According to the 2010 Gamers’ Edition of the Guinness book of world records, Pac-Man is named as the most recognizable character in video games.

Here are other trivia included in the book:
- Wii Sports is the the biggest-selling video game of all time.
- The collection of one Lisa Courtney, consisting of 12,113 unique items, is the largest collection of Pokemon merchandise
- Bejeweled is the most popular puzzle game of the century.