The most people wearing paper hats is 3,045 and was achieved by SCOUTS New Zealand (New Zealand) in Manfeild Park, Feilding, New Zealand, on 1 January 2014.

SCOUTS New Zealand broke this record at their 20th New Zealand Scout Jamboree, which occurs every three years, and includes scouts and leaders from New Zealand, Cook Islands, Australia, Korea, Tonga and Samoa.