Men have always considered their penis size as an important factor in their sexual and psychological health. With an enlarged penis comes self-confidence, more active social and sexual life, and of course, a certain edge in the ongoing subconscious battle for the position of the alpha male. Consequently, the question on many men's minds is who has the largest penis. Many studies have attempted to answer this question, but the results have been conflicting. Of course, the matter of man's penis size is not a very ideal subject for objective study. The reason is that all men want to claim the honor of having the largest penis. Moreover, countless ways exist these days to keep artificially augmenting the natural endowment of any man. Thus, it has become harder and harder to determine the answer to this question.

For the man's most pressing sexual concern, the first thing to be done is determine if his penis size at least meets the averages. There are several statistics dealing with today's average penis size. Generally, Caucasian males have an erect penis size averaging about 6.2 inches long, with an approximate circumference of 3.2 inches. However, studies conducted as early as 1795, have invariably shown that the African Negro race has superior penis length and roundness. Contrary to this, the studies conducted by the famous Kinsey Institute report only a minimal advantage for Negro races, whose genitals measure 6.3 inches in length and 3.7 in circumferences. In order to be closer to the truth, more conclusive data should be gathered in this area since the sampling of test subjects done in that particular Kinsey study yielded only about 50 black males as opposed to the 2,500 Caucasian males. This unequal sampling of penis size does not prove the figures given beyond doubt.

Now that the averages have been established, it would be proper to tackle the matter of the world's largest penises. Unfortunately, the more precise details like the names of those blessed with the record-holding penises are very elusive pieces of information. However, the penis size information itself is easy to find. The largest, but unofficial measurement was obtained by Dr. David Reuben. He was able to encounter a subject with a penis size that was 14 inches long, when erect, in 1969. This amazing information, however, remains unverified to this date. Thus, the official rank of the largest penis size belongs to a man measured and documented by Dr. Robert Dickinson in the earlier part of the twentieth century. This record-holding penis was 13.5 inches in length and 6.25 inches in circumference. Several other studies from Alfred Kinsey, and other known scientists yielded impressive results, which ranged approximately from 9.5 to twelve inches.

At present, various claims from men all over the world have been made to several institutions stating that they possess even larger penises. The problem with the present claims, however, is that men nowadays are presented with so many opportunities for self-enhancement, that it becomes difficult to judge the validity of their claims. The present record holder's penis was measured in the earlier part of the 1900's, which nullifies most of today's technological advancement in penis enlargement. Thus, until this date, Dr. Dickinson's documented case remains to be the most valid candidate as the alpha male of the species.