The country with the most Olympic medals of all time is the United States , by a very large margin.

Here’s a clear snapshot using the latest all‑time tables (Summer + Winter combined, counting medals by current IOC country definitions up through 2025 data):

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Rank</th>
      <th>Country / NOC</th>
      <th>Total Medals (All-Time)</th>
      <th>Notes</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>1</td>
      <td>United States</td>
      <td>Well over 3,000 total medals (more than 2,700 from Summer Games alone)</td>
      <td>Clear #1 all-time; dominant especially in athletics and swimming.[web:7][web:8]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>2</td>
      <td>Soviet Union (URS)</td>
      <td>Over 1,000 medals (historical NOC)</td>
      <td>Includes only medals won 1952–1988 under URS, not Russia etc.[web:7][web:9]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>3</td>
      <td>Germany*</td>
      <td>Hundreds of medals across eras</td>
      <td>Totals can differ depending on whether you combine FRG/GER/GDR; modern Germany alone is usually in the global top 5–6.[web:7][web:9]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>4</td>
      <td>Great Britain</td>
      <td>Several hundred medals</td>
      <td>One of only nations at every modern Games; strong in cycling, rowing, sailing.[web:7][web:9]</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>5</td>
      <td>France</td>
      <td>Several hundred medals</td>
      <td>High historical total in both team and individual sports.[web:7][web:9]</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

*Germany’s exact rank and total vary by source because some tables treat East and West Germany separately, some combine them, and some also handle “United Team of Germany” differently.

Quick context

  • For Summer Olympics only , the USA is also #1 with roughly 2,700+ medals through Paris 2024.
  • For Winter Olympics only , Norway is the all-time leader in total medals, even ahead of the USA, despite having a much smaller population.

So if your question is “who has the most Olympic medals by country, overall in history?” the straightforward answer is: the United States leads all countries by total Olympic medals.

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