List of world Go champions
The following list shows champions at major international Go tournaments.
Competitions
Each of the following competitions has been competed between 16 or more players for an over $150,000 prize.Go associations are recognising the two requirements as standards of major tournaments.
| Competition | Period | Editions | Current champion |
| Fujitsu Cup | 1988–2011 | 24 | Defunct |
| Ing Cup | 1988–present | 10 | Ichiriki Ryo |
| Tongyang Cup | 1990–1998 | 7 | Defunct |
| Samsung Fire Cup | 1996–present | 30 | Liao Yuanhe |
| LG Cup | 1996–present | 30 | Shin Minjun |
| Chunlan Cup | 1998–present | 15 | Yang Kaiwen |
| World Oza | 2002–2009 | 4 | Defunct |
| BC Card Cup | 2009–2012 | 4 | Defunct |
| Bailing Cup | 2012–2019 | 4 | Defunct |
| MLily Cup | 2013–present | 5 | Li Xuanhao |
| 2016–2017 | 1 | Defunct | |
| 2018 | 1 | Defunct | |
| Quzhou-Lanke Cup | 2023–present | 3 | Dang Yifei |
| 2024–present | 1 | Shin Jinseo | |
| 2025–present | 1 | Wang Xinghao |
Statistics
Performance by player
| Rank | Player | Association | Titles |
| 1 | Lee Changho |  |