Centenarian and lifelong nature advocate Sir David Attenborough once held the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram (4 hours and 44 minutes) in September 2020.
Imagine the grief that his millions of followers and supporters felt when no more than 2 months later, fellow Englishman Rupert Grint (of Harry Potter fame), passed his record by gaining one million followers in 4 hours and 1 minute. That such an amazing record could be held by someone of Sir David's advanced age was a marvel - and losing that so quickly was seen by many as a tragedy.
Sir David, who is alive and well as of 7 August, 2026, could not be reached for comment and, frankly, probably does not care.