Chandra Bahadur Dangi claims he is only 22 inches tall. But Guinness World Records currently recognizes 23.5-inch-tall Junrey Balawing, 18, of the Philippines as the shortest man in the world ...

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who says he’s 72, earned the title with a height of 54.6 centimeters (21.5 inches), Guinness World Records announced Sunday. Guinness editor-in-chief Craig Glenday ...

Chandra Bahadur Dangi says he is 1 foot, 10 inches tall, which would make him 1.6 inches shorter than the current official record holder, Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, and one centimeter ...

At an estimated 22 inches tall, Chandra Bahadur Dangi’s body is the size of a large infant. But Dangi, at 72, is full grown. Sunday, he may be declared the world’s shortest man if Guinness ...

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old man from Nepal, has come forward with the claim that he is actually the world's shortest man at 22 inches, over an inch shorter than the current record-holder ...

He's from Turkey. Chandra Bahadur Dangi, the world's shortest living man, is 21.5 inches tall. He's from Nepal. The men said that although their heights have been a challenge, they've been able to ...

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, isn’t tall but says he is happy. (NAVESH CHITRAKAR/REUTERS) A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler this week became the world’s shortest ...

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In September, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who at a mere 21.5 inches tall was the world's shortest man, died of pneumonia. He was 75 years old. Prior to being named the record holder in 2012 ...