About the Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm, 10 December 2023.

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Nobel Prize in Physics

1901–2025: 119 prizes awarded to 230 laureates.

Illustration Physics 2018 Laser — Illustration of laser, Physics Prize 2018.

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1901–2025: 117 prizes awarded to 200 laureates.

Carolyn Bertozzi in the laboratory.

Image Credit: L.A. Cicero

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1901–2025: 116 prizes awarded to 232 laureates.

Male hands filling a syringe with the right dosage for an insulin shot. — Preparing syringe for insulin shot.

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Nobel Prize in Literature

1901–2025: 118 prizes awarded to 122 laureates.

Nobel Peace Prize

1901–2025: 106 prizes awarded to 143 laureates.

ICAN works for the abolishment of nuclear weapons.

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Prize in economic sciences

1901–2025: 57 prizes awarded to 99 laureates.

Thaler2017 — Richard Thaler was awarded the 2017 prize in economic sciences.

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Do you want to know more about the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Prize laureates? Find answers to the most commonly asked questions in the FAQ.

Reinhard Genzel’s Nobel Prize medal — © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Bernhard Ludewig

According to the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, each laureate shall be presented with a gold medal. The front of the Nobel Prize medals depict Alfred Nobel. The image on the reverse varies according to the institution awarding the prize. Read more about the medals.

Tu Youyou showing her Nobel Medal — Tu Youyou showing her Nobel Prize medal, 11 December 2015.

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Each Nobel Prize diploma is a unique work of art where the design is decided by the prize-awarding bodies. The literature diploma is written on parchment, i.e. specially treated leather, using largely the same technique as those of medieval book illustrators. The diplomas given to the other laureates are produced on specially ordered handmade paper.

Man showing diploma — 2024 chemistry laureate John Jumper with his Nobel Prize diploma.

© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Nanaka Adachi

The current amount is at SEK 11 million per full Nobel Prize. A Nobel Prize can be awarded to up to three laureates who share the prize money. Find out more about the prize amounts throughout history.

Bust of Alfred Nobel — Flower arrangements and the bust of Alfred Nobel at the 2024 award ceremony.

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