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How tall is Sultan Kösen?

8′ 3″251 cm · 2.51 m

Measured · Guinness World Records

Sultan Kösen is 74.1 cm (2′ 5″) taller than the average American man.

U.S. percentile
>99th
among men
World percentile
>99th
among men
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Sultan Kösen compared with average U.S. adultsSultan Kösen8′ 3″251 cmAverage U.S. man5′ 9.5″176.9 cmAverage U.S. woman5′ 4.5″163.3 cm
Sultan Kösen next to the average U.S. man (5′ 9.5″) and woman (5′ 4.5″), drawn to scale.

Sultan Kösen’s height around the world

The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 251 cm places Sultan Kösen against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.

Estimated percentile for Sultan Kösen among adults in each country, for men and women
Countryvs. menMen’s percentilevs. womenWomen’s percentile
Netherlands+67.2 cm>99th+80.6 cm>99th
Montenegro+67.7 cm>99th+81 cm>99th
Bosnia & Herzegovina+68.5 cm>99th+83.5 cm>99th
Denmark+69.1 cm>99th+81.5 cm>99th
Ukraine+70 cm>99th+84.4 cm>99th
Croatia+70.2 cm>99th+84.2 cm>99th
Serbia+70.3 cm>99th+82.7 cm>99th
Poland+70.3 cm>99th+85.2 cm>99th
Finland+70.4 cm>99th+84.5 cm>99th
Norway+70.5 cm>99th+84.6 cm>99th
Sweden+70.5 cm>99th+84.3 cm>99th
Germany+70.7 cm>99th+84.8 cm>99th
Greece+71.7 cm>99th+85.2 cm>99th
Ireland+72 cm>99th+86.5 cm>99th
Australia+72.2 cm>99th+86.3 cm>99th
Canada+72.3 cm>99th+86.3 cm>99th
France+72.4 cm>99th+86.5 cm>99th
United Kingdom+72.8 cm>99th+87.1 cm>99th
New Zealand+73.3 cm>99th+86.3 cm>99th
Jamaica+74 cm>99th+86.7 cm>99th
United States+74.1 cm>99th+87.7 cm>99th
Russia+74.4 cm>99th+86.5 cm>99th
Turkey+74.6 cm>99th+89.2 cm>99th
Spain+74.9 cm>99th+89 cm>99th
Brazil+75.3 cm>99th+88.6 cm>99th
China+75.3 cm>99th+87.5 cm>99th
Iran+75.4 cm>99th+89.8 cm>99th
South Korea+75.5 cm>99th+87.8 cm>99th
Argentina+76.2 cm>99th+89.8 cm>99th
Egypt+76.4 cm>99th+90.1 cm>99th
Italy+76.6 cm>99th+89.2 cm>99th
Portugal+76.6 cm>99th+89.8 cm>99th
Japan+78.9 cm>99th+92.5 cm>99th
Colombia+79.1 cm>99th+93 cm>99th
Thailand+79.4 cm>99th+91.6 cm>99th
Nigeria+79.4 cm>99th+92.9 cm>99th
Saudi Arabia+80.3 cm>99th+92.2 cm>99th
Kenya+80.5 cm>99th+91.6 cm>99th
Mexico+80.7 cm>99th+93.1 cm>99th
South Africa+81.4 cm>99th+92.4 cm>99th
Malaysia+81.8 cm>99th+93.9 cm>99th
Vietnam+82.1 cm>99th+92.6 cm>99th
Ethiopia+82.2 cm>99th+93.8 cm>99th
DR Congo+82.4 cm>99th+94.7 cm>99th
Pakistan+83.7 cm>99th+96.2 cm>99th
Tanzania+84 cm>99th+94.1 cm>99th
Peru+84.2 cm>99th+96.6 cm>99th
Myanmar+84.3 cm>99th+96.3 cm>99th
India+84.5 cm>99th+95.8 cm>99th
Indonesia+84.7 cm>99th+96.6 cm>99th
Philippines+85.8 cm>99th+96.9 cm>99th
Bangladesh+85.9 cm>99th+98.6 cm>99th
Nepal+86.6 cm>99th+98.6 cm>99th
Guatemala+86.6 cm>99th+100.1 cm>99th
Timor-Leste+90.9 cm>99th+98.3 cm>99th

Estimated from NCD-RisC national averages for 19-year-olds and an assumed normal distribution. Greyed values sit beyond the 2nd or 98th percentile, where the estimate stops discriminating.How we calculate this →

In context

Among record holders

2 of 3

Sultan Kösen is the 2nd tallest of the 3 record holders in our database, between Robert Wadlow (272 cm) and Jyoti Amge (62.8 cm).

Everyday reference

2.51 m

Sultan Kösen is 48 cm taller than a standard door frame.

Sultan Kösen head to head

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Measured — Remeasured at 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) by Guinness World Records on 9 February 2011. Doctors at the University of Virginia recorded up to 254.3 cm in 2010; scoliosis means his standing height understates his skeletal length. Guinness World Records →Percentiles are estimates based on NCD-RisC national averages.How we source and calculate this →