| Host city (Year) | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| Athens (1896) | 241 |
| Paris (1900) | 997 |
| St. Louis (1904) | 691 |
| London (1908) | 2,008 |
| Stockholm (1912) | 2,587 |
| Berlin (1916)¹ | 0 |
| Antwerp (1920) | 2,626 |
| Paris (1924) | 3,089 |
| Amsterdam (1928) | 2,883 |
| Los Angeles (1932) | 1,332 |
| Berlin (1936) | 3,963 |
| Tokyo (1940)² | 0 |
| London (1944)² | 0 |
| London (1948) | 4,104 |
| Helsinki (1952) | 4,955 |
| Melbourne (1956) | 3,314 |
| Rome (1960) | 5,338 |
| Tokyo (1964) | 5,151 |
| Mexico City (1968) | 5,516 |
| Munich (1972) | 7,134 |
| Montreal (1976) | 6,084 |
| Moscow (1980) | 5,179 |
| Los Angeles (1984) | 6,829 |
| Seoul (1988) | 8,391 |
| Barcelona (1992) | 9,356 |
| Atlanta (1996) | 10,318 |
| Sydney (2000) | 10,651 |
| Athens (2004) | 10,625 |
| Beijing (2008) | 10,942 |
| London (2012) | 10,500 |
| Rio de Janeiro (2016) | 11,238 |
| Tokyo (2020)³ | 11,315 |
| Paris (2024) | 10,714 |
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Release date
September 2025
Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
1896 to 2024
Supplementary notes
¹Cancelled due to the First World War.
²Cancelled due to the Second World War.
³Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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