As of 2013, the world’s largest doughnut was recorded as weighing 3,739 pounds. It was a giant filled doughnut made in Utica, New York, in 1993 by representatives of Hemstrought’s Bakeries, Donato’s Bakery and radio station WKLL-FM.
The record-setting pastry weighed about 1.695 metric tons and measured roughly 16 feet in diameter. Unlike an ordinary ring doughnut, it was a large American-style jelly doughnut, with the filling contributing to its extraordinary mass.
The date can be misleading. The doughnut was created on January 21, 1993, but the figure remained the recognized record when the trivia fact was reported as of 2013. “Largest doughnut” may also be used informally for different categories, such as the largest filled doughnut, so the record’s precise classification matters.
The 3,739-pound figure is therefore the canonical answer for the broad doughnut-record question in this context, rather than the rounded alternatives of 1,000, 2,500 or 5,000 pounds.