Complete title history for the WWE Championship in WWE — every champion, reign length, date won, and event. Includes 2026, 2025, 2024 and full history back to the beginning.
| # | Champion | Date Won | Days | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WWWF World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 2 | WWWF Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 3 | WWF Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 4 | WWF World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 5 | WWF Championship | |||||
| 6 | Undisputed WWF Championship | |||||
| 7 | WWE Championship | |||||
| 8 | WWE World Heavyweight Championship | |||||
| 9 | WWE Championship | |||||
| 10 | WWE World Championship | |||||
| 11 | WWE Championship | |||||
| 12 | Bruno Sammartino | 2 | 4040 | |||
| 13 | Hulk Hogan | 6 | 2185 | |||
| 14 | Bob Backlund | 2 | 2121 | 2,138 | ||
| 15 | John Cena | 14 | 1360 | |||
| 16 | Pedro Morales | 1 | 1027 | |||
| 17 | Roman Reigns | 4 | 853 | 855 | ||
| 18 | Brock Lesnar | 7 | 823 | 828 | ||
| 19 | Randy Orton | 10 | 680 | 685 | ||
| 20 | Bret Hart | 5 | 654 | |||
| 21 | Triple H | 9 | 609 | 605 | ||
| 22 | Cody Rhodes | 3 | + | |||
| 23 | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | 6 | 529 | 528 | ||
| 24 | Randy Savage | 2 | 520 | |||
| 25 | AJ Styles | 2 | 511 | |||
| 26 | CM Punk | 2 | 462 | |||
| 27 | Shawn Michaels | 3 | 396 | |||
| 28 | The Rock | 8 | 367 | 377 | ||
| 29 | Drew McIntyre | 3 | 357 | |||
| 30 | Kurt Angle | 4 | 297 | 295 | ||
| 31 | "Superstar" Billy Graham | 1 | 296 | |||
| 32 | John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 1 | 280 | 279 | ||
| 33 | The Undertaker | 4 | 238 | 237 | ||
| 34 | Seth Rollins | 2 | 221 | 219 | ||
| 35 | Bobby Lashley | 2 | 217 | 215 | ||
| 36 | Daniel Bryan | 4 | 210 | 209 | ||
| 37 | Kofi Kingston | 1 | 180 | |||
| 38 | Jinder Mahal | 1 | 170 | 169 | ||
| 39 | The Miz | 2 | 168 | 167 | ||
| 40 | Eddie Guerrero | 1 | 133 | 132 | ||
| 41 | Ric Flair | 2 | 118 | |||
| 42 | Big E | 1 | 110 | |||
| 43 | Chris Jericho | 1 | 98 | 97 | ||
| 44 | Sycho Sid | 2 | 97 | |||
| 45 | Alberto Del Rio | 2 | 84 | 82 | ||
| 46 | Dean Ambrose | 1 | 84 | 83 | ||
| 47 | Big Show | 2 | 78 | 77 | ||
| 48 | Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | 64 | |||
| 49 | Bray Wyatt | 1 | 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | Buddy Rogers | 1 | 46 | 21 | ||
| 51 | Jeff Hardy | 1 | 42 | 41 | ||
| 52 | The Iron Sheik | 1 | 28 | |||
| 53 | Rob Van Dam | 1 | 22 | 21 | ||
| 54 | Ivan Koloff | 1 | 21 | |||
| 55 | Stan Stasiak | 1 | 9 | |||
| 56 | Vince McMahon | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 57 | Rey Mysterio | 1 | 1 | |||
| 58 | André the Giant | 1 | 1 |