What is the All-Time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Record?

Tom Dierberger | Jul 6, 2024

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating champion Joey Chestnut eats olive burgers before the Lugnuts game against the TinCaps in August 2023. / Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA

One of the most unique and, well, frankly oddest Fourth of July traditions in the United States returns again in 2024 as competitive eaters will flock to Coney Island for the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Competitive eating's most notable annual event will look much different this year, as 16-time champion Joey Chestnut will not be participating on the men's side. Major League Eating banned Chestnut from the event in June after he signed a contract with Impossible Foods.

Chestnut has won 16 of the last 17 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contests since his first win in 2007. The only time he fell short in that span is 2015 when Matthew Stonie chowed down 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes, beating Chestnut by two.

Over on the women's side, Miki Sudo has won all but one competition dating back to 2014. She didn't participate in the 2021 contest due to pregnancy, and Michelle Lesco took the crown that year with 30 3/4 hot dogs consumed in 10 minutes.

Without further ado, let's dive into the best finishes in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

What is all-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest record?

Joey Chestnut holds the all-time men's record by eating a world-record 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes in the 2021 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. He broke the previous record of 75, set by himself the year prior.

In 2020, Miki Sudo shattered the women's record by mowing down 48.5 hot dogs in the contest, besting Sonya Thomas's long-standing record of 45 in 2012.

What are some other notable finishes?

All-time leaders in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest history: Men's competition

RANK	CONTESTANT	HOT DOGS	YEAR
1	Joey Chestnut	76	2021
2	Joey Chestnut	75	2020
3	Joey Chestnut	74	2018
4	Joey Chestnut	72	2017
5	Joey Chestnut	71	2019
6	Joey Chestnut	70	2016
7	Joey Chestnut	69	2013
t-8	Joey Chestnut	68	2012
t-8	Joey Chestnut	68	2009
10	Joey Chestnut	66	2007
11	Takeru Kobayashi	64.5	2009
12	Carmen Cincotti	64	2018
t-13	Joey Chestnut	63	2022
t-13	Takeru Kobayashi	63	2007
t-15	Joey Chestnut	62	2023
t-15	Matthew Stonie	62	2015
t-15	Joey Chestnut	62	2011
16	Joey Chestnut	61	2014
t-17	Joey Chestnut	60	2015
t-17	Carmen Cincotti	60	2017

All-time leaders in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest history: Women's competition

RANK	CONTESTANT	HOT DOGS	YEAR
1	Miki Sudo	48.5	2020
2	Sonya Thomas	45	2012
3	Miki Sudo	42	2022
4	Miki Sudo	41	2017
5	Sonya Thomas	40	2011
6	Miki Sudo	39.5	2023
t-7	Miki Sudo	38	2016
t-7	Miki Sudo	38	2015
9	Miki Sudo	37	2018
10	Sonya Thomas	36.75	2013
11	Juliet Lee	36	2013
12	Sonya Thomas	35	2016

The 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is set to begin at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday in Coney Island.