Domino Day was a world record attempt for the highest number of toppling domino stones, organized from 1998-2009 by Endemol Netherlands. Together with Weijers Domino Productions of Robin Paul Weijers, also known as Mr. Domino, parties teamed up to set a new world record. The production was mainly organized at the WTC-Expo in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
Record attempts[]
Year | Date | Location | Theme | Total no. of dominoes | No. of dominoes fallen | First stone toppled by | Result |
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1998 | August 28 | WTC Expo, Leeuwarden, Netherlands | Domino D-Day: Visionland | 2,300,000 | 1,605,757 | Linda de Mol | Success |
1999 | November 5 | Prins Bernhardhoeve, Zuidlaren, Netherlands | Domino Day: Europa ohne Grenzen (Europe Without Borders) | 2,500,000 | 2,472,480 | Hans Klok | |
2000 | November 3 | Domino Day: Action - Reaction | 3,112,000 | 2,977,678 | Lionel Richie | ||
2001 | November 16 | MECC Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands | Domino Day: Bridging the World | 3,750,000 | 3,540,562 | Kylie Minogue | |
2002 | November 15 | WTC Expo, Leeuwarden, Netherlands | Domino Day: Expressions for Millions | 4,000,000 | 3,847,295 | Nick Carter | |
2004 | November 12 | Domino Day: The Challenge | 4,250,000 | 3,992,397 | Shania Twain | ||
2005 | November 18 | Domino Day: Domino Theatre of Eternal Stories | 4,321,000 | 4,002,136 | Anastacia | ||
2006 | November 17 | Domino Day: Music in Motion | 4,400,000 | 4,079,381 | Kim Wilde | ||
2007 | November 16 | Domino Day: Falling into Life | 4,500,000 | 3,671,465 | Katie Melua | Failed | |
2008 | November 14 | Domino Day: Celebrating 10 years of Domino Day | 4,345,027 | Salima Peippo | Success | ||
2009 | November 13 | Domino Day: The World in Domino - The Show with the Flow | 4,800,000 | 4,491,863 | Jeroen de Meij |
International broadcast[]
Country | Network(s) | Year(s) | Local title |
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Netherlands | SBS6, NET 5 | 1998–2009, 2021– | Domino D-Day Domino Day |
Belgium | vtm | 1998–2009 | |
Austria | ORF eins | 2000–2009 | Domino Day |
Croatia | RTL Televizija | 2005–2009 | |
Slovakia | TV JOJ | 2007–2009 | |
Spain | Antena 3 | 2001–2007 | |
United Kingdom | Channel 5 | 2005–2009 | |
Germany | RTL | 1998–2009 | |
RTL, Super RTL | 2003 | Domino Day – Highlights | |
France | TF1, TMC | 2001–2009 | Domino Day – Record du monde |
C8 | 2014–present | Domino Day – Les records les plus incroyables | |
Greece | Alpha TV | 2008–2009 | Ημέρα του ντόμινο |
Hungary | RTL Klub | 2004–2009 | Dominó Nap |
Poland | TVN | 2005–2009 | Dzień Domina |
Russia | REN TV | 2005–2009 | День Домино |
United States | ABC | 2001 | Domino Day 2001 |