Woman, 42, breaks world record for biggest My Little Pony collection

A My Little Pony superfan has broken the world record for having the largest memorabilia collection of the toys on the planet.Miranda Worby, 42, has been collecting the plastic trinkets based on colourful ponies since she was a little girl.The artist from Lowestoft, Suffolk, even bought a new house so she could display her collection of the plastic creatures in a dedicated ‘pony room’ and also keeps them in a storage unit.Up until 2025, Miranda had amassed a collection of over 4,550 items – which includes an amusement ride.She has since received a Guinness World Record this year for the collection which was counted between April and July the same year.But the keen collector has now revealed her pony trove has grown to around 7,700 – worth a huge $53,894.Miranda said: “It is a surreal feeling to have been awarded the Guinness World Record.“I found out last year that I had the biggest collection – so it has been a long wait until it was revealed.“When I first started collecting I never envisioned myself having so many.“I just wanted to collect the ponies I had as a child, and it just grew from there really, I just kept adding and adding.“I can’t ever see myself stopping collecting – there will always be something new to get hold of.”Miranda got her first pony Snowflake when she was three years old and her obsession began from there.She said: “I remember seeing it in the shop.It was bright pink with whiteish grey hair.“I wanted a real horse and the My Little Pony was the next best thing.“It was my favorite toy.

I wasn’t interested in anything else.“From there, all my Christmas and birthday presents were My Little Pony and they were what I spent my pocket money on.”At 15-years-old, Miranda began using eBay to track down toys she was missing or ones only available abroad, such as America.In the early 2000s, the third incarnation of the toys, dubbed ‘Generation Three’ by collectors was released.Miranda said: “There were hundred...