A 17-year-old Nepali citizen has become the world’s shortest teenager.
Dor Bahadur Khapangi was officially confirmed as the shortest teenager living (male). Born on November 14, 2004, he is now 17 years old.
The measurement took place on 23 March 2022 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Khapangi has an average height of 73.43 cm (2 ft 4.9 in).
Khapangi was later presented with his Guinness World Records certificate by Nepal Tourism Board CEO Dhananjay Regmi.
“I’m happy that my brother has received a Guinness World Records certificate,” said Khapangi’s older brother, Nara Bahadur Khapangi.
His brother acted as a spokesperson for Khapangi during the ceremony, since the teen was shy in front of the cameras.
The youngest son of two Nepalese farmers, Khapangi lives in the Sindhuli district, around 130 kilometers (81 miles) southeast of the capital, with his parents and siblings.
At the moment, he is studying in his village’s school.
However, his brother hopes that being recognized by Guinness World Records will help further Khapangi’s education.
“Dor Bahadur was all fine when he was born. He, however, didn’t grow from the age of seven. His peers grew but Dor Bahadur didn’t. We don’t know why,” Nara Bahadur Khapangi reported to
Previously, the title for the shortest living teenager (male) was held by Khagendra Thapa Magar.
Born in October 1992, Khagendra had primordial dwarfism and was measured to be 65.58 cm (2 ft 1.8 in)
After his 18th birthday, Khagendra became the shortest living man (mobile) and sadly passed at only 27 in 2020.
The overall shortest person in the world is the shortest living female living (mobile), Jyoti Amge (India). With her 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.72 in), she’s been an iconic part of the Guinness World Records family since 2009.
Measuring ten centimeters more than Jyoti, Colombia’s Edward Niño Hernandez is the shortest man living (mobile).
Hernandez’s record was confirmed in 2020 in Bogotá, where he measured 72.1 cm (2 ft 4.38 in).
