+photo)

A British gardener broke the world record for the heaviest beetroot by growing a beetroot weighing 26.02kg and entered the Guinness Book of Records.

Safir Arjan - A beet with an astonishing weight of 26.02 kg has set the record for the heaviest beet in the world. This giant crop was cultivated by Vincent Sjodin, a British gardener; Someone who succeeded in the same competition also won another world record.

A beet is heavier than a large suitcase!

According to information published by Guinness World Records, this beetroot was displayed on September 26, 2026, during the British National Giant Vegetable Breeding Competition. This competition was held in the framework of the Malvern Autumn Show in Worcestershire, England.

The beet grown by Shodin weighed 26.02 kg; A figure that made it the heaviest beet recorded in the world. To better understand the dimensions of this record, it is enough to know that the weight of this product reaches more than 26 kg; It means much heavier than the beets that are usually found in fruit and vegetable markets.

The previous record was broken after seven years

The previous record for the world's heaviest beet was held by Kevin Forty and his family from the UK. On May 23, 2019, they managed to grow beetroot weighing 23.995 kg and won this title.

Now the 26.02 kg shodin product has surpassed the previous record and set a new standard for growing this root vegetable. The weight difference between the two records is about 2 kg; A significant difference in the competition that reaching such dimensions requires special skill and attention in plant cultivation.

Another world record for the same gardener

Shodin's achievement was not limited to the giant beet. In the same event, he also broke the record for the world's heaviest sunflower. The inflorescence grown by him weighed 7.808 kg, surpassing the previous record of 7.046 kg set in 2024.

The British National Giant Vegetable Breeding Competition brings together hobbyists and professional growers every year to showcase their unusual and record-breaking crops. In the 2026 period of these competitions, several other world records were also set in different sectors of agricultural products.

The record-breaking beet of 26 kg shows that growing vegetables can go beyond the production of common products for daily consumption and become a serious competition to achieve unprecedented dimensions.