Top 10 Fattest Person in the World 2024 That Are Alive Right Now

In the world of extreme obesity, these individuals faced monumental challenges, yet their stories are a testament to resilience, determination, and survival.

Juan Pedro Franco, from Mexico, holds the title of the heaviest person in the world in 2024. His peak weight reached 635 kilograms. Despite his extreme weight, he has managed to significantly decrease it through various treatments and lifestyle changes.

This article explores the Top 10 fattest person in the world 2024, some exceeding 500 KG. Let’s continue our exploration:

#10. Robert Earl Hughes (485 kilograms)

• Country: United States
• Peak Weight: 485 KG
• Age at Death:  July 10, 1958 ( age 32 year)
• Known For: Being the heaviest person to ever walk

Robert Earl Hughes, an American, reached a staggering peak weight of 486 kilograms during his lifetime. Born as an oversized baby, he weighed around 5.1 kilograms at birth. However, his weight gain became unusual after he developed whooping cough at about five months old. By the age of six, he already weighed 79 kilograms, and by ten, he tipped the scales at 170 kilograms.

Remarkably, Hughes wasn’t bed-bound like most extremely heavy individuals. He continued to walk, holding the record for being the heaviest person ever to do so. Unfortunately, a burst thyroid gland likely contributed to his extreme weight. Despite medical attention, he passed away at the age of 32 in July 1958.

#09. Patrick Deuel (486 kilograms)

• Country: United States
• Peak Weight: 486 kilograms
• Age at Death: Unknown
• Known For: Obsessive eating habits

Known as the “half-ton man,” American Patrick Deuel struggled with obsessive eating. His love for food led to a peak weight of 486 kilograms. Bedridden for years, he faced significant health challenges. In 2008, Deuel underwent gastric bypass surgery, shedding nearly 272 kilograms.

He became an advocate for weight loss but experienced setbacks, including depressive episodes and relapses. Tragically, he passed away in his home in April 2016.

#08. Michael Habranko (499 kilograms)

• Country: United States
• Peak Weight: 499 kilograms
• Age: 1953–2013(age 60 year)
• Known For: Significant weight fluctuations

Michael Habranko’s severe morbid obesity led to a peak weight of almost a half ton—499 kilograms. Born in Brooklyn, he initially lost weight with the help of diet and exercise. However, his weight climbed to 453 kilograms over the following years, resulting in frequent hospitalizations. Despite subsequent weight loss, he continued to battle obesity, weighing 207.5 kilograms by 2012.

#07. EMAN AHHED ABD ELATY (500 kilograms)

• Country: Egypt
• Peak Weight: 500 kilograms
• Age at Death: 37
• Known For: Successful weight loss surgery

EMAN AHHED ABD ELATY, the second heaviest woman in history, lived from September 9th, 1980, to September 25th, 2017. Her birth weight was reported to be five kilograms. Despite her thyroid condition causing problems, she traveled to Mumbai, India, in 2017 for successful bariatric surgery.

Over the next three and a half years, she lost roughly 325 kilograms. Unfortunately, complications from underlying health issues led to her passing in 2017 at the age of 37.

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#06. Walter Hudson (543 kilograms)

• Country: United States
• Peak Weight: 543 kilograms
• Age at Death: 1944–1991 (age 47 year)
• Known For: Extreme junk food consumption

Walter Hudson’s lifestyle revolved around gorging on junk food and insufficient exercise. By the age of 12, he already weighed 100 kilograms. His normal breakfast included a loaf of bread slathered in grape jelly, 32 links of sausage, a pound of bacon, and a dozen eggs. Tragically, multiple attempts at weight loss surgery couldn’t save him. In 2013, his casket was dropped by a forklift at his funeral.

#05. Carol Yeager (544 kilograms)

• Country: United States
• Peak Weight: 544 kilograms
• Age at Death: Unknown
• Known For: Being the heaviest woman in history

Carol Yeager held the distinction of being the heaviest woman in history. Admitted to Hurley Medical Center at 511 kilograms in January 1993, she faced bacterial infections, dangerously high blood sugar, and heart stress. Unable to stand or walk due to muscle atrophy, she had 13 hospitalizations in two years. Carol passed away alone in Flint in July 1994, weighing a staggering 544 kilograms.

#04. Juan Pedro Franco (595 kilograms)

• Country: Mexico
• Peak Weight: 595 kilograms
• Age: 1985 (Alive)
• Known For: Holding the Guinness World Record for heaviest man in 2017

Juan Pedro Franco, the Guinness World Record holder for being the heaviest man in 2017, faced numerous health challenges. The fattest person alive weighed 595 kilograms. Despite his 2020 weight of 208 kilograms, he battled COVID-19 after testing positive. Double gastric surgery helped him on his journey to survival.

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#03. Manuel Uribe (597 kilograms)

• Country: Mexico
• Peak Weight: 597 kilograms
• Death / Age: May 26, 2014 (age 48 years)
• Known For: Bedridden for many years due to weight

Born in Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1965, Manuel Uribe gained fame for being extremely overweight. At his heaviest, he weighed the equivalent of six average men. His diet primarily consisted of tacos and pizza. Bedridden since 2001.

He spent his days at his desk, yearning to escape the confines of his house. Despite his excess consumption of American fast food, Manuel eventually lost 230 kilograms by following a strict diet. His journey remains an inspiration.

#02. Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari (610 kilograms)

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• Peak Weight: 610 kilograms
• Age: 28 February 1991 (age 33) (Alive)
• Known For: Dramatic weight loss through medical intervention

Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, the man who held the record for being the heaviest in recent human history, was still in his 30s. In 2013, He make the second-heaviest person in recorded history at with 610 KG weight.

To aid his weight loss, Saudi King Abdullah orchestrated a complex transfer from his hometown to a specialized hospital in Riyadh.

After rigorous efforts, Khalid’s weight dropped significantly. By 2018, he weighed only 68 kilograms, having shed an astonishing amount.

#01. John Brower Minnoch (635 kilograms)

• Country: United States
• Peak Weight: 635 kilograms
• Age at Death: 41 Year
• Known For: Being the heaviest person ever recorded

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Juan Pedro Franco, from Mexico, holds the title of the heaviest person in the world 2024. His peak weight reached 635 kilograms. Despite his extreme weight, he has managed to significantly decrease it through various treatments and lifestyle changes.

John Brower Minnoch, born in 1941, faced severe edema—a condition where fluid accumulates in body tissues. It took 13 people just to turn him over in bed. Admitted to the hospital with heart and respiratory failure, John adhered to a strict 1200-calorie diet.

Despite efforts, he passed away suddenly, weighing 635 kilograms. His legacy lives on, and his story serves as a reminder of the complexities of extreme obesity.

Jon Brower Minnoch
Alma mater	Bothell High School
Occupation	Taxi driver
Known for	Heaviest person ever recorded (1,400 lb or 635 kg or 100 st)
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

According to Wikipedia, Juan Pedro Franco, a 36-year-old man from Mexico, is the heaviest man alive in 2024, weighing approximately 1,400 lb (635 kilograms; 100 stone) kilograms. Franco has been trying to lose weight with the help of doctors in Mexico, where he lives.

Top 10 Fattest Person in the World 2024

Rank	Name	Weight (kg)	Year
1	Robert Earl Hughes	485	N/A
2	Patrick Deuel	486	N/A
3	Michael Habranko	499	N/A
4	Eman Ahmed Abd Elaty	500	2017
5	Walter Hudson	543	2013
6	Carol Yeager	544	1994
7	Juan Pedro Franco	595	2017
8	Manuel Uribe	597	N/A
9	Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari	610	2013
10	John Brower Minnoch	635	N/A

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