The ringing of bells is a daily occurrence in the lives of many of us. Yet, despite the familiar chimes that play out every day around the world, we rarely take the time to appreciate the history and craft behind these impressive musical creations. While some of these bells are no longer in use today, they are still around to tell the tale of their creation.
Here are the top 20 largest bells in the world.
| Rank | Name | Location | Weight |
| 1. | Tsar Bell1 | Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia | 201,924 kg |
| 2. | Bell of Good Luck2 | Foquan Temple, Fodushan Scenic Area, Pingdingshan, Henan, China | 115,800 kg |
| 3. | Mingun Bell | Mingun, Myanmar | 88,000 kg |
| 4. | Tsarsky Kolokol | Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia | 71,800 kg |
| 5. | Chion-in Temple Bell | Kyoto, Japan | 67,000 kg |
| 6. | Great Uspensky Bell (Great Assumption Bell) | Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia | 65,522 kg |
| 7. | Tōdai-ji Temple Bell | Nara, Japan | 44,000 kg |
| 8. | Yongle Bell | Da Zhong Si (Great Bell Temple), Beijing, China | 42,000 kg |
| 9. | Blagovestniki Bell | Moscow, Russia | 40,000 kg |
| 10. | Tharrawaddy Min Bell | Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar | 38,000 kg |
| 11. | Gotenba Bell | Toki no Sumika Park, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan | 36,170 kg |
| 12. | Đại hồng chung | Bai Dinh Pagoda, Gia Vien, Ninh Binh, Vietnam | 35,986 kg |
| 13. | Firstborn Bell | Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia | 35,490 kg |
| 14. | Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery | Zvenigorod, Moscow Oblast, Russia | 35,000 kg |
| 15. | Yuriev Monastery | Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia | 34,399 kg |
| 16. | World Peace Bell | Newport, Kentucky, U.S. | 33,285 kg |
| 17. | Kazansky Monastery | Tambov, Tambov Oblast, Russia | 32,761 kg |
| 18. | Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery | Kirillov and Belozersk, Vologda Oblast, Russia | 32,761 kg |
| 19. | Saint Isaac’s Cathedral | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 30,477 kg |
| 20. | Torzhestvennyj Bell | Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia | 27,102 kg |
Notes:
- 1Broken.
- 2Currently the heaviest functioning bell in the world.
