{"id":2787,"date":"2026-06-24T21:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2787"},"modified":"2026-06-24T21:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:36:42","slug":"australian-man-breaks-world-record-for-loudest-man-but-just-how-loud-is-he","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2787","title":{"rendered":"Australian man breaks world record for loudest man, but just how loud is he?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>KEY POINTS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph McGrail-Bateup achieved 122.4 decibels with one word.<\/li>\n<li>His record surpassed the previous 121.7-decibel shout held by Annalisa Flanagan.<\/li>\n<li>Recording took place in Canberra, verified by officials and professional engineers.<\/li>\n<li>He expresses no intention to defend his titles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most people do not expect their air conditioner cleaner to be the world\u2019s loudest person. Then again, their cleaner probably isn\u2019t Joseph McGrail-Bateup, the official town crier for Australia\u2019s capital city. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2785\">Opinion: George Will isn\u2019t bullish on this year\u2019s Fourth of July. But here\u2019s why he\u2019s more optimistic about future ones<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McGrail-Bateup, who once held a world speed archery record, has returned to the record books after shattering the men\u2019s loudest shout record by registering 122.4 decibels. He did so by yelling \u201cnow.\u201d <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Loudest shout by an individual (male) \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\ud83e\udd2f 122.4 dB (C-weighted) by Joseph McGrail-Bateup \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa<\/p>\n<p>Booming-voiced Aussie Joseph is the official town crier in the city of Canberra, Australia. pic.twitter.com\/ZBv67gxp2i<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guinness World Records (@GWR) June 19, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The historic shout was officially recorded on May 2 at a Canberra radio studio by a professional acoustic engineer and an official witness. Guinness World Records verified the evidence and announced the record on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>How loud is 122.4 decibels? According to The Associated Press, it is comparable to the roar of a chain saw, a jet at takeoff or a close-range ambulance siren. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>U.K., Australia ban social media for youth. Could U.S. ban follow?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McGrail-Bateup\u2019s volume surpassed the 121.7-decibel mark set by Northern Ireland schoolteacher Annalisa Flanagan in 1994. While his shout technically beat Flanagan\u2019s number, McGrail-Bateup told reporters he requested his record be categorized specifically for the loudest male shout. He preferred that Flanagan keep her historic title so they could both hold records. <\/p>\n<p>Finding the perfect word took some strategy. While Flanagan originally set her record by shouting \u201cquiet,\u201d McGrail-Bateup and his daughter tested options before settling on \u201cnow,\u201d he told Guinness World Records. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no way that you can actually practice for it. You have to just keep it for the day, especially with the world record attempt,\u201d McGrail-Bateup told AP. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took me seven attempts just for one word, which was the word \u2018now,\u2019 and my voice was shot for the next couple of days as well. It was husky. It was terrible. So no, you can\u2019t really practice for it. But it\u2019s a lot of fun when you\u2019re doing it,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>Setting a world record strengthened this Latter-day Saint family<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s an achievement he never envisioned during his youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was a kid I didn\u2019t really have a loud voice, I was very shy, withholding all that stuff until I left school and I joined the theatre,\u201d McGrail-Bateup told Guinness World Records. \u201cIt was very clear then that I needed to pipe up, make myself loud. So, I trained in the theatre where you didn\u2019t use microphones or anything like that and I got loud and as the years went by, louder.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2783\">Why are flu shots being required for Air Force recruits \u2014 even after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tossed \u2018flu jab\u2019 mandates?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McGrail-Bateup stepped into competitive shouting in 2017 after being appointed Canberra\u2019s official town crier, a role where he goes by Lord Joseph. <\/p>\n<p>His duties as town crier include making announcements at community events, school fetes and car shows. The appointment earned him an honorary membership in the Ancient and Honorable Guild of Australian Town Criers. In 2024, he won a guild competition by registering a 98-decibel \u201cOyez, oyez, oyez,\u201d a traditional call for attention, according to AP. <\/p>\n<p>The job does not come without occupational hazards. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave I ever lost my voice through shouting or town crying? Yes, I have,\u201d McGrail-Bateup said. \u201cGenerally it\u2019s after competitions or a day where I\u2019m doing a car show and out there yelling all the time and yelling over sports cars is quite an interesting thing, but it\u2019s a lot of fun and sometimes I can be louder than the sports cars sitting next to me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This is not McGrail-Bateup\u2019s first brush with fame. In 2019, he set a speed record for an archer shooting 10 arrows. However, that record was shattered just months later by a 7-year-old boy who beat his time by more than 11 seconds. <\/p>\n<p>McGrail-Bateup said he has no plans to defend either title. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone beats me, that\u2019s fantastic,\u201d he said. \u201cRecords are meant to be broken.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>Online reactions<\/h3>\n<p>Social media users quickly reacted to the news, with one X user writing, \u201cImagine having this guy as a neighbour&#8230;\u201d Another joked, \u201cClearly, Guinness hasn\u2019t met my upper-floor neighbors yet.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Others have called for a rematch against McGrail-Bateup\u2019s record, believing they are louder or someone they know could give McGrail-Bateup a run for his money. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hold my beer&#8230; https:\/\/t.co\/pSrCxa4F3C<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) June 23, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Australia now officially owns the crying world record after the US beat them in the World Cup. https:\/\/t.co\/1OiP5veIaK<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2781\">CDC wouldn\u2019t publish COVID vaccine study. JAMA just did<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonny Linehan (@jlinehan9) June 23, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McGrail-Bateup once held a speed archery record. 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