Top 10 Giant Pumpkins in the World, Records for Country, State, & Province – 2024

In 2024, eighteen new pumpkin records were shattered worldwide. Pumpkins were grown from Australia, South Africa, Russia, to North America. The average top-ten pumpkin is now 2662 pounds or 1207.4 kilograms.

On October 9, 2023, Travis Gienger from Anoka, Minnesota, set the world record for the heaviest pumpkin, weighing 2749 pounds.

Mr. Gienger surpassed the previous world record by 47 pounds. He told the news outlet that he provided his plants with extra care this year, applying additional fertilizer and watering them as many as a dozen times a day.

Growing these giant pumpkins takes a lot of time and effort. The majority of pumpkin growers fail in the process. Some critical factors in developing a giant gourd are the seed, watering, burying the vine node, and removing additional pumpkins from the plant. When selecting a seed, it is important to understand the genetics passed on to the seed. Knowing the parents of a pumpkin seed can help you choose which seed to grow.

Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see each pumpkin record by country, state, or province in the region. Eighteen pumpkin records worldwide were identified in 2024 and if you didn’t have a 2560 lb pumpkin, you were not in the Top 10.

Top 10 Largest Pumpkins in the World

10. 2593.7 pounds by Ian & Stuart Paton – 185 Stones (1176.5 kg)

Well, the Paton brothers did it again.  In 2020, they grew 1176.5 KG – 185 Stone, pumpkin in the UK.  This is a 2020 UK pumpkin record.

The twins have grown the UK’s biggest pumpkin and weighed in at a whopping 2,593.7 lb, heavier than two polar bears.

Ian and Stuart Paton, 59, from Lymington in Hampshire’s New Forest National Park, have beaten the previous UK best of 2,433lb and narrowly missed out on the world record by just 31lb.

One unique issue is it was grown in a greenhouse rather than outdoors.

Parents of this pumpkin, Mother 1875 Mendi B, Father 2005 Haist

9. 2610.3 pounds by Team Petrelli (1184 kg)

In 2023, the Petrelli team grew a pumpkin that weighed 1184 kg (2610.3 lbs), more than a ton. It was grown by Guglielmo, Francesco, and Lorenzo Petrelli, three generations of the same family. They call themselves “Team Petrelli,” and they come from Sirtori, in the province of Lecco, Italy. They grew several other prize-winning pumpkins this year, and one of them weighed 844 kg.

8. 2624.6 pounds by Mathias Willemijns (1190.5 kg)

The sixth largest pumpkin position to date goes to Mathias Willemijns from Deurle, Belgium. This is the largest pumpkin from Belgium.  The gourd was weighed at the European Pumpkin Weigh-Off in 2016.

Parent of this pumpkin, Mother 2145 McMullen, Father 1872 Willemijns

7. 2639.4 pounds by Ian & Stuart Paton (1197.2 kg)

Pumpkin growing in 2024 by the Paton brothers has been outstanding. Two pumpkins within kilos or pounds of each other share the top ranks of the top 10 pumpkins ever grown.

6. 2641.1 pounds by Ian & Stuart Paton (1198.2 kg)

A 2024 giant pumpkin weighing more than a ton almost broke the British record, and it was so massive that a small crain had to be used to lift it onto the scales at a Malvern Autumn Show. Twin brothers Ian and Stuart Paton, both 63, dedicated three hours a day for three months to grow the enormous 188-stone (1,198.2 kg) pumpkin in Lymington, Hampshire. They then carefully transported it for four and a half hours, hoping it would be crowned the “world’s heaviest pumpkin.” While they didn’t quite beat the world record of 1,247 kg, they were thrilled with their pumpkin, weighing as much as a small car.

5. 2656.1 pounds by Ian & Stuart Paton (1204.8 kg)

Ian & Stuart hail from Lymington, UK. This is the 2022 largest pumpkin to date grown in the United Kingdom.

This massive pumpkin would make one gigantic jack-o’-lantern. English twin brothers Ian and Stuart Paton grew the enormous pumpkin weighing 2656.1 pounds.

The parents of this pumpkin are Mother 1940 Urena, Father (pollinator) 2356.7 Mendi

4. 2670 pounds Earl Thompson (1211 kg)

Earl Thompson on a new Michigan state record!! 2670 pounds!

Have you ever tried to float a pumpkin and paddle it across a lake? It’s regatta time at the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta.

3. 2702.8 pounds by Stefano Cutrupi (1226 kg)

The second largest pumpkin slot to date goes to Stefano Cutrupi from Italy, a native of Bordighera but who has lived for many years in Radda in Chianti.   The pumpkin was weighed at the Big Pumpkin Festival in Peccioli, Italy 2021.

This pumpkin was taken to the European Championship held in Stuttgart, Germany, for display and to participate in the local championship weigh-off.

This pumpkin measured over the top (OTT) 1300 cm or 511 inches, but if you look at the photo, it truly doesn’t represent how huge the pumpkin is. The Peccioli competition was appealing, with fantastic prizes for the top giant pumpkins. The prizes ranged from eighth place to first, with awards ranging from 50 euros to 3 thousand for first place with a world record. It was an excellent cash award for Stefano Cutrupi when he was paid 2 euros per kg for the new Italian record.

The parents of this pumpkin are Mother 1885.5 Werner, Father Self

2. 2731.5 pounds by Dave& Carol Stelts (1239 kg)

The largest pumpkin ever grown in Pennsylvania weighed 2,404 pounds. Yes, more than a literal ton. But Enon Valley farmer Dave & Carol Stelts is pretty sure he can grow one bigger. They did with a 2731.5 pound pumpkin, breaking the existing Pennsylvania record.

1. 2749 pounds by Travis Gienger (1247 kg)

In 2023, Travis Gienger’s latest achievement was remarkable, as his gigantic pumpkin tipped the scales at an astonishing 2,749 pounds.

The weigh-off event in Half Moon Bay proudly holds the distinction of being an officially sanctioned site by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth.

Travis Gienger, who transported his winning pumpkin from his farm in Anoka, Minnesota, to California, presented a gourd of epic proportions, measuring over 7.5 feet in width. Its sheer size made it a tight fit on the event’s scale.

The parents of this pumpkin are Mother 2365 Wolf, Father Sib

DQ – 2907.85 Pounds by Ian & Stuart Paton – Damaged Disqualified

It is a great pumpkin, but you can’t receive an official World record if it is damaged.  Usually, a damaged pumpkin has a crack at the stem where you may slide a small round object into the center core, or the bottom of the pumpkin may be cracked due to rot or extreme stress.  This isn’t the end for Ian and Stuart, and I’m sure they will get the World Record in due time.  This pumpkin was grown in 2022.

Country, State, Province Giant Pumpkin Records

If you have a giant pumpkin record and want your country listed, please send me an email.

Old Pumpkin record: . Picture of the 2003 World Record pumpkin and the history of world record pumpkins.

Records apply to the location where the gourd was grown. Hopefully, the growers live in the same place as they grow their pumpkins. If you live in one state and grow the pumpkin in another, your record will be listed with a footnote describing your record. Email me with your stats, mcalpin1 @ yahoo.com

If viewing on a mobile device, please scroll from the right to the left to see all the data.

In 2023, Giant Pumpkins.com stole all my pumpkin record data, and Google elected to list his data instead of the data I’ve shared and updated for over 20 years. They are a very unethical domain. I’ve lost massive revenue due to his scrape.

Giant Pumpkin Records from around the World

A complete list of the largest pumpkins grown in that location of the World. Please review the full table for all the countries from around the world.

- North America State and Province Giant Pumpkin Records

[1] Pumpkin was grown in Virginia, but the grower lives in North Carolina

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