China551 BCE – present
The world's longest family tree — Confucius
For more than 2,500 years, the Kong (Confucius) clan has kept a living pedigree. Guinness World Records recognises it as the longest continuous family tree on record — now listing millions of descendants across China and the diaspora.
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