This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.
Results For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:
Form Governingbody Tournament Edition First Latest Next Indoor volleyball FIVB & IOC Volleyball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) 1964 2024 2028 FIVB FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (biennially) 1949 2025 2027 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship (biennially) 1952 2025 2027 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (quadrennially) 1965 2019 Defunct FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (quadrennially) 1973 2019 Defunct FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup (quadrennially, replaced by the World Championship) 1993 2017 Defunct FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League (annually) 2018 2026 2027 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League (annually) 2018 2026 2027 FIVB Volleyball World League (annually, replaced by the men's Nations League) 1990 2017 Defunct FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (annually, replaced by the women's Nations League) 1993 2017 Defunct Beach volleyball FIVB & IOC Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) 1996 2024 2028 FIVB FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships (biennially) 1997 2025 2027 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals (annually) 2015 2025 2026 Sitting volleyball WPV & IPC Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics (quadrennially) 1980 2024 2028 WPV World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championship (quadrennially) 1983 2026 2030 FIVB: Fédération Internationale de Volleyball IOC: International Olympic Committee IPC: International Paralympic Committee WPV: World ParaVolley
Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.
The conventions used on these lists are: M for Men's tournament, and W for Women's tournament.
The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, then most first-place results, second-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.
Indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball Men and women Last updated after the 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League () Indoor volleyball Beach volleyball Sitting volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / World League Nations League / Grand Prix Olympic Games World Champion-ships World Tour Finals Paralympic Games World Champion-ship Rk. Nation M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W Total 1 15 3 1 19 2 15 3 0 18 3 8 4 2 14 4 7 4 3 14 5 9 2 1 12 6 8 1 1 10 7 5 2 3 10 8 4 3 3 10 9 8 1 0 9 10 3 3 2 8 11 * 6 0 1 7 12 1 3 3 7 13 2 2 2 6 14 * 1 2 3 6 15 3 2 0 5 16 3 1 0 4 17 * 2 2 0 4 18 2 0 2 4 19 1 2 1 4 20 * 1 1 2 4 20 1 1 2 4 22 1 0 3 4 23 0 2 2 4 23 0 2 2 4 25 0 0 4 4 26 2 0 1 3 27 1 0 2 3 28 0 2 1 3 28 0 2 1 3 30 2 0 0 2 31 1 1 0 2 32 0 2 0 2 32 ROC* 0 2 0 2 32 * 0 2 0 2 35 0 1 1 2 35 * 0 1 1 2 37 0 0 2 2 37 0 0 2 2 37 0 0 2 2 37 0 0 2 2 41 0 1 0 1 41 0 1 0 1 41 * 0 1 0 1 41 0 1 0 1 41 * 0 1 0 1 46 0 0 1 1 46 0 0 1 1 46 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Men Last updated after the 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League () Indoor volleyball Beach volleyball Sitting volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / World League Olympic Games World Champion-ships World Tour Finals Paralympic Games World Champion-ship Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Total 1 5 3 2 10 2 8 1 0 9 3 7 1 0 8 4 5 2 1 8 5 4 2 1 7 6 3 2 1 6 7 2 2 2 6 8 3 2 0 5 9 3 1 1 5 10 1 2 2 5 10 * 1 2 2 5 12 3 1 0 4 13 * 3 0 1 4 14 2 0 2 4 15 * 2 1 0 3 16 2 0 1 3 17 * 1 1 1 3 18 1 0 2 3 19 0 2 1 3 20 2 0 0 2 21 1 0 1 2 22 ROC* 0 2 0 2 22 * 0 2 0 2 24 0 1 1 2 24 0 1 1 2 24 0 1 1 2 24 * 0 1 1 2 28 0 0 2 2 28 0 0 2 2 28 0 0 2 2 31 0 1 0 1 31 0 1 0 1 31 * 0 1 0 1 31 0 1 0 1 35 0 0 1 1 35 0 0 1 1 35 0 0 1 1 35 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Women Last updated after the 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League () Indoor volleyball Beach volleyball Sitting volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / Grand Prix Olympic Games World Champion-ships World Tour Finals Paralympic Games World Champion-ship Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Total 1 8 2 0 10 2 8 1 0 9 3 6 2 1 9 4 3 2 1 6 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 7 3 1 1 5 8 1 3 1 5 9 3 0 1 4 10 2 1 1 4 11 1 2 1 4 12 0 0 4 4 13 * 3 0 0 3 14 1 1 1 3 15 1 0 2 3 16 0 1 2 3 17 1 1 0 2 18 0 2 0 2 19 0 1 1 2 19 0 1 1 2 21 0 0 2 2 21 0 0 2 2 23 * 0 1 0 1 23 0 1 0 1 23 0 1 0 1 23 0 1 0 1 23 * 0 1 0 1 28 0 0 1 1 28 * 0 0 1 1 28 0 0 1 1 28 0 0 1 1 28 * 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Indoor volleyball and beach volleyball Men and women Last updated after the 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League () Indoor volleyball Beach volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / World League Nations League / Grand Prix Olympic Games World Champion-ships World Tour Finals Rk. Nation M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W Total 1 14 2 0 16 2 13 3 0 16 3 9 2 1 12 4 8 4 0 12 5 8 1 1 10 6 4 3 3 10 6 4 3 3 10 8 3 3 3 9 9 5 1 2 8 10 6 1 0 7 11 * 6 0 1 7 12 2 2 2 6 13 * 1 2 3 6 14 1 2 2 5 15 * 2 2 0 4 16 2 0 2 4 17 1 2 1 4 18 * 1 1 2 4 19 1 0 3 4 20 0 2 2 4 20 0 2 2 4 22 0 0 4 4 23 3 0 0 3 23 3 0 0 3 25 1 1 0 2 26 1 0 2 3 26 1 0 2 3 28 0 2 1 3 29 0 2 0 2 29 * 0 2 0 2 31 0 0 2 2 31 0 0 2 2 33 0 1 0 1 33 0 1 0 1 33 * 0 1 0 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Men Last updated after the 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League () Indoor volleyball Beach volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / World League Olympic Games World Champion-ships World Tour Finals Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Total 1 8 0 0 8 2 7 1 0 8 3 3 3 2 8 4 5 2 0 7 5 4 2 1 7 6 3 2 1 6 7 3 1 1 5 8 1 2 2 5 8 * 1 2 2 5 10 * 3 0 1 4 11 2 1 1 4 12 2 0 2 4 13 3 0 0 3 13 3 0 0 3 15 * 2 1 0 3 16 * 1 1 1 3 17 1 0 2 3 18 0 2 1 3 19 1 0 1 2 20 0 1 1 2 20 0 1 1 2 22 * 0 2 0 2 23 0 0 2 2 23 0 0 2 2 25 0 1 0 1 25 0 1 0 1 27 0 0 1 1 27 0 0 1 1 27 0 0 1 1 27 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Women Last updated after the 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League () Indoor volleyball Beach volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / Grand Prix Olympic Games World Champion-ships World Tour Finals Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Total 1 6 2 0 8 1 6 2 0 8 3 6 1 0 7 4 5 0 0 5 4 5 0 0 5 6 3 2 0 5 7 3 1 1 5 8 3 0 1 4 9 1 2 1 4 10 0 0 4 4 11 * 3 0 0 3 12 1 2 0 3 13 1 0 2 3 14 0 1 2 3 15 1 1 0 2 16 1 0 1 2 17 1 0 1 2 18 0 2 0 2 19 0 1 1 2 19 0 1 1 2 21 0 0 2 2 22 * 0 1 0 1 22 0 1 0 1 22 * 0 1 0 1 25 0 0 1 1 25 * 0 0 1 1 25 0 0 1 1 25 * 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Indoor volleyball Men and women Last updated after the 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League () Indoor volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / World League Nations League / Grand Prix Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Total 1 9 1 0 10 2 8 2 0 10 3 8 1 1 10 4 6 4 0 10 4 6 4 0 10 6 4 3 3 10 7 * 6 0 1 7 8 3 2 2 7 9 3 3 0 6 10 2 2 2 6 11 * 1 2 3 6 12 5 0 0 5 13 * 2 2 0 4 14 * 1 1 2 4 15 0 2 2 4 16 0 0 4 4 17 2 0 1 3 18 0 2 1 3 19 1 1 0 2 20 0 2 0 2 21 0 0 2 2 21 0 0 2 2 21 0 0 2 2 24 * 0 1 0 1 24 * 0 1 0 1 26 0 0 1 1 26 0 0 1 1 26 0 0 1 1 26 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Men Last updated after the 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League () Indoor volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / World League Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Total 1 5 0 0 5 2 4 1 0 5 2 4 1 0 5 4 3 2 0 5 5 3 1 1 5 6 2 3 0 5 7 1 2 2 5 7 * 1 2 2 5 9 3 1 0 4 10 * 3 0 1 4 11 * 2 1 0 3 12 2 0 1 3 13 * 1 1 1 3 14 0 2 1 3 15 1 0 1 2 16 0 1 1 2 17 0 0 2 2 18 * 0 1 0 1 19 0 0 1 1 19 0 0 1 1 19 0 0 1 1 19 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Women Last updated after the 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League () Indoor volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Champion-ship World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / Grand Prix Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Total 1 5 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 5 4 3 2 0 5 4 3 2 0 5 4 3 2 0 5 7 3 1 1 5 8 1 2 1 4 9 0 0 4 4 10 * 3 0 0 3 11 0 1 2 3 12 1 1 0 2 13 0 2 0 2 14 0 0 2 2 15 1 0 0 1 16 * 0 1 0 1 16 0 1 0 1 16 * 0 1 0 1 19 0 0 1 1 19 * 0 0 1 1 19 0 0 1 1 19 0 0 1 1 19 * 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Beach volleyball Men and women Last updated after the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships () Beach volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Championships World Tour Finals Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Total 1 6 0 0 6 1 6 0 0 6 3 5 1 0 6 4 1 2 1 4 4 1 2 1 4 6 1 0 3 4 6 1 0 3 4 8 0 2 2 4 9 3 0 0 3 9 3 0 0 3 11 1 0 2 3 12 2 0 0 2 13 1 1 0 2 14 0 1 1 2 14 0 1 1 2 16 0 0 2 2 17 1 0 0 1 18 0 1 0 1 18 * 0 1 0 1 18 0 1 0 1 21 0 0 1 1
Men Last updated after the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships () Beach volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Championships World Tour Finals Rk. Nation Men Men Men Total 1 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 3 6 1 0 2 3 7 2 0 0 2 8 1 1 0 2 9 0 1 1 2 9 0 1 1 2 9 0 1 1 2 12 0 0 2 2 13 1 0 0 1 14 0 1 0 1 14 * 0 1 0 1 13 0 1 0 1 17 0 0 1 1 17 0 0 1 1 17 0 0 1 1 17 0 0 1 1
Women Last updated after the 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships () Beach volleyball Number of Olympic Games World Championships World Tour Finals Rk. Nation Women Women Women Total 1 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 4 1 2 0 3 5 1 0 2 3 6 1 1 0 2 7 1 0 1 2 8 0 1 1 2 8 0 1 1 2 10 0 0 1 1
Sitting volleyball Men and women Last updated after the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships () Sitting volleyball Number of Paralympic Games World Championship Rk. NationMenWomenMenWomen Total 1 3 1 0 4 2 1 1 1 3 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 2 8 1 0 1 2 9 0 2 0 2 9 * 0 2 0 2 11 0 1 1 2 11 0 1 1 2 11 * 0 1 1 2 14 0 0 2 2 14 0 0 2 2 16 0 1 0 1 16 0 1 0 1 16 * 0 1 0 1 16 0 1 0 1 16 0 1 0 1 21 0 0 1 1 21 0 0 1 1 *Defunct National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Men