| World Table Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 2009 WTTC in Yokohama, Japan | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Global sports event |
| Date | c. April–May |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Inaugurated | 1926 (1926) |
| Organised by | ITTF |
TheWorld Table Tennis Championships aretable tennis competitions sanctioned by theInternational Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's double and mixed doubles, are currently held in odd numbered years. TheWorld Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in even numbered years.
In the earlier days of the tournament, Hungary's men's team was a dominant force, winning the championships 12 times. This was followed by a short period of dominance by Japan in the 1950s. From the 1960s onwards, China emerged as the new dominant power in this tournament and, with the exception of 1989–2000, when Sweden won four times, China continues to dominate the sport. China's men's team holds a record 23 world team championship titles.
In the 1950s, Japan's women team was a force to be reckoned with winning a total of 8 titles. The Chinese women started their strong grip on the world team championships from the 1970s onwards. They have only lost twice since 1975. China holds 23 women's team titles.
There are 7 different trophies presented to the winners of the various events, held by winning associations, and returned for the next world championships.[1]
In addition, theEgypt Cup is presented to the next host of world championships. The Cup was donated by KingFarouk of Egypt in 1939, when the championships were held in Cairo, Egypt.
TheITTF held individual events and team events separately for the first time in 1999 and 2000 respectively, and 2001 was the last time individual and team events were held together. Starting in 2003 individual events and team events were held separately again and each continue to be held separately every other year.
Individual events Team events
Updated after the2025 World Table Tennis Championships. Doubles pairs from different associations were counted as a half a point.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 162 | 106 | 172.5 | 440.5 |
| 2 |  Hungary | 68 | 59 | 73.5 | 200.5 |
| 3 |  Japan | 49 | 43 | 79 | 171 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia | 28 | 36.5 | 58.5 | 123 |
| 5 |  Romania | 17 | 11 | 18.5 | 46.5 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 15 | 13 | 15.5 | 43.5 |
| 7 |  England | 14 | 26.5 | 57 | 97.5 |
| 8 |  United States | 10 | 3 | 19.5 | 32.5 |
| 9 |  Austria | 7 | 14 | 35 | 56 |
| 10 |  South Korea | 4.5 | 18 | 46 | 68.5 |
| 11 |  Germany | 4 | 15.5 | 21.5 | 41 |
| 12 |  North Korea | 3.5 | 8 | 12 | 23.5 |
| 13 |  Yugoslavia | 3 | 11 | 13.5 | 27.5 |
| 14 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 |  France | 2 | 3.5 | 22 | 27.5 |
| 16 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 17 |  Singapore | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 |  Korea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 |  Scotland | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 21 |  Poland | 0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 22 |  Hong Kong | 0 | 2 | 25.5 | 27.5 |
| 23 |  Belgium | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 |  Wales | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 25 |  Belarus | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 26 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 |  Croatia | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 29 |  Luxembourg | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 30 |  Spain | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 31 |  Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 32 |  India | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 34 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 38 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Totals (38 entries) | 395 | 396 | 726 | 1,517 | |
Top medalists ordered by number of gold medals at the World Table Tennis Championships (including at team events) are listed below.[4] 13 men and 10 women won at least nine gold medals.
| Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Barna | Hungary / England | 1929 | 1954 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 41 |
| 2 | Miklós Szabados | Hungary | 1929 | 1937 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Ma Long | China | 2006 | 2024 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Bohumil Váňa | Czechoslovakia | 1935 | 1955 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Ichiro Ogimura | Japan | 1954 | 1965 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Wang Liqin | China | 1997 | 2013 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Xu Xin | China | 2009 | 2019 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Ivan Andreadis | Czechoslovakia | 1947 | 1957 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Ferenc Sidó | Hungary | 1947 | 1961 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 10 | Ma Lin | China | 1999 | 2013 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Wang Hao | China | 2003 | 2014 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 12 | Fan Zhendong | China | 2014 | 2024 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 13 | Wang Chuqin | China | 2018 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mária Mednyánszky | Hungary | 1926 | 1936 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Angelica Rozeanu | Romania | 1937 | 1957 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Wang Nan | China | 1997 | 2008 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Anna Sipos | Hungary | 1929 | 1935 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Gizella Farkas | Hungary | 1947 | 1959 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Guo Yue | China | 2003 | 2013 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Zhang Yining | China | 1999 | 2009 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Li Xiaoxia | China | 2006 | 2016 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Deng Yaping | China | 1989 | 1997 | 9 | 5 | – | 14 |
| 10 | Sun Yingsha | China | 2019 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
