Given the route he chose ,which was mostly overland ,this record does not merit the same degree of admiration as that of 18 year old Lachlan Smart who flew some incredibly long legs across the Pacific and Atlantic. There is also the fact that he only gets the record by being 13 days younger.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-27/Lachlan-smart-becomes-youngest-pilot-to-fly-solo-around-world/7791122