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Bao Xishun

How tall is Bao Xishun?

Bao Xishun is commonly listed at 7 ft 9 in (236 cm).

Guinness World Records counted him as the tallest living man until Sultan Kösen took the title in 2009.

Bao Xishun’s 7 ft 9 in (236 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height falls

Bao Xishun is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 5.5 in (74.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bao Xishun: 7 ft 9 in (236 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bao Xishun is taller than the average US man by 2 ft 0 in (60.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Bao Xishun is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 5.5 in (74.8 cm).Bao Xishun is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 5.5 in (74.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bao Xishun: 7 ft 9 in (236 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bao Xishun is taller than the average US man by 2 ft 0 in (60.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Bao Xishun is taller than the average US woman by 2 ft 5.5 in (74.8 cm).

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Bao Xishun beside others

Bao Xishun is one of the 29 record holders we have heights for: Robert Wadlow (8 ft 11 in) stands 1 ft 2 in (36 cm) taller and Mikel Ruffinelli (5 ft 4 in) is 2 ft 5 in (74 cm) shorter.

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Where this height comes from

7 ft 9 in (236 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Joachim Bowin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Bao Xishun, 7 ft 9 in (236 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)