# Khagendra Thapa Magar

_World's shortest man (1992-2020)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

> Khagendra Thapa Magar was a Nepali once known as the shortest man in the world, measuring 0.67 m. Magar, who was a primordial dwarf, won the title of shortest man from Edward Niño Hernández. He lost the title in June 2011 to Junrey Balawing of the Philippines.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 October 1992 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732951#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Baglung District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732951#P19))
- **Died:** 17 January 2020 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732951#P570))
- **Place of death:** Pokhara ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732951#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732951#P27))

## Career

- Born on 18 Asoj in the Nepali calendar, or 4 October 1992, he was from the Baglung District of Nepal. ([community.guinnessworldrecords.com](http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Worlds-shortest-man-does-he-measure-up/BLOG/1233053/7691.html))
- Just 600 g at birth, he weighed 6.5 kg. ([CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/nepal.shortest.man/index.html))
- In May 2008, Khagendra appeared in the British Channel 4 documentary called The World's Smallest Man and Me hosted by Mark Dolan. ([Channel4.com](http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/T/the_worlds_and_me/smallest/index.html))
- Magar died in a Pokhara hospital on 17 January 2020 after complications from pneumonia at the age of 27. ([BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51158259))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khagendra_Thapa_Magar&oldid=1374715298), CC BY-SA 4.0._

## Questions

**When was Khagendra Thapa Magar born?**  
Khagendra Thapa Magar was born on 4 October 1992 in Baglung District.

## Related

- [Baglung District](https://diginpl.com/places/baglung-district)
- [Pokhara](https://diginpl.com/places/pokhara)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Khagendra Thapa Magar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khagendra_Thapa_Magar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): खगेन्द्र थापा मगर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q732951](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732951) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Khagendra Thapa Magar.jpg by J.-H. Janßen (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Khagendra_Thapa_Magar.jpg)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Khagendra Thapa Magar](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khagendra_Thapa_Magar&oldid=1374715298) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [community.guinnessworldrecords.com: "World's shortest man"  – does he measure up?](http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Worlds-shortest-man-does-he-measure-up/BLOG/1233053/7691.html)
- [CNN: Nepalese teen named world's shortest man (14 October 2010)](http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/nepal.shortest.man/index.html)
- [Channel4.com: Programme Two: The World's Smallest Man and Me (2008-05-12)](http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/T/the_worlds_and_me/smallest/index.html)
- [BBC News: World's shortest mobile man dies aged 27 (January 18, 2020)](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51158259)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Khagendra Thapa Magar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Khagendra Thapa Magar.jpg — J.-H. Janßen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Khagendra Thapa Magar". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/khagendra-thapa-magar. Retrieved 21 October 2026.