Neymar

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Neymar’s counted impact is 2 Guinness World Records.

Counted totals by category

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Category	Unit	Positive	Negative	Net
culture	guinness-records	+2	0	+2

Overall: not enough data yet (needs 2 category tabs). Tab positions: Guinness records #3

Influence (reach, not impact): Wikipedia articles in 142 languages (Wikidata, as of 2026-10-18); 5.42 million English Wikipedia page views, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. Not counted in the score.

Counted entries

Approved claims with 2 trusted sources; these drive the totals (counted = scale × credit share).

Positive

Claim	Sources	Scale	Credit	Counted
Guinness World Record: most expensive football player, single transfer (€222M release clause, Barcelona to PSG, 3 Aug 2017)	guinnessworldrecords.com + guinnessworldrecords.com Brazilian forward Neymar Jr transferred from FC Barcelona (Spain) to Paris Saint-Germain (France) upon the activation of his release clause of €222 million (£198,757,000; $262,821,000) on 3 August 2017. + fcbarcelona.com On Thursday afternoon Neymar Jr's legal representatives visited in person the Club's offices and made the payment of 222 million euros in the player's name with regards to the unilateral termination of the contract that united both parties. + bbc.com "On Thursday afternoon Neymar's legal representatives visited in person the club's offices and made the payment of 222m euros in the player's name with regards to the unilateral termination of the contract that united both parties," Barca's statement read.	1	Direct	1
Guinness World Record: fastest goal in an Olympic football match, male (14 s, Brazil v Honduras, Rio, 17 Aug 2016)	guinnessworldrecords.com + guinnessworldrecords.com The fastest goal in an Olympic football match (male) is 14 seconds, achieved by Neymar (Brazil) at the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 17 August 2016. + bbc.com Neymar scored after only 14 seconds - the fastest goal in Olympic football history - as Brazil thrashed Honduras 6-0 to reach the men's final in Rio. + inside.fifa.com Neymar fired the hosts in front on 15 seconds with the fastest goal in Olympic history, before a first-half brace from Gabriel Jesus ensured Brazil enjoyed a three-goal advantage going into the break.	1	Direct	1

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