At 17, British student Max Budgen created a hand-drawn flipbook with 1,300 pages, earning a place in Guinness World Records. The student from Petersfield, Hampshire, set the record for the most pages in a hand-drawn flipbook.According to Guinness World Records (2025), Max spent more than three weeks completing the project. He worked on the flipbook at his desk, at school, and on trains. The task became difficult as the pages piled up. By page 500, he was getting bored and running out of ideas. However, he kept going and reached 1,000 pages, a milestone he had never expected to achieve.
Max Budgen created the world’s longest flip book with 1,300 hand-drawn pages
Max Budgen, a 17-year-old student from Petersfield, Hampshire, set a world record by creating a hand-drawn flip book with 1,300 pages. His achievement earned him the Guinness World Records title for the most pages in a hand-drawn flip book. He spent more than three weeks working on the project and drew at his desk, at school, and on trains during the record attempt.However, completing the flip book was not always easy. He said, “By the time I was on page 500 or so, I was getting rather bored and running out of ideas. Nevertheless, I reminded myself that world records aren’t meant to be easy. So I persevered and carried on.”
Challenges faced by Max Budgen while drawing his 1,300-page flip book
Creating the flip book was not always easy for Max. He explained that flip books were usually designed to tell short, snappy, and interesting stories. As he continued adding pages, keeping the ideas flowing became difficult. By around page 500, he was becoming bored and running out of ideas. However, he reminded himself that world records were not meant to be easy.He decided to persevere and continue working on the project despite the difficulties. He said, “Instead of feeling an intense burst of emotion on final completion of the project, I think I felt a sense of pride at key milestones throughout. For example, I’d never gone beyond 300 pages before, so that was definitely a moment for me.”
Reaching 1,000 pages was a turning point for Max Budgen
For Max, creating the flip book was as rewarding as completing it. Rather than experiencing one intense burst of emotion when he finished the project, he felt a sense of pride at key milestones along the way.Reaching 300 pages was particularly significant because he had never created a flip book that long before. The progress gave him a reason to recognise how far he had come. Reaching 1,000 pages was another memorable moment.Max said, “Page 1,000 was pretty incredible, because I’d never thought I’d make it that far.”These milestones helped him stay motivated throughout the project. For him, the achievement was not limited to completing all 1,300 pages. The progress he made along the way was equally important and rewarding.
Max Budgen advised young record-breakers to remain committed
After spending more than three weeks completing the flip book, Max shared advice for young people who wanted to become record holders before adulthood. He said, “If you want to be a record holder before you’re an adult, you have to be tenacious. Commitment is vital, especially when it comes to something like this”.“I also think a sense of humour helped me along the way quite a bit, especially seeing the bright side when things went terribly wrong.”