Video: Nepalese man becomes officially the shortest in the world Guinness World Records official Craig Glenday and a doctor measured Chandra Bahadur Dangi to confirm his height of 54.6 cm (21.5 inches). Mr Glenday presented Dangi with two certificates for being the world's shortest living man and the world's shortest person recorded in Guinness' 57-year history. After receiving the certificates, Dangi said that he was very happy and wanted to travel across Nepal and the world. Dangi lives in Rhimkholi, a remote village about 250 miles west of Katmandu, with his youngest brother and his family. His five brothers are all average height. Doctors have found that Dangi has no immediate health problems. His family does not know when he stopped growing. He takes the shortest man record from Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 60 cm (23.5 inches) tall.