Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Heartfulness Sets Guinness Record with 20 Million Meditators
On World Meditation Day, Heartfulness set a Guinness World Record.
Over 20 million people from 175 countries joined a guided meditation.
This was the biggest meditation event ever recorded.
The main session was in Hyderabad, India, with important leaders attending.
Many groups like police, schools, and companies also joined.
Volunteers helped organize the event.
The meditation was led by Revered Daaji.
Heartfulness teaches simple meditation to help people feel calm and happy.
They will soon offer classes to teach more people.
The record is now official on the Guinness World Records website.
Heartfulness set a Guinness World Record with 20 million participants in a guided meditation on World Meditation Day.
The event was led by Revered Daaji and included online, institutional, and in-person participation from 175 countries.
The central session was held at Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad, with attendance from high-ranking Indian officials.
Institutional participation included over 2,500 police stations, schools, colleges, and various governments and corporations.
Over 16,000 volunteers facilitated the event across 280 ashrams and 6,000 Heartfulness centers worldwide.
- Who
- 20 million people from 175 countries
- What
- Guinness World Record for most viewers of a guided meditation livestream
- When
- World Meditation Day
- Where
- Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad, and globally
- Why
- To promote meditation for wellbeing and social harmony
- Event
- World Meditation Day
- Participants
- 20 million
- Countries
- 175
- Guided By
- Revered Daaji
- Location
- Kanha Shanti Vanam, Hyderabad
- Institutional Participation
- Police stations, schools, colleges, governments, corporations, embassies
- Volunteers
- 16,000
- Media Coverage
- 100+ television channels
