The set that made the record
The Guinness entry gives the elements that had to be verified: the venue, Bungalow in Hong Kong; the date, 30 March 2019; the genre, classic house; the duration, over one hour; and the age, four years and 130 days, calculated from a date of birth of 20 November 2014.
The hour is the part that does the work. Record categories for club DJing set a minimum set length precisely so the attempt cannot be satisfied by a child pressing play for a few minutes, and Guinness records that the requirement was met.
A British four-year-old in Hong Kong
The record is credited to the United Kingdom, and the venue is in Hong Kong. The Guinness page does not explain the arrangement beyond the location, so the family's circumstances at the time are not documented here.
What the geography does illustrate is the nature of the category. These records are set wherever a club is willing to book the child, and Hong Kong's late-night venues have appeared in the youngest-DJ category before.
A record that keeps changing hands
Youngest-DJ titles turn over quickly, and they are split by gender and by venue type, which multiplies the number of records available. The male club record was Norbury's from March 2019; a separate female club record was set in Tokyo in July 2023 by DJ RINOKA of Japan at six years and 155 days, and a separate festival category exists as well.
Guinness itself flags the instability on the record page, noting that records change daily and are not immediately published online. Anyone reading a youngest-ever entry is reading a snapshot of a category that is designed to be beaten.
What is documented — and what is not
The Guinness entry is unusually exact on the things it covers and silent on everything else. It gives a full date of birth, an age in days, a venue, a city, a date, a genre and a minimum duration. It carries no quotes, no background on how he learned, no mention of his parents and no account of what he did afterwards.
That means several natural questions cannot be answered from the record: who taught him, what equipment he used, whether he has performed since, and whether the record still stands today. Norbury was four years old at the time of the set, and the absence of personal detail in the published record is appropriate rather than a deficiency in it.
Why an hour in a club is the hard part
Cheap controllers have made the mechanics of DJing accessible to very young children, which is why the age floor in these categories has fallen steadily. The bottleneck is not the equipment but the booking: a licensed venue has to put a small child on its bill, at an hour when it is operating, in front of an audience.
That is the substance of Norbury's entry. The evidence Guinness accepted is not that a four-year-old could beat-match at home but that a Hong Kong club gave him a slot and he held it for more than sixty minutes.
| Person | Country | Milestone | Age / Stat |
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What is documented — and what is not
✓ Documented
- Date of birth 20 November 2014, per Guinness World Records
- Youngest club DJ (male) at 4 years 130 days, 30 March 2019
- Set played at Bungalow, Hong Kong: classic house, over one hour
? Unverified, disputed or wrong
- The Guinness page carries no quotes, family detail or account of how he learned
- No source used here covers his performances after March 2019
- Whether the record still stands is not established here; Guinness notes entries change frequently
Questions people ask about Archie Norbury
How old is Archie Norbury?
Guinness World Records gives his date of birth as 20 November 2014, which made him four years and 130 days old at his record set on 30 March 2019.
What is DJ Archie's real name?
Archie Norbury. Guinness lists the record under that name and credits it to the United Kingdom.
What record does he hold?
Youngest club DJ, male: over an hour of classic house at Bungalow in Hong Kong on 30 March 2019.
Where did he set the record?
At a club called Bungalow in Hong Kong SAR, China.
Does the record still stand?
Guinness notes on the page that records change daily and are not immediately published online, so the current holder should be checked against the live entry.
Is Archie Norbury on Wikipedia?
No Wikipedia article on him was found. This entry rests on the Guinness World Records page.
Who are his parents?
The Guinness entry does not name his family, and no other source is used here.
Is he still performing?
No source used here reports on his activity after the 2019 record.
Quick quiz: how well do you know Archie’s story?
How old was Archie Norbury when he set the record?
In which city did he set it?
What did he play?
Sources
- Youngest club DJ (male) — Guinness World Records
Checked by the Geniuses.club editorial team. Ages are given as of September 2026.
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