Robbie Williams has smashed a Guinness Book World Record by selling more than 1.6 million tickets for his upcoming world tour in just one day.
Williams has snatched the record from Justin Timberlake's former band NSync. The boyband sold a million tickets, valued at $23.4m, in one day five years ago.
The tickets sold for the Robbie Williams concert on the first day of sale have been valued at an estimated £80m. Advance tickets sales on the star's official website were not included in the record-breaking figure.
The former Take That star will feature in the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
Craig Glenday, editor of the book, said: "We are thrilled that Robbie has brought home this highly prestigious and much celebrated record - it's a proud day for British pop music."
Williams already holds the record for the most Brit Awards won by any individual, after picking up 15 of the awards.
