Although he haven't broke longest free-fall by time, he broke the record of longest free-fall by distance. Baumgartner opened parachute after 36 529 meters[1] of free fall, breaking the record of Yevgeni Andreyev from 1962 by something over eleven kilometers (24 500m)[2].
I yet have to see an article reporting on this. I only stumbled upon this information when browsing related wikipedia articles yesterday while watching the quite boring ascent.
NOTE: While searching for some reliable source I've found that he only broke his own record today, and that the Soviet record was broken in July. That's why no article mentions it... I'll leave this comment here as it is still interesting.
I yet have to see an article reporting on this. I only stumbled upon this information when browsing related wikipedia articles yesterday while watching the quite boring ascent.
1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9607604/Skydiver-Fe...
2. http://www.fai.org/record-parachuting category Freefall distance
NOTE: While searching for some reliable source I've found that he only broke his own record today, and that the Soviet record was broken in July. That's why no article mentions it... I'll leave this comment here as it is still interesting.