 On 25 August 2009, Kösen's standing height was recorded at in his home country by "Guinness World Records", overtaking former world record holder Bao Xishun who stands tall.Kösen also holds the current Guinness record for the largest hands at , and the second largest feet at (left foot) and (right foot).On 25 August 2010, according to the University of Virginia, a height of up to had been confirmed by doctors, who stated that this might be Kösen's actual height, artificially lowered by scoliosis and bad posture.