An induction heating cooker comprising: a top plate on which a cooking container serving as a subject to be heated is placed; a plurality of heating coils (16a-16e) that are arranged below the top plate so as to be close to one another for a single heating port; a plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e) that respectively supply high-frequency power to a plurality of load circuits (15a-15e) that include the plurality of heating coils (16a-16e); power detecting means (14a-14e) for detecting power output from the plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e) to the plurality of load circuits (15a-15e) or power input to the plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e); output current detecting means (12a-12e) for detecting respective output currents of the plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e); load detecting means for performing load detection on a basis of results of detection by the power detecting means (14a-14e) and the output current detecting means (12a-12e); control means for performing driving control for the plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e) on a basis of results of detection by the power detecting means (14a-14e), the output current detecting means (12a-12e), and the load detecting means; and operation means for inputting, to the control means, instructions for starting and stopping of heating, setting of heating power, and a heating mode, wherein the load detecting means performs the load detection by separately and individually allowing the load circuits (15a-15e) to enter individual conduction states, and characterised in that the load detecting means performs the load detection every time heating power setting is changed, and the control means has a heating mode in which power distribution is set for each of the heating coils (16a-16e) or each of the inverter circuits (6a-6e) on a basis of a result of the load detection, and in that the plurality of load circuits (15a-15e) include one of a plurality of load circuits that includes a plurality of heating coils that are not adjacent to each other. a top plate on which a cooking container serving as a subject to be heated is placed; a plurality of heating coils (16a-16e) that are arranged below the top plate so as to be close to one another for a single heating port; a plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e) that respectively supply high-frequency power to a plurality of load circuits (15a-15e) that include the plurality of heating coils (16a-16e); power detecting means (14a-14e) for detecting power output from the plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e) to the plurality of load circuits (15a-15e) or power input to the plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e); output current detecting means (12a-12e) for detecting respective output currents of the plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e); load detecting means for performing load detection on a basis of results of detection by the power detecting means (14a-14e) and the output current detecting means (12a-12e); control means for performing driving control for the plurality of inverter circuits (6a-6e) on a basis of results of detection by the power detecting means (14a-14e), the output current detecting means (12a-12e), and the load detecting means; and operation means for inputting, to the control means, instructions for starting and stopping of heating, setting of heating power, and a heating mode, wherein the load detecting means performs the load detection by separately and individually allowing the load circuits (15a-15e) to enter individual conduction states, and characterised in that the load detecting means performs the load detection every time heating power setting is changed, and the control means has a heating mode in which power distribution is set for each of the heating coils (16a-16e) or each of the inverter circuits (6a-6e) on a basis of a result of the load detection, and in that the plurality of load circuits (15a-15e) include one of a plurality of load circuits that includes a plurality of heating coils that are not adjacent to each other.