The World Wrestling Championships are the Greco-Roman Wrestling (men's, since 1904) and Freestyle Wrestling (men's since 1951 and women's since 1987) World Championships organized by United World Wrestling (UWW).

[1] Updated after the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.

The tables shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals at the World Championships.

Boldface denotes active wrestlers and highest medal count among all wrestlers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.