Chicken Licken targets Guinness World Records title with giant rubber band ball
The current record is held by American Claude P. Moore, whose rubber band ball was measured in Detroit, Michigan, on 29 August 2026.
South African comedian Tyson Ngubeni, also known as the Rubber Band Man, is spearheading an initiative to build the world's largest rubber band ball for a potential Guinness World Records title. The endeavor, tied to the fast-food chain Chicken Licken, has enlisted the help of South Africans to donate rubber bands to the project.
Tyson has been dedicating weeks to training and assembling the ball, with the completion anticipated in early December. The Guinness World Records team will measure the finished product in a live weigh-in to determine if it surpasses the existing record of 5,251.69kg, currently held by American Claude P. Moore. Moore, from Detroit, Michigan, spent 11 years constructing his rubber band ball.
Chicken Licken has embraced this endeavor, utilizing one of its iconic brand elements - the rubber bands typically used for securing its takeaway packaging - as the foundation of the record attempt. This move comes after the fast-food chain announced the discontinuation of rubber bands across all its branches. Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer at Joe Public, the agency behind the campaign, emphasized the significance of the project, stating that the Chicken Licken rubber band is a symbol of South African pop culture and now has the potential to hold a world record.
The campaign aims to transform this everyday item into a record-breaking spectacle, showcasing South African ingenuity in a unique and entertaining manner.
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