Bodybuilding Seasons
Browse the professional bodybuilding competition calendar year by year, back to 1946, with contest and result counts for each season.
Every season on record
2026
195 contests
8,579 results 3,355 athletes
2025
190 contests
10,648 results 4,489 athletes
2024
140 contests
8,450 results 3,429 athletes
2023
124 contests
7,463 results 3,350 athletes
2022
122 contests
6,700 results 3,010 athletes
2021
87 contests
5,728 results 2,586 athletes
2020
47 contests
3,201 results 1,430 athletes
2019
82 contests
4,969 results 2,224 athletes
2018
76 contests
4,464 results 1,970 athletes
2017
78 contests
4,188 results 1,885 athletes
2016
92 contests
4,095 results 1,760 athletes
2015
73 contests
3,678 results 1,617 athletes
2014
70 contests
3,334 results 1,553 athletes
2013
63 contests
2,745 results 1,250 athletes
2012
59 contests
2,284 results 1,101 athletes
2011
39 contests
1,207 results 752 athletes
2010
32 contests
1,021 results 628 athletes
2009
28 contests
971 results 589 athletes
2008
29 contests
1,100 results 579 athletes
2007
31 contests
990 results 555 athletes
2006
30 contests
887 results 500 athletes
2005
28 contests
752 results 440 athletes
2004
27 contests
590 results 357 athletes
2003
23 contests
514 results 300 athletes
2002
24 contests
476 results 275 athletes
2001
19 contests
384 results 243 athletes
2000
15 contests
307 results 202 athletes
1999
14 contests
281 results 164 athletes
1998
14 contests
228 results 144 athletes
1997
20 contests
330 results 171 athletes
1996
22 contests
347 results 179 athletes
1995
24 contests
344 results 172 athletes
1994
24 contests
371 results 184 athletes
1993
22 contests
388 results 182 athletes
1992
18 contests
332 results 176 athletes
1991
23 contests
346 results 175 athletes
1990
18 contests
268 results 144 athletes
1989
19 contests
305 results 129 athletes
1988
18 contests
314 results 160 athletes
1987
12 contests
175 results 111 athletes
1986
9 contests
168 results 108 athletes
1985
7 contests
109 results 94 athletes
1984
9 contests
132 results 92 athletes
1983
13 contests
171 results 96 athletes
1982
10 contests
154 results 116 athletes
1981
19 contests
238 results 118 athletes
1980
17 contests
149 results 75 athletes
1979
14 contests
149 results 68 athletes
1978
8 contests
68 results 39 athletes
1977
7 contests
65 results 48 athletes
1976
4 contests
44 results 40 athletes
1975
6 contests
64 results 42 athletes
1974
4 contests
36 results 32 athletes
1973
5 contests
26 results 24 athletes
1972
5 contests
37 results 33 athletes
1971
4 contests
31 results 31 athletes
1970
4 contests
32 results 30 athletes
1969
4 contests
22 results 21 athletes
1968
4 contests
21 results 20 athletes
1967
5 contests
25 results 23 athletes
1966
2 contests
16 results 16 athletes
1965
2 contests
14 results 14 athletes
1964
1 contests
6 results 6 athletes
1963
1 contests
15 results 15 athletes
1962
1 contests
9 results 9 athletes
1961
1 contests
9 results 9 athletes
1960
1 contests
6 results 6 athletes
1959
1 contests
6 results 6 athletes
1958
1 contests
10 results 10 athletes
1957
1 contests
11 results 11 athletes
1956
1 contests
11 results 11 athletes
1955
1 contests
10 results 10 athletes
1954
2 contests
15 results 15 athletes
1953
1 contests
11 results 11 athletes
1952
1 contests
11 results 11 athletes
1951
1 contests
3 results 3 athletes
1949
1 contests
3 results 3 athletes
1948
1 contests
3 results 3 athletes
1946
1 contests
10 results 10 athletes