The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is the double-gender world championship for the sport of beach volleyball organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) the sport's global governing body.

The first official edition of the event was held in Los Angeles, United States in 1997 and tournaments had been awarded every two years since then.

Before 1997, ten unofficial championships not organized by the FIVB were all held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 1987 and 1996.

Winning the World Championships is considered to be one of the highest honours in international beach volleyball, surpassing the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and being surpassed only by the beach volleyball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games.

[1] First Beach Volleyball World Championships were held from 10 to 13 September 1997 in Los Angeles, California (United States).