PC: Guinness World Records
At 17, British student Max Budgen created a hand-drawn flipbook with 1,300 pages, earning a place in Guinness World Records . He said, “By the time I was on page 500 or so, I was getting rather bored and running out of ideas. By around page 500, he was becoming bored and running out of ideas. For him, the achievement was not limited to completing all 1,300 pages.
For example, I’d never gone beyond 300 pages before, so that was definitely a moment for me. Because i’d never thought I’d make it that far, max said, “Page 1,000 was pretty incredible,.
He said, “Instead of feeling an intense burst of emotion on final completion of the project, I think I felt a sense of pride at key milestones throughout. He said, “If you want to be a record holder before you’re an adult, you have to be tenacious. The student from Petersfield, Hampshire, set the record for the most pages in a hand-drawn flipbook. However, completing the flip book was not always easy. Nevertheless, I reminded myself that world records aren’t meant to be easy. So I persevered and carried on. Creating the flip book was not always easy for Max. He explained that flip books were usually designed to tell short, snappy, and interesting stories. As he continued adding pages, keeping the ideas flowing became difficult. However, he reminded himself that world records were not meant to be easy. He decided to persevere and continue working on the project despite the difficulties. For Max, creating the flip book was as rewarding as completing it. Rather than experiencing one intense burst of emotion when he finished the project, he felt a sense of pride at key milestones along the way. These milestones helped him stay motivated throughout the project. The progress he made along the way was equally important and rewarding. After spending more than three weeks completing the flip book, Max shared advice for young people who wanted to become record holders before adulthood. Commitment is vital, especially when it comes to something like this”. “I also think a sense of humour helped me along the way quite a bit, especially seeing the bright side when things went terribly wrong. You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.
Reaching 1,000 pages was another memorable moment. Because he had never created a flip book that long before, reaching 300 pages was particularly significant. The progress gave him a reason to recognise how far he had come.
Max spent more than three weeks completing the project, according to Guinness World Records (2025). By page 500, he was getting bored and running out of ideas. However, he kept going and reached 1,000 pages, a milestone he had never expected to achieve. Max Budgen, a 17-year-old student from Petersfield, Hampshire, set a world record by creating a hand-drawn flip book with 1,300 pages.
He worked on the flipbook at his desk, at school, and on trains. The task became difficult as the pages piled up. His achievement earned him the Guinness World Records title for the most pages in a hand-drawn flip book. He spent more than three weeks working on the project and drew at his desk, at school, and on trains during the record attempt.