# List of world sports championships

The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.

## Open gender world championship titles

| Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held | Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
| Auto racing |
| Auto racing | Formula One World Championship | Drivers | 1950 | Max Verstappen (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Most wins:Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton 7, Juan Manuel Fangio 5 |
| Auto racing | Formula One World Championship | Constructors | 1958 | McLaren-Mercedes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Most wins:Ferrari 16, McLaren 9, Williams 8 |
| Auto racing | Formula E World Championship | Drivers | 2014–15 | Pascal Wehrlein (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | Formula E World Championship | Manufacturers | 2014–15 | Jaguar (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | World Rally Championship | Drivers | 1977 | Thierry Neuville (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Most wins: Sébastien Loeb 9, Sébastien Ogier 8, Juha Kankkunen and Tommi Mäkinen 4 |
| Auto racing | World Rally Championship | Manufacturers | 1973 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Most wins: Sébastien Loeb 9, Sébastien Ogier 8, Juha Kankkunen and Tommi Mäkinen 4 |
| Auto racing | TCR World Tour | Drivers | 2023 | Norbert Michelisz (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | TCR World Tour | Manufacturers | 2023 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | Grand Touring World Challenge | Drivers | 2014 | Lucas Auer & Maro Engel (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | Grand Touring World Challenge | Manufacturers | 2014 | Winward Racing Team Mann-Filter (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | FIA World Endurance Championship | Drivers | 2012 | Kévin Estre (2024) André Lotterer (2024) Laurens Vanthoor (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | FIA World Endurance Championship | Manufacturers | 2012 | Toyota (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | World Rally-Raid Championship | Drivers | 2023 | Nasser Al Attiyah & Édouard Boulanger (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Co-sanctioned with FIM; replaced World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies |
| Auto racing | World Rally-Raid Championship | Teams | 2023 | Toyota Gazoo Racing (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Co-sanctioned with FIM; replaced World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies |
| Auto racing | FIA World Baja Cup | Drivers | 2002 | Nasser Al Attiyah & Mathieu Baumel (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Baja events split off from cross-country rally competition after original bajas competition was combined with rallies world cup in 2012. |
| Auto racing | FIA World Baja Cup | Teams | 2002 | Overdrive Racing (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Baja events split off from cross-country rally competition after original bajas competition was combined with rallies world cup in 2012. |
| Auto racing | Karting World Championship | OK | 1964 | Ethan Jeff-Hall (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | Karting World Championship | KZ | 1964 | Giuseppe Palomba (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | FIA International Hill Climb Cup | Closed cars | 2000 | Janusz Grzyb (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | FIA International Hill Climb Cup | Competition Cars | 2000 | Sébastien Petit (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | World Rallycross Championship | RX1 | 2014 | Johan Kristoffersson (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Auto racing | World Rallycross Championship | RX2 | 2014 | Nils Andersson (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | FIM MotoGP World Championship | Riders | 2002 | Jorge Martín (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Until 2002 as 500cc |
| Motorcycling | FIM MotoGP World Championship | Constructors | 2002 | Ducati (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Until 2002 as 500cc |
| Motorcycling | MotoE World Championship | Riders | 2019 | Héctor Garzó (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | MotoE World Championship | Manufacturers | 2019 | Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Superbike World Championship | Riders | 1988 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Superbike World Championship | Manufacturers | 1988 | Ducati (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Supersport World Championship | Riders | 1999 | Adrián Huertas (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Supersport World Championship | Manufacturers | 1999 | Ducati (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Motocross World Championship | Riders | 2003 | Jorge Prado (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Motocross World Championship | Manufacturers | 2003 | Honda (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Enduro World Championship | Riders (EnduroGP) | 2004 | Josep García (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | World Rally-Raid Championship | Riders | 2022 | Luciano Benavides (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Co-sanctioned with FIA; replaced Cross-Country Rallies World Championship |
| Motorcycling | World Rally-Raid Championship | Manufacturers | 2022 | Monster Energy Honda (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Co-sanctioned with FIA; replaced Cross-Country Rallies World Championship |
| Motorcycling | FIM Bajas World Cup | Riders | 2012 | Mohammed Al-Balooshi (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | FIM Bajas World Cup | Manufacturers | 2012 | KTM (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Speedway World Championship (1936–1994) Speedway Grand Prix (since 1995) | Riders | 1936 | Bartosz Zmarzlik (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Speedway World Team Cup (1960–2000) Speedway World Cup (2001–2017, 2023) Speedway of Nations (since 2018) | Nations | 1960 | Great Britain (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Individual Ice Speedway World Championship | Riders | 1966 | Martin Haarahiltunen (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | FIM Trial World Championship | Outdoor | 1964 | Toni Bou (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | FIM Trial World Championship | X-Trial | 1993 | Toni Bou (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | FIM Hard Enduro World Championship | Riders | 2018 | Manuel Lettenbichler (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | FIM SuperEnduro World Championship | Riders | 2007–08 | Billy Bolt (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Sidecar World Championship | Pairs | 1949 | Harry Payne (driver) & Kevin Rousseau (passenger) (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | Sidecarcross World Championship | Pairs | 1980 | Marvin Vanluchene (driver) & Glenn Janssens (passenger) (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Gliding | FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Maciej Pospieszyński (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Gliding | FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | Nations | 1985 | Germany (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Gliding | World Gliding Championships | Individuals | 1937 | Winners in 3 classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | The duration between World Gliding Championships varies slightly, dependent on the hemisphere of the next planned edition. |
| Paragliding | Paragliding World Cup | Individual | 1992 | Honorin Hamard (2022) | 2023 | Annual | |
| Practical shooting | IPSC Handgun World Shoots | Individuals | 1975 | Eric Grauffel (2022) Camilla Almici (2022) | 2025 | Triennial | Winner(s) of largest division(s) |
| Motorboat racing | Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship | Individual | 1981 | Jonas Andersson (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2020 Season got cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Motorboat | Aquabike World Championship | Individual | 1996 | Samuel Johansson (Runabout GP1), 2024 Quinten Bossche (Ski Division GP1 Man), 2024 Jasmiin Üpraus (Ski Division Woman), 2024 Rashid Al Mulla (Freestyle), 2024 | 2025 | Annual | 2020 Season was made of only one GP as all the remaining GP were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |

## Male world championship titles

| Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held | Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
| Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1931 | Winners in 5 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | |
| Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1967 | Marco Odermatt (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Nations | 1967 | Switzerland (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| American football | IFAF World Championship | Nations | 1999 | United States (2015) | 2025 | Quadrennial | Not held in 2019 |
| Armwrestling | World Armwrestling Championship | Individuals | 1979 | Winners in 22 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Aquatics | Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 20 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Diving at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 2023 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | High diving at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 2013 | Aidan Heslop (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) | Individuals | 1993 | Winners in 21 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | World Aquatics Swimming World Cup | Individuals | 1988–89 | Léon Marchand (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Aquatics | World Aquatics Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | FINA Marathon Swim World Series | Individuals | 2007 | Marc-Antoine Olivier (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Aquatics | Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series | Individuals | 2009 | Aidan Heslop (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Archery | World Archery Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1931 | Winners in 4 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Archery | Archery World Cup | Individual recurve | 2006 | Kim Woo-jin (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Archery | Archery World Cup | Individual compound | 2006 | James Lutz (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Archery | World Field Archery Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1969 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Championships | Individuals | 1983 | Winners in 24 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | 1983–1991 held quadrennially, biennially starting 1993 |
| Athletics | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Winners in 13 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Jacob Kiplimo (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Nations | 1973 | Kenya (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Mountain and Trail Running Championships | Individuals | 1985 2007 | Winners in 10 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Road Running Championships | Individuals | 1992 | Sabastian Sawe (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | Annually until 2010 |
| Athletics | World Athletics Road Running Championships | Team | 1992 | (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | Annually until 2010 |
| Athletics | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships | Individual & Nations | 1961 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Relays | Nations | 2014 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | IAU 50 km World Championships | Individuals | 2005 | (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2017, 2018 not held |
| Athletics | IAU 100 km World Championships | Individuals | 1987 | Haruki Okayama (2022) | 2023 | Annual | |
| Athletics | IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Individuals | 2001 | Aleksandr Sorokin (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Nations | 2003 | Lithuania (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Singles | 1977 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Doubles | 1977 | Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| Badminton | Thomas Cup | Nations | 1949 | China (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | Since 1984, it has been held concurrently with the women's Uber Cup. Most wins: Indonesia 14, China 11, Malaysia 5 |
| Ball Hockey | Ball Hockey World Championship | Nations | 1996 | Canada (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Bandy | Bandy World Championship | Nations | 1957 | Sweden (2023) | 2025 | Annual | The second Bandy WCs were held in 1961; from that point, the championships were held biennially until 2003; and annually ever since. |
| Baseball | World Baseball Classic | Nations | 2006 | Japan (2023) | 2026 | Triennial | Started in 1938 (as IBAF Baseball World Cup); Restarted in 2006; the first two of these modern WBCs (MLB approved and sanctioned by WBSC) were separated by three years (2006, 2009); moved to quadrennially until 2017. 2021 postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most wins: Japan 3, Dominican Republic and United States 1 |
| Baseball | WBSC Premier12 | Nations | 2015 | Chinese Taipei (2024) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
| Baseball5 | Baseball5 World Cup | Nations | 2024 | Cuba (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Basketball | FIBA Basketball World Cup | Nations | 1950 | Germany (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | Following the 2014 edition, the FIBA Basketball World Cup (but not the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) has been reset on a new quadrennial cycle. The 2014 (men's) World Cup will be followed by the 2019 World Cup, avoiding conflict with the FIFA World Cup. Most wins: United States 5, Yugoslavia 5, Soviet Union 3 |
| Basketball | FIBA 3x3 World Cup | Nations | 2012 | Serbia (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Biennial until 2016 |
| Basketball | FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 1966 | Unicaja (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Beach handball | World Men's Beach Handball Championship | Nations | 2004 | Croatia (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Beach soccer | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | Nations | 2005 | Brazil (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | Most wins: Brazil 6, Russia 3, Portugal 2 |
| Beach tennis | Beach Tennis World Championship | Individuals | 2009 | André Baran & Michele Cappelletti (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Beach volleyball | FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | Perušič – Schweiner (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Beach wrestling | World Beach Wrestling Championships | Individuals | 2006 | Winners in 4 weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1958 | Winners in 5 events (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic Years |
| Biathlon | Summer Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | Winners in 3 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Cancelled in 2020 |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Cup | Individuals overall | 1977–78 | Johannes Thingnes Bø (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Cup | Nations | 2000–01 | Norway (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Billiards & Pool | WPA World Eight-ball Championship | Individuals | 2004 | Joshua Filler (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Billiards & Pool | WPA World Blackball Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Gavin Robinson (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Billiards & Pool | WPA World Nine-ball Championship | Individuals | 1990 | Fedor Gorst (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Billiards & Pool | WPA World Ten-ball Championship | Individuals | 2008 | Carlo Biado (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Billiards & Pool | World Billiards Championship (English billiards) | Individuals | 1870 | David Causier (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Billiards & Pool | WPA World Nine-ball Championship | Individuals | 1990 | Fedor Gorst (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Bobsleigh | IBSF World Championships | Four man | 1930 | Francesco Friedrich Matthias Sommer Alexander Schüller Felix Straub (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Bobsleigh | IBSF World Championships | Two man | 1931 | Francesco Friedrich Alexander Schüller (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Bobsleigh | Bobsleigh World Cup | Individuals | 1984–85 | Francesco Friedrich (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Bowling (ten-pin) | QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup | Individuals | 1965 | Robin Ilhammar (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Bowling (ten-pin) | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships | Nations | 1954 | Winners in 4 events (2021) | 2022 | Annual | Biennially until 2010 |
| Bowls | World Bowls Championship | Individuals and Nations | 1966 | Winners in 5 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Bowls | World Indoor Bowls Championships | Singles | 1979 | Jason Banks (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| Bowls | World Indoor Bowls Championships | Pairs | 1979 | Jason Banks & Michael Stepney (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| Boxing | World Amateur Boxing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 13 weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Breakdancing | Battle of the Year | Individuals | 2009 | Phil Wizard (2023) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Breakdancing | Red Bull BC One | Individuals | 2004 | Hong 10 (2023) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | Individuals | 1938 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1949 | Winners in 5 events (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years |
| Canoeing | Canoe Slalom World Cup | Individuals | 1988 | Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Polo World Championships | Nations | 1994 | Germany (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships | Individuals | 1988 | Winners in 6 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Canoeing | Wildwater Canoeing World Championships | Individuals | 1959 | Winners in 6 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Climbing | IFSC Climbing World Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 4 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Climbing | IFSC Climbing World Cup | Individuals & Nations | 1989 | Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cricket | ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI format) | Nations | 1975 | Australia (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Australia 6, West Indies 2, India 2, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England 1 each |
| Cricket | ICC Men's T20 World Cup (T20I format) | Nations | 2007 | India (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | Changed from odd-numbered years (2007–2009) to even-numbered years (2010–2016). Biennial until 2016. Quadrennial since 2016. Biennial since 2022. Most wins: India 2, West Indies 2, England 2, multiple countries 1 |
| Cricket | ICC World Test Championship (Test format) | Nations | 2019–21 | Australia (2021–23) | 2023–25 | Biennial | 2 year league format concluding with the final |
| Cricket | ICC Champions Trophy | Nations | 1998 | India (2025) | 2029 | Quadrennial | Biennial until 2017. Quadrennial since 2025. |
| Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1925 | Winners in 6 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Cross-country skiing | FIS Cross-Country World Cup | Individuals | 1973–74 | Harald Østberg Amundsen (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| CrossFit | CrossFit Games | Individuals | 2007 | James Sprague (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Curling | World Curling Championships | Nations | 1959 | Sweden (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2020 cancellation, Most wins: Canada 36, Sweden 12, Scotland 6 |
| Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Road race | 1927 | Tadej Pogačar (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Time trial | 1994 | Remco Evenepoel (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1893 | Winners in 11 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI BMX World Championships | Individuals | 1982 | Joris Daudet (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Freestyle BMX | 2017 | Flatland: Matthias Dandois (2024) Park: Logan Martin (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Trials | 1986 | Men Elite 20": Alejandro Montalvo (2024) Men Elite 26": Jack Carthy (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | Individuals | 1950 | Mathieu van der Poel (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships | Individuals | 2003 | Simon Andreassen (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup | Individuals & Nations | 2021 | Great Britain (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Cross-country | 1990 | Alan Hatherly (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Downhill | 1993 | Loïc Bruni (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup | Individuals | 1993–94 | Eli Iserbyt (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI BMX Supercross World Cup | Individuals | 2010 | Izaac Kennedy (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Darts |
| Darts | WDF World Darts Championship | Individuals | 2022 | Shane McGuirk (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Darts | PDC World Darts Championship | Individuals | 1994 | Luke Littler (2025) | 2026 | Annual | Most wins: Phil Taylor 14, Michael van Gerwen 3, Gary Anderson 2 |
| Darts | PDC World Cup of Darts | Doubles | 2010 | Luke Humphries & Michael Smith (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Most wins: England 4, Netherlands 4, Wales 2 |
| Darts | WDF World Cup | Nations | 1977 | Netherlands (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | The WDF World Cup was first contested in 1977, but a women's championship was not added until 1983 |
| Disc golf | PDGA World Championships | Individuals | 1982 | Isaac Robinson (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Dodgeball | Dodgeball World Championship | Nations - Foam | 2012 | United States (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Dodgeball | Dodgeball World Championship | Nations - Cloth | 2019 | Austria (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Fencing | World Fencing Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1921 | Winners in 6 events (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years |
| Fencing | Fencing World Cup | Foil Sabre Épée | 1972 | Cheung Ka Long Oh Sang-uk Koki Kano (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Field hockey | FIH Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1971 | Germany (2023) | 2026 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Pakistan 4, Netherlands 3, Australia 3, Germany 3 |
| Field hockey | Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | Germany (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Most wins: Germany 4, Austria 2, Netherlands 1 |
| Field hockey | FIH Men's Hockey5s World Cup | Nations | 2024 | Netherlands (2024) | 2028 | Quadrennial | |
| Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Individuals | 1896 | Ilia Malinin (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Figure skating | ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating | Individuals | 1995 | Ilia Malinin (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Finswimming | Finswimming World Championships | Individuals | 1976 | Winners in 17 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Fistball | Fistball World Championships | Nations | 1968 | Germany (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
| Flag football | IFAF Flag Football World Championship | Nations | 2002 | United States (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Floorball | World Floorball Championships | Nations | 1996 | Finland (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Freediving | AIDA World Championship | Individuals | 2005 | (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Freediving | AIDA World Championship | Team | 1996 | (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Freerunning & Parkour | Parkour World Championships | Individuals | 2022 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Freestyle Skiing | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | Individuals | 1986 | Winners in 7 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Freestyle Skiing | FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1980 | Winners in 6 disciplines (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Football | FIFA World Cup | Nations | 1930 | Argentina (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Brazil 5, Germany 4, Italy 4 |
| Football | FIFA Club World Cup | Clubs | 2000 | Manchester City (2023) | 2025 | Quadrennial | Annual until 2023, Most wins: Real Madrid 5, Barcelona 3, Corinthians 2, Bayern Munich 2 |
| Football | FIFA Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 2024 | Real Madrid (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Futsal | FIFA Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1989 | Brazil (2024) | 2028 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Brazil 6, Spain 2, Argentina 1, Portugal 1 |
| Futsal | AMF Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1982 | Paraguay (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | Originally a triennial event, held quadrennially after 2003 |
| Golf | PGA Tour | Individuals | 1930 | Scottie Scheffler (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Golf | PGA European Tour | Individuals | 1972 | Rory McIlroy (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Gymnastics | World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1903 | Winners in 8 events (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Olympic Years |
| Gymnastics | Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | Individual & Nations | 1964 | Winners in 7 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Gymnastics | Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Pair and Group | 1974 | Winners in 6 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Gymnastics | Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals | 1995 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Gymnastics | Artistic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1975 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Handball | IHF World Men's Handball Championship | Nations | 1938 | Denmark (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | Most wins: France 6, Sweden 4, Romania 4 |
| Handball | IHF Super Globe | Clubs | 1997 | Veszprém (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Hyrox | Hyrox World Championships | Individuals | 2018–19 | Alexander Roncevic (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Ice climbing | UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships | Lead | 2002 | Lee Young-geon (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Ice climbing | UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships | Speed | 2002 | Mohammad Reza Safdarian (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Ice hockey | IIHF World Championship | Nations | 1920 | Czech Republic (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held from 1940 to 1946 during World War II. Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most wins: Canada 28, Soviet Union & Russia 27, Czechoslovakia & Czech Republic 13, Sweden 11 |
| Ice hockey | World Cup of Hockey | Nations | 1976 (as Canada Cup) | Canada (2016) | 2028 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Canada 2, United States 1 |
| Inline hockey | FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships | Nations | 1995 | United States (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Inline speed skating | Inline Speed Skating World Championships | Individuals | 1966 | Winners in 11 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Judo | World Judo Championships | Individuals | 1956 | Winners in 7 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Ju-jitsu | Ju-Jitsu World Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in 14 weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Kabaddi | IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | Nations | 2004 | India (2016) | 2025 | Quadrennial | |
| Kabaddi | Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) | Nations | 2010 | Pakistan (2020) | 2024 | Quadrennial | |
| Karate | Karate World Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1970 | Winners in 8 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Kho Kho | Kho Kho World Cup | Nations | 2025 | India (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| Kickboxing | W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships | Individuals | 1978 | Winners in various weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Kurash | World Kurash Championships | Individuals | 1999 | Winners in 7 weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Lacrosse | World Lacrosse Championship | Nations | 1967 | United States (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
| Lacrosse | World Lacrosse Box Championships | Nations | 2003 | Canada (2024) | 2028 | Quadrennial | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Men's singles | 1955 | Max Langenhan (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Men's doubles | 1955 | Hannes Orlamünder & Paul Gubitz (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Luge | Luge World Cup | Men's singles | 1977–78 | Max Langenhan (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Luge | Luge World Cup | Men's doubles | 1977–78 | Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Men's singles | 1979 | Michael Scheikl (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Men's doubles | 1979 | Patrick Lambacher & Matthias Lambacher (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | |
| Minifootball | WMF World Cup | Nations | 2015 | Romania (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Individual | 1949 | Csaba Bőhm (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Team | 1949 | Hungary (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Relay | 2004 | South Korea (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Modern pentathlon | Modern Pentathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1999 | Winners in 5 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Nordic Combined | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals & Nation | 1925 | Winners in 3 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | |
| Nordic Combined | FIS Nordic Combined World Cup | Individuals | 1983–84 | Jarl Magnus Riiber (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 1966 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 |
| Orienteering | Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Kasper Fosser (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually |
| Orienteering | World Ski Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 1975 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Orienteering | World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2002 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Orienteering | World Trail Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2004 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Padel tennis | Padel World Championship | Nations | 1992 | Argentina (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Pickleball | World Pickleball Championships | Nations | 2019 | (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Polo | World Polo Championship | Nations | 1987 | Spain (2022) | 2026 | Triennial | Most wins: Argentina 5, Brazil 3, Chile 2 |
| Powerlifting | World Powerlifting Championship | Individuals | 2011 | Winners in various weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Racquetball | Racquetball World Championships | Nations | 1981 | United States (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Pairs | 1992 | Timmo Tammemäe & Sander Linnus (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Roll Ball | Roll Ball World Cup | Nations | 2011 | Kenya (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Roller derby | Men's Roller Derby World Cup | Nations | 2014 | United States (2018) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Roller hockey | Roller Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1936 | Spain (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | Current FIRS cups restarted in 1958 |
| Roller hockey | Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 1983 | FC Barcelona (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Roller sports | Roller Skating at World Skate Games | Individuals | 2017 | Winners in 5 disciplines (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Roller sports | World Scootering Championship | Individuals | 2019 2021 | Park: Jayden Sharman (2024) Street: Lucas Di Meglio (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in 2020 |
| Roller sports | Artistic Skating World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | Alessandro Liberatore (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in 2020 |
| Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Nations | 1962 | Winners in 3 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years |
| Rowing | World Rowing Cup | Nations | 1997 | Winners in varying numbers of events per stage (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Three stages |
| Rowing | World Indoor Rowing Championships | Individuals and Teams | 2018 | Winners in 6 events (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| Rugby league | Rugby League World Cup | Nations | 1954 | Australia (2021) | 2026 | Quadrennial | Quadrennial after 2013, Most wins: Australia 12, Great Britain 3, New Zealand 1 |
| Rugby union | Rugby World Cup | Nations | 1987 | South Africa (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | Most wins: South Africa 4, New Zealand 3, Australia 2, England 1 |
| Rugby sevens | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Nations | 1993 | Fiji (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | In June 2013, World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) announced that it had reconsidered a previous decision to scrap the Rugby World Cup Sevens. After 2013, the next event will be in 2018, and will be held quadrennially afterwards. |
| Sailing | Sailing World Championships | Individuals & Pairs | 2003 | Winners in 4 classes (2023) | 2026 | Multiple Annual | |
| Sambo | World Sambo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in various weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Sepak Takraw | ISTAF World Cup | Nations | 2011 | Thailand (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Shooting | ISSF World Shooting Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1897 | Winners in 28 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Shooting | ISSF World Shotgun Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1934 | Winners in 4 events (2022) | 2023 | Biennial | |
| Shooting | World Running Target Championships | Individuals & Team | 1961 | (Winners in 10 events) (2022) | 2024 | Quadrennial | |
| Shooting | ISSF World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | China (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Skateboarding | World Skateboarding Championship | Park | 2016 | Augusto Akio (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Skateboarding | World Skateboarding Championship | Street | 2010 | Toa Sasaki (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Skeleton | IBSF World Championships | Individual | 1982 | Matt Weston (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Skeleton | Skeleton World Cup | Individual | 1986–87 | Matt Weston (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1962 | Winners in 3 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Ski jumping | FIS Ski Flying World Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Stefan Kraft (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Ski jumping | FIS Ski Flying World Championships | National Team | 2004 | Slovenia (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Ski jumping | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979–80 | Stefan Kraft (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Snooker | World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1927 | Kyren Wilson (2024) | 2025 | Annual | This championship is open to both sexes, but no woman has ever won the event. Most wins in modern era: Stephen Hendry 7, Steve Davis 6, Ronnie O'Sullivan 7 |
| Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1963 | Muhammad Asif (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship |
| Snooker | Six-red World Championship | Individuals | 2008 | Ding Junhui (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | Winners in 6 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Cup | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in 6 disciplines (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Snowshoe running | World Snowshoe Championships | Individuals | 2006 | Alex Baldaccini (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Softball | Men's Softball World Cup | Nations | 1966 | Australia (2022) | 2025 | Triennial | Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, biennially till 2019, now triennially |
| Speed skating | World Allround Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1889 | Jordan Stolz (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Speed skating | World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Ning Zhongyan (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Speed skating | World Single Distance Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1996 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held |
| Speed skating | World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1976 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships |
| Speed skating | ISU Short Track World Tour | Individuals & Nations | 2024–25 | Winners in 5 disciplines (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1976 | Diego Elías (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Squash | World International Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles | 1997 | Elliott Lowe & Raphael Segal (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Squash | WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1967 | Egypt (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | 2021 Championship cancelled |
| Strength athletics | World's Strongest Man | Individuals | 1977 | Tom Stoltman (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Surfing | World Surfing Games | Individuals & Team | 1964 | Gabriel Medina (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | Fan Zhendong (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Doubles | 1926 | Wang Chuqin & Fan Zhendong (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Table tennis | World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1926 | China (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 8 weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Nations | 1973 | South Korea (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Taekwondo | World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships | Nations | 2006 | Iran (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championship | Nations | 1971 | Chinese Taipei (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
| Teqball | Teqball World Championships | Men's singles | 2017 | Apor Györgydeák (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Teqball | Teqball World Championships | Men's doubles | 2017 | Sorrasak Thaosiri & Jirati Chanliang (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Tennis | Davis Cup | Nations | 1900 | Italy (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Note: The Davis Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. Only the teams in the World Group actually compete for the Davis Cup proper; other teams play to (eventually) reach the World Group. Most wins: United States 32, Australia 28, France 10 |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Championship Series | Individuals | 2009 | Alex Yee (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Long Distance Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Antonio Benito (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Duathlon Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Javier Martín (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Émile Blondel-Hermant (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships | Individuals | 1998 | Kevin Viñuela (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Winter Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Franco Pesavento (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Cross Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Michele Bonacina (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | Ironman World Championship | Individuals | 1978 | Patrick Lange (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Rico Bogen (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Volleyball | Men's World Championship | Nations | 1949 | Italy (2022) | 2025 | Biennial | Most wins: Soviet Union 6, Italy 4, Brazil 3, Poland 3 |
| Volleyball | FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League | Nations | 2018 | France (2024) | 2025 | Annual | It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World League (1990–2017) |
| Volleyball | FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship | Clubs | 1989 | Sada Cruzeiro (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Wakeboarding | World Wakeboard Championship | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Water polo | Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships | Nations | 1973 | Croatia (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | Biennially since 2001 |
| Water polo | FINA Water Polo World Cup | Nations | 1979 | Spain (2023) | 2025 | Quadrennial | Biennially until 2002 |
| Water skiing | Water Ski World Championships | Individuals | 1949 | Louis Duplan-Fribourg (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Weightlifting | World Weightlifting Championships | Individuals | 1891 | Winners in 10 weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Windsurfing | Windsurfing World Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Lars Kleppich (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Wrestling (amateur) | World Wrestling Championships | Individuals | 1904 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years |
| Wrestling (amateur) | Wrestling World Cup (freestyle) | Nations | 1973 | United States (2022) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Wrestling (amateur) | Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman) | Nations | 1980 | Iran (2022) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Wushu | World Wushu Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 22 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
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## Female world championship titles

| Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held | Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details & notes |
| Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1931 | Winners in 5 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | |
| Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1967 | Lara Gut-Behrami (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Nations | 1967 | Austria (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| American football | IFAF Women's World Championship | Nations | 2010 | United States (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | |
| Armwrestling | World Armwrestling Championship | Individuals | 1979 | Winners in 16 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Aquatics | Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 20 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Diving at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1973 | Winners in 7 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | High diving at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 2013 | Rhiannan Iffland (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) | Individuals | 1993 | Winners in 21 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | World Aquatics Swimming World Cup | Individuals | 1988–89 | Kate Douglass (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Aquatics | World Aquatics Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | FINA Marathon Swim World Series | Individuals | 2007 | Ana Marcela Cunha (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Aquatics | Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series | Individuals | 2014 | Rhiannan Iffland (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Archery | World Archery Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1931 | Winners in 4 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Archery | Archery World Cup | Individual recurve | 2006 | Li Jiaman (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Archery | Archery World Cup | Individual compound | 2006 | Sara López (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Archery | World Field Archery Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1969 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Championships | Individuals | 1983 | Winners in 24 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | 1983–1991 quadrennially, biennially from 1993 |
| Athletics | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Winners in 13 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Beatrice Chebet (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Nations | 1973 | Kenya (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Mountain and Trail Running Championships | Individuals | 1985 2007 | Winners in 10 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Road Running Championships | Individuals | 1992 | Peres Jepchirchir (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Road Running Championships | Nations | 1992 | Kenya (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships | Individual & Nations | 1961 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Relays | Nations | 2014 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | IAU 50 km World Championships | Individuals | 2005 | (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2017, 2018 not held |
| Athletics | IAU 100 km World Championships | Individuals | 1987 | Floriane Hot (2022) | 2023 | Annual | |
| Athletics | IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Individuals | 2001 | Miho Nakata (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Nations | 2003 | Poland (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | Women's Decathlon World Championships | Individuals | 2024 | Allison Halverson | | | |
| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Singles | 1977 | An Se-young (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years |
| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Doubles | 1977 | Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years |
| Badminton | Uber Cup | Nations | 1957 | China (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | Biennially since 1984 it has been held concurrently with the men's Thomas Cup. Most wins: China 16, Japan 6, Indonesia 3 |
| Ball Hockey | Ball Hockey World Championship | Nations | 2007 | United States (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Bandy | Women's Bandy World Championship | Nations | 2004 | Sweden (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | Annually from 2006 to 2008, then biennially |
| Baseball | Women's Baseball World Cup | Nations | 2004 | Japan (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Basketball | FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | Nations | 1953 | United States (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | |
| Basketball | FIBA 3x3 World Cup | Nations | 2012 | United States (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Biennial until 2016 |
| Beach Handball | World Women's Beach Handball Championship | Nations | 2004 | Germany (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Beach tennis | Beach Tennis World Championship | Individuals | 2009 | Patricia Díaz & Rafaella Miller (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Beach volleyball | FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | Hughes – Cheng (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Beach wrestling | World Beach Wrestling Championships | Individuals | 2006 | Winners in 4 weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1984 | Winners in 5 events (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic Years |
| Biathlon | Summer Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | Winners in 3 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Cancelled in 2020 |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Cup | Individuals overall | 1987–88 | Lisa Vittozzi (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Cup | Nations | 2000–01 | France (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Billiards & Pool | World Women's Billiards Championship | Individuals | 1931 | Shruthi L (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Billiards & Pool | WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship | Individuals | 1990 | Rubilen Amit (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Bobsleigh | IBSF World Championships | Two woman | 2000 | Laura Nolte Deborah Levi (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Bobsleigh | IBSF World Championships | Monobob | 2021 | Kaysha Love (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Bobsleigh | Bobsleigh World Cup | Individuals | 1993–94 | Laura Nolte (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Bowling (ten-pin) | QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup | Individuals | 1965 | Jenna Stretch (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Bowling (ten-pin) | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships | Nations | 1954 | Winners in 4 events (2021) | 2022 | Annual | Biennially until 2010 |
| Bowls | World Bowls Championship | Individuals and Nations | 1969 | Winners in 5 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Bowls | World Indoor Bowls Championships | Singles | 1988 | Julie Forrest (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| Boxing | World Amateur Boxing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 13 weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Breakdancing | Battle of the Year | Individuals | 2009 | Ayumi (2023) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Breakdancing | Red Bull BC One | Individuals | 2018 | Ami (2023) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | Individuals | 1938 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1949 | Winners in 5 events (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years |
| Canoeing | Canoe Slalom World Cup | Individuals | 1988 | Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Polo World Championships | Nations | 1994 | New Zealand (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships | Individuals | 1988 | Winners in 5 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Climbing | IFSC Climbing World Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 4 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Climbing | IFSC Climbing World Cup | Individuals & Nations | 1989 | Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cricket | Women's Cricket World Cup (WODI format) | Nations | 1973 | Australia (2022) | 2025 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Australia (7) |
| Cricket | ICC Women's T20 World Cup (WT20I format) | Nations | 2009 | Australia (2023) | 2026 | Biennial | Biennially from 2010 Most wins: Australia (6) |
| Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1954 | Winners in 6 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Cross-country skiing | FIS Cross-Country World Cup | Individuals | 1978–79 | Jessie Diggins (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| CrossFit | CrossFit Games | Individuals | 2007 | Tia-Clair Toomey (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Curling | World Curling Championships | Nations | 1979 | Canada (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2020 cancellation |
| Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Road race | 1958 | Lotte Kopecky (2024) | 2025 | Annual | The UCI Road World Championships were first contested in 1927, but women's championships were not added until 1958. |
| Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Time trial | 1994 | Grace Brown (2024) | 2025 | Annual | The UCI Road World Championships were first contested in 1927, but women's championships were not added until 1958. |
| Cycling | UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1958 | Winners in 11 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | The UCI Track Cycling World Championships were first contested in 1893, but women's championships were not added until 1958. |
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI BMX World Championships | Individuals | 1982 | Alise Willoughby (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Freestyle BMX | 2017 | Flatland: Ayuna Miyashima (2024) Park: Hannah Roberts (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Trials | 2001 | Women Elite: Alba Riera (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | Individuals | 2000 | Fem van Empel (2025) | 2026 | Annual | The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were first contested in 1950, but a women's championship was not added until 2000. |
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships | Individuals | 2003 | Mona Mitterwallner (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup | Individuals & Nations | 2021 | Great Britain (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Cross-country | 1991 | Alessandra Keller (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Downhill | 1993 | Valentina Höll (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup | Individuals | 2002–03 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI BMX Supercross World Cup | Individuals | 2007 | Saya Sakakibara (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Darts |
| Darts | WDF World Darts Championship | Individuals | 2022 | Beau Greaves (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Darts | WDF World Cup | Nations | 1983 | England (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | The WDF World Cup was first contested in 1977, but a women's championship was not added until 1983 |
| Disc golf | PDGA World Championships | Individuals | 1983 | Eveliina Salonen (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Dodgeball | Dodgeball World Championship | Nations - Foam | 2012 | Canada (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Dodgeball | Dodgeball World Championship | Nations - Cloth | 2019 | Austria (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Fencing | World Fencing Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1929 | Winners in 6 events (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years |
| Fencing | Fencing World Cup | Foil Sabre Épée | 1972 | Lee Kiefer Sara Balzer Vivian Kong (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Field hockey | FIH Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1974 | Netherlands (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | |
| Field hockey | Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | Poland (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Most wins: Netherlands 3, Germany 3, Poland 1 |
| Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Individuals | 1906 | Kaori Sakamoto (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Figure skating | ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating | Individuals | 1995 | Kaori Sakamoto (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Finswimming | Finswimming World Championships | Individuals | 1976 | Winners in 17 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Fistball | Fistball World Championships | Nations | 1994 | Brazil (2024) | 2028 | Quadrennial | |
| Flag football | IFAF Flag Football World Championship | Nations | 2002 | United States (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Floorball | Floorball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | Sweden (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Football | FIFA Women's World Cup | Nations | 1991 | Spain (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | Most wins: United States 4, Germany 2, Japan 1, Norway 1, Spain 1 |
| Football | FIFA Women's Club World Cup | Nations | ?? | ?? | ?? | Quadrennial | |
| Freediving | AIDA World Championship | Individuals | 2005 | (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Freediving | AIDA World Championship | Team | 1996 | (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Freerunning & Parkour | Parkour World Championships | Individuals | 2022 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Freestyle Skiing | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | Individuals | 1986 | Winners in 7 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Freestyle Skiing | FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1980 | Winners in 6 disciplines (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Futsal | FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup | Nations | 2025 | (2025) | 2029 | Quadrennial | |
| Futsal | AMF Futsal World Cup | Nations | 2008 | Colombia (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | |
| Gymnastics | World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1934 | Winners in 6 events (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Olympic Years |
| Gymnastics | Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals and nations | 1963 | Winners in 9 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | Changed from 2005 |
| Gymnastics | Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | Individual & Nations | 1964 | Winners in 7 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | Not held in Summer Olympics years |
| Gymnastics | Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Pair and Group | 1974 | Winners in 6 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Gymnastics | Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals | 1995 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Gymnastics | Artistic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1975 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Gymnastics | Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1983 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Golf | LPGA Tour | Individuals | 1950 | Nelly Korda (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Handball | IHF World Women's Handball Championship | Nations | 1957 | France (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Handball | IHF Women's Super Globe | Clubs | 2019 | 1º de Agosto (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Hyrox | Hyrox World Championships | Individuals | 2018–19 | Megan Jacoby (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Ice climbing | UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships | Lead | 2002 | Shin Woon Seon (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Ice climbing | UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships | Speed | 2002 | Aneta Loužecká (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Ice hockey | IIHF World Women's Championship | Nations | 1990 | Canada (2024) | 2025 | Annually | Originally held every two years (no championship in 1996). Since 1997, annual except in Winter Olympic years for the top level of competition (champion listed here). Lower levels of the championships used the same schedule until 2014, when they adopted an annual schedule including championships in Olympic years. Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most wins: Canada 13, United States 10 |
| Inline hockey | FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships | Nations | 2002 | United States (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Inline speed skating | Inline Speed Skating World Championships | Individuals | 1967 | Winners in 11 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Judo | World Judo Championships | Individuals | 1980 | Winners in 7 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Ju-jitsu | Ju-Jitsu World Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in 14 weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Kabaddi | Kabaddi World Cup (circle style) | Nations | 2010 | India (2016) | 2020 | | |
| Karate | Karate World Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1980 | Winners in 8 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Kho Kho | Kho Kho World Cup | Nations | 2025 | India (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| Kickboxing | W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Winners in various weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Kurash | World Kurash Championships | Individuals | 1999 | Winners in 8 weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Lacrosse | Women's Lacrosse World Cup | Nations | 1982 | United States (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Women's singles | 1955 | Julia Taubitz (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Women's doubles | 1955 | Selina Egle & Lara Kipp (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Luge | Luge World Cup | Women's singles | 1977–78 | Julia Taubitz (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Luge | Luge World Cup | Women's doubles | 2022–23 | Selina Egle & Lara Kipp (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Women's singles | 1979 | Evelin Lanthaler (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | |
| Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Individual | 1981 | Seong Seung-min (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Team | 1981 | Hungary (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Relay | 2004 | South Korea (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Modern pentathlon | Modern Pentathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1999 | Winners in 5 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship | Riders | 2024 | Ana Carrasco (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Netball | Netball World Cup | Nations | 1963 | Australia (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
| Nordic Combined | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals | 1954 | Winners in 2 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | |
| Nordic Combined | FIS Nordic Combined World Cup | Individuals | 2020–21 | Ida Marie Hagen (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 1966 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 |
| Orienteering | Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Simona Aebersold (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually |
| Orienteering | World Ski Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 1975 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Orienteering | World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2002 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Orienteering | World Trail Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2004 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Padel tennis | Padel World Championship | Nations | 1992 | Spain (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Pickleball | World Pickleball Championships | Nations | 2019 | (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Powerlifting | World Powerlifting Championship | Individuals | 2011 | Winners in various weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Racquetball | Racquetball World Championships | Nations | 1981 | Mexico (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Ringette | World Ringette Championships | Nations | 1990 | Finland (2022) | 2025 | Biennial | Triennially 2010–2016 |
| Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Pairs | 1992 | Polina Zakharova & Anna Hudelaitis (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Roll Ball | Roll Ball World Cup | Nations | 2011 | Kenya (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Roller derby | Roller Derby World Cup | Nations | 2011 | United States (2018) | 2025 | Quadrennial | |
| Roller hockey | Women's Roller Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1992 | Spain (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Roller sports | Roller Skating at World Skate Games | Individuals | 2017 | Winners in 5 disciplines (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Roller sports | World Scootering Championship | Individuals | 2019 2023 | Park: Claire Parks (2024) Street: Mia Catalano (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in 2020 |
| Roller sports | Artistic Skating World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | Benedetta Altezza (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in 2020 |
| Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Nations | 1974 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years |
| Rowing | World Rowing Cup | Nations | 1997 | Winners in varying numbers of events per stage (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Three stages |
| Rowing | World Indoor Rowing Championships | Individuals and Teams | 2018 | Winners in 6 events (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| Rugby league | Women's Rugby League World Cup | Nations | 2000 | Australia (2021) | 2026 | Quadrennial | Quadrennially after 2013 |
| Rugby union | Women's Rugby World Cup | Nations | 1991 | New Zealand (2021) | 2025 | Quadrennial | After the first event in 1991, a consistent four-year cycle was established in 1994 and ran through 2014. A new four-year cycle was established in 2017. |
| Rugby sevens | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Nations | 2009 | Australia (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | The Rugby World Cup Sevens was first contested in 1993, but a women's tournament was not added until 2009 |
| Sailing | Sailing World Championships | Individuals & Pairs | 2003 | Winners in 4 classes (2023) | 2026 | Multiple Annual | |
| Sambo | World Sambo Championships | Individuals | 1984 | Winners in various weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Sepak Takraw | ISTAF World Cup | Nations | 2011 | Thailand (2017) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Shooting | ISSF World Shooting Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1958 | Winners in 27 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Shooting | ISSF World Shotgun Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1967 | Winners in 4 events (2022) | 2023 | Biennial | |
| Shooting | World Running Target Championships | Individuals & Team | 1973 | (Winners in 4 events) (2022) | 2024 | Quadrennial | |
| Shooting | ISSF World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | China (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Skateboarding | World Skateboarding Championship | Park | 2016 | Raicca Ventura (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Skateboarding | World Skateboarding Championship | Street | 2010 | Rayssa Leal (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Skeleton | IBSF World Championships | Individual | 2000 | Kimberley Bos (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in years with Winter Olympics |
| Skeleton | Skeleton World Cup | Individual | 1996–97 | Janine Flock (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals & Nations | 2009 | Winners in 3 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Ski jumping | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 2011–12 | Nika Prevc (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Snooker | World Women's Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1976 | Bai Yulu (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Snooker | IBSF World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 2003 | Ploychompoo Laokiatphong (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship |
| Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | Winners in 6 events (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Cup | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in 6 disciplines (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Snowshoe running | World Snowshoe Championships | Individuals | 2006 | Verónica Galván (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Softball | Women's Softball World Championship | Nations | 1965 | Japan (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, now biennially |
| Speed skating | World All-Round Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1933 | Joy Beune (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Speed skating | World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Miho Takagi (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Speed skating | World Single Distance Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1996 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held |
| Speed skating | World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1976 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships |
| Speed skating | ISU Short Track World Tour | Individuals & Nations | 2024–25 | Winners in 5 disciplines (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1979 | Nouran Gohar (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Squash | World Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles | 1997 | Joshna Chinappa & Dipika Pallikal (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Squash | WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1979 | Egypt (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Strength athletics | World's Strongest Woman | Individuals | 1997 | Rebecca Roberts (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Surfing | World Surfing Games | Individuals & Team | 1964 | Sally Fitzgibbons (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | Sun Yingsha (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Doubles | 1926 | Chen Meng & Wang Yidi (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Table tennis | World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1933 | China (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Individuals | 1987 | Winners in 8 weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Nations | 1987 | Turkey (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Taekwondo | World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships | Nations | 2006 | South Korea (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championships | Nations | 1980 | Switzerland (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
| Teqball | Teqball World Championships | Women's singles | 2021 | Jutatip Kuntatong (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Teqball | Teqball World Championships | Women's doubles | 2021 | Jutatip Kuntatong & Suphawadi Wongkhamchan (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Tennis | Billie Jean King Cup | Nations | 1963 | Italy (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Note: The Fed Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. It was called Federation Cup until 1995. |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Championship Series | Individuals | 2009 | Cassandre Beaugrand (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Long Distance Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Charlène Clavel (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Duathlon Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Marion Legrand (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Merle Brunnée (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships | Individuals | 1998 | Maryna Kyryk (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Winter Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Sandra Mairhofer (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Cross Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Marta Menditto (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | Ironman World Championship | Individuals | 1979 | Laura Philipp (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Triathlon | Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Taylor Knibb (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Volleyball | Women's World Championship | Nations | 1952 | Serbia (2022) | 2025 | Biennial | Most wins: Soviet Union 5, Japan 3, Cuba 3 |
| Volleyball | FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League | Nations | 2018 | Italy (2024) | 2025 | Annual | It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (1993–2017) |
| Volleyball | FIVB Women's Volleyball Club World Championship | Clubs | 1991 | Eczacıbaşı Dynavit (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Wakeboarding | World Wakeboard Championship | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Water polo | Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships | Nations | 1986 | United States (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | Biennially since 2001 |
| Water polo | FINA Water Polo World Cup | Nations | 1979 | United States (2023) | 2025 | Quadrennial | Originally biennially, quadrennially after 2002 |
| Water skiing | Water Ski World Championships | Individuals | 1949 | Hanna Straltsova (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Weightlifting | World Weightlifting Championships | Individuals | 1987 | Winners in 10 weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Windsurfing | Windsurfing World Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Lanee Butler (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
| Wrestling (amateur) | World Wrestling Championships | Individuals | 1987 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Wrestling (amateur) | Wrestling World Cup | Nations | 2001 | Ukraine (2022) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Wushu | World Wushu Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 18 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |

## Mixed-sex world championship titles

| Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held | Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
| Alpine Skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Team parallel event | 2005 | Italy (2025) | 2027 | Annual | |
| Archery | World Archery Championships | Team recurve male – female pair | 1931 | South Korea (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Archery | World Archery Championships | Team compound male – female pair | 1995 | United States (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | 4×100 m Mixed freestyle relay | 2015 | China (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | 4×100 m Mixed medley relay | 2015 | United States (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) | 4×50 m Mixed freestyle relay | 2014 | Italy (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) | 4×50 m Mixed medley relay | 2014 | Neutral Athletes B (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) | 4×100 m Mixed medley relay | 2024 | Neutral Athletes B (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Duet free routine | 2015 | Cheng Wentao and Shi Haoyu (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Duet technical routine | 2015 | Nargiza Bolatova and Eduard Kim (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Team free routine | 2023 | China (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Team technical routine | 2023 | China (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Acrobatic routine | 2023 | China (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships | Nations | 2011 | Australia (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Aquatics | Diving at the World Aquatics Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 3 events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Championships | 4×400 mixed relay | 2019 | United States (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Mixed relay | 2017 | Kenya (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships | Mixed relay | 2024 | Italy (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Relays | 4×400 m mixed relay | 2017 | United States (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Mixed Doubles | 1977 | Seo Seung-jae & Chae Yoo-jung (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| Badminton | Sudirman Cup | Nations | 1989 | China (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | 4 × 6 km W+M relay | 2005 | France (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in the Winter Olympic Years |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | 6 km W + 7.5 km M single relay | 2021 | France (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in the Winter Olympic Years |
| Bowls | World Indoor Bowls Championships | Mixed Pairs | 2004 | Jason Banks & Beth Riva (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| CrossFit | CrossFit Games | Mixed teams | 2007 | Raw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Cross-country Team relay | 1999 | United States (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Cycling | UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Team trials | 1999 | Spain (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Curling | World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | National mixed teams male – female pair | 2008 | Sweden (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2020 cancellation |
| Curling | World Mixed Curling Championship | National mixed teams (4 players) | 2015 | Sweden (2024) | 2026 | Annual | 2020–2022 championships were cancelled |
| Dodgeball | Dodgeball World Championship | Nations - Foam | 2016 | Canada (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Dodgeball | Dodgeball World Championship | Nations - Cloth | 2022 | Austria (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Equestrian | Dressage World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Patrik Kittel (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | |
| Equestrian | Driving World Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1972 | Boyd Exell (individual, 2024) Netherlands (team, 2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Equestrian | Show Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Henrik von Eckermann (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | National pairs male – female pair from the same nation | 1908 | Deanna Stellato-Dudek & Maxime Deschamps (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Ice dance male – female pair from the same nation | 1952 | Madison Chock & Evan Bates (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Figure skating | ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating | Pairs | 1995 | Minerva Fabienne Hase & Nikita Volodin (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Figure skating | ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating | Ice dance | 1995 | Madison Chock & Evan Bates (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Frisbee | WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championship | Individuals | 1983 | United States (2024) | 2028 | Quadrennial | |
| Gymnastics | Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Nations | 2016 | Belgium (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Gymnastics | Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Mixed pairs | 1974 | Belgium (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
| Korfball | IKF World Korfball Championship | 4 females and 4 males | 1978 | Netherlands (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
| Modern Pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Mixed Relay | 2001 | South Korea (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Mixed singles | 2025 | Max Langenhan & Julia Taubitz (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Mixed doubles | 2025 | Thomas Steu & Wolfgang Kindl Selina Egle & Lara Kipp (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Nations | 1989 | Germany (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Nations | 2001 | Evelin Lanthaler & Daniel Gruber (2025) | 2027 | Biennial | Not held in 2015, 2017 and 2019 |
| Nordic combined | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Mixed team normal hill | 2023 | Norway (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint relay | 2014 | Switzerland (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in 2019, 2020 |
| Quidditch | IQA World Cup | Nations | 2012 | United States (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | Quidditch has rules based on gender, not sex, calling itself a mixed-gender sport |
| Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Nations | 1992 | Guntars Mankus & Irita Pukite (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Sailing | Mixed Nacra 17 World Championship | Male & Female Pair | 2014 | Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti (2023) | 2026 | Multiple Annual | |
| Sailing | Mixed 470 (dinghy) World Championship | Male & Female Pair | 2023 | Keiju Okada & Miho Yoshioka (2023) | 2026 | Multiple Annual | |
| Short Track | ISU Short Track World Tour | Nations | 2024–25 | Netherlands (2024–25) | 2025–26 | Annual | |
| Skeleton | IBSF World Championships | Mixed team | 2020 | Mystique Ro & Austin Florian (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Mixed team normal hill | 2013 | Norway (2025) | 2027 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Synchronized skating | ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships | Teams | 2000 | Les Suprêmes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
| Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Mixed doubles | 1926 | Wang Chuqin & Sun Yingsha (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Tennis | Hopman Cup | National teams male – female pair | 1989 | Croatia (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Competitions are played in traditional order: women's singles, men's singles, and mixed doubles |
| Tennis | United Cup | National teams of men and women | 2023 | United States (2025) | 2026 | Annual | |
| Teqball | Teqball World Championships | Nations | 2017 | Suphawadi Wongkhamchan & Phakpong Dejaroen (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
| Triathlon | World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships | National teams of two men and two women | 2003 | Germany (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |