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Which country has the most Nobel Prize winners?
The Nobel Prize has been awarded every year since 1901, with the motto ‘for the greatest contribution to the welfare of humanity’ in mind. Initially, the Nobel Prize was awarded in five fields – physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The prize in economics was added in 1969.
Which country has the most Nobel Prize winners?
The prize is named after the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel and the money he left behind. Alfred Nobel was a Swedish industrialist and inventor of dynamite. Alfred Nobel died on December 10, 1896. That is why the day has been chosen to present the prizes to the Nobel laureates. Today’s event features the 10 countries that are leading in winning the Nobel Prize.

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Citizens of which country have won the most Nobel Prizes
The Nobel Prize has been awarded every year since 1901 with the motto of ‘the greatest contribution to the welfare of humanity’ in mind. Initially, the Nobel Prize was awarded in five fields – physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The prize in economics was added in 1969.
The prize is named after Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel and the money he left behind. Alfred Nobel was a Swedish industrialist and inventor of dynamite. Alfred Nobel died on December 10, 1896. That is why the day has been chosen to present the prize to the Nobel laureates. Today’s event with the 10 countries that are leading in winning the Nobel Prize.
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Updated: 07 July 2025, 15:31
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The then US President Barack Obama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize with his medal and certificate in Oslo on December 10, 2009. Photo: Reuters
The dominance of Western countries in the history of the Nobel Prize is noticeable. Behind this are various factors including universities, research opportunities, and linguistic dominance. So far, the United States has won the most Nobel Prizes, 423. Americans have won the most Nobel Prizes in medicine, 109 times. This is followed by the United States with 100 times in physics, 86 times in chemistry, 69 times in economics, 28 times in peace, and 15 times in literature.
Four former US presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Among them, Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, Woodrow Wilson in 1919, Jimmy Carter in 2002 and Barack Obama in 2009 received the Nobel Peace Prize.
After the United States, the United Kingdom has won the most Nobel Prizes, 143. British citizens have won the most Nobel Prizes for their contributions to medicine, with 36. Next is chemistry.
The first Nobel Prize for the United Kingdom was won by scientist Sir William Ramsay. He discovered a whole family of noble gases, including helium, neon, argon, krypton and xenon. Noble gases are a type of chemical element that is very reactive.
In addition, 28 Nobel Prizes in physics, 14 in peace, 10 in economics and 8 in literature have gone to the United Kingdom.
