The DEFY World Championship is a men's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion DEFY Wrestling, being sanctioned as the promotion's top championship.

Davey Richards was the inaugural champion who also holds the record for the shortest reign with eight days.

Randy Myers had the longest reign at 1,009 days, however without scoring any defenses due to the COVID pandemic impact.

Swerve Strickland holds the record for most reigns with three and also for the most cumulated successful defenses with nine.

He won the title by defeating Kenta at DEFY Hundredth - 8 Year Anniversary on February 7, 2025, in Seattle, Washington.