Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships | |
| Sport | Beach volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997; 29 years ago (1997) |
| No. of teams | 48 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Most recent champions |  Sweden (men) Latvia (women) |
| Most titles |  Brazil (men; 7 titles) Brazil (women; 6 titles) |
TheFIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is the double-genderworld championship for the sport ofbeach volleyball organized by theFédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) the sport's global governing body. The first official edition of the event was held inLos Angeles, United States in 1997 and tournaments had been awarded every two years since then. Before 1997, ten unofficial championships not organized by the FIVB were all held inRio de Janeiro, Brazil between 1987 and 1996. Themost recent World Championships took place in Australia in 2025.
Winning the World Championships is considered to be one of the highest honours in international beach volleyball, surpassing theFIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and being surpassed only by thebeach volleyball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games.
Thetournament has a 48-teammain draw per gender and consists of two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage. The prize pool for each gender is US$500,000.[1]
First Beach Volleyball World Championships were held from 10 to 13 September 1997 inLos Angeles,California (United States). It was the first official edition of this event, after 10 unofficial championships between 1987 and 1996.
| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1996: 10 UnofficialWorld Championships before recognition byFIVB | ||||
| 1 | 1997 | Los Angeles |  United States | 2 |
| 2 | 1999 | Marseille |  France | 2 |
| 3 | 2001 | Klagenfurt -Maria Wörth -Velden |  Austria | 2 |
| 4 | 2003 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2 |
| 5 | 2005 | Berlin |  Germany | 2 |
| 6 | 2007 | Gstaad |  Switzerland | 2 |
| 7 | 2009 | Stavanger |  Norway | 2 |
| 8 | 2011 | Rome |  Italy | 2 |
| 9 | 2013 | Stare Jabłonki |  Poland | 2 |
| 10 | 2015 | The Hague -Amsterdam-Apeldoorn -Rotterdam |  Netherlands | 2 |
| 11 | 2017 | Vienna | Austria | 2 |
| 12 | 2019 | Hamburg | Germany | 2 |
| 13 | 2022 | Rome | Italy | 2 |
| 14 | 2023 | Tlaxcala -Apizaco -Huamantla |  Mexico | 2 |
| 15 | 2025 | Adelaide |  Australia | 2 |
| 16 | 2027 | The Hague -Amsterdam-Apeldoorn -Rotterdam | Netherlands | 2 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 |  China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 13 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | United States | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 30 | 30 | 32 | 92 | |
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