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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS HONOUR LARA CROFT WITH TWO NEW TITLES

Guinness World Records has confirmed that Lara Croft, the long-standing protagonist of the Tomb Raider series, has secured two new titles: best-selling videogame heroine and the videogame character with the most magazine covers. First introduced in 1996, the character has become a fixture of popular culture, with the Tomb Raider franchise expanding to 11 main entries alongside various spin-offs and mobile adaptations. Combined sales have reached more than 100 million units, placing the series among the most commercially successful in gaming history.

Last Updated: Nov 26, 2025

TOMB RAIDER SCORES WORLD VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME

Spacewar, John Madden Football, Tomb Raider, and Final Fantasy VII have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame and emerged from a field of 12 finalists that also included Asteroids, Call of Duty, Dance Dance Revolution, Half-Life, King's Quest, Metroid, Minecraft, and Ms. Pac-Man.

Last Updated: May 4, 2018

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS CROWN FOR TOMB RAIDER

Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix celebrate Lara Croft's Guinness World Records win for 'Most Magazine Covers for a Videogame Character' and 'Largest Gathering Of People Dressed As Lara Croft' alongside a one-of-a-kind feature in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition next year.

Last Updated: Nov 3, 2016

NEW GUINNESS RECORD FOR LARA CROFT

Tomb Raider star Lara Croft has come up trumps in this year's Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition. The British archaeologist scores 7th on a list of the 50 top video-game characters of all time, as voted for by readers of the book. Nintendo's Mario was crowned the people's favourite video-game character receiving over 10% of the vote.

Last Updated: Feb 16, 2011

LARA BATTLES WAY TO GUINNESS RECORD

Computer game character Lara Croft, star of the hugely successful Tomb Raider computer game franchise, has cemented her status as video gaming's leading lady by notching up an impressive six world record entries in the brand new edition of Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer's Edition, published Thursday 21 January 2010.

Last Updated: Jan 21, 2010

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