New world record: Longest travel livestream

Filipinos have one more reason to be proud of: the Philippines set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Travel Livestream, lasting for over 26 hours and covering 75 kilometers from Bustos, Bulacan, to Rizal Park in Manila.

The milestone is part of the Petmaloop Challenge spearheaded by mobile brand TNT, the value brand of Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), which called on content creators to feature highlights of their hometowns that give them saya or joy using the widely popular micro-vlogging app TikTok. Here's where it got more challenging: They could only use one TNT-powered smartphone, which they should pass from one user to another in a relay fashion.

 Guinness World Record

A total of 33 content creators took on the colossal task, which started in Davao City on 4 November and made its way through other major cities and provinces in Mindanao, the Visayas and Luzon.

But to set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Travel Livestream, the content creators took the Petmaloop Challenge up a notch by livestreaming their journey from Bulacan to Manila without interruption.

"I can now confirm that, with 26 hours, 15 minutes and 29 seconds, TNT has a new Guinness World Record Title! Congratulations!" declared Fumika Fujibuchi, the Official Adjudicator at Guinness World Records, during the awarding.

The Petmaloop Challenge not only exceeded the minimum required uninterrupted livestream hours but also fulfilled various criteria set by The Guinness World Records, which included focusing on real-time travel experiences, emphasizing the significance of sites and cultural locations, ensuring the live stream is accessible to the entire public in the whole attempt; and allowing the live stream to take place at multiple venues, provided there are no gaps or interruptions.