The Nobel Prizes are among the world’s most prestigious awards, honoring individuals and organizations. Winning a Nobel Prize is the greatest achievement in mankind. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901 under the supervision of the Nobel Foundation.
The Nobel Prize is named after Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist, and benefactor. Each year award announced between October 6 and October 13. Over the years, more than 1,000 individuals and organizations have been awarded the Nobel Prize.
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What is the Nobel Prize?
The distribution of the Nobel Prize 2025 has already begun on 06 October 2025, and it will end by 13 October 2025. Explore the Nobel Prize Winners List, featuring category-wise names across Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.
What are the Nobel Prizes?
The Nobel Prize is named after Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist, and benefactor. The Nobel Prizes include a gold medal, a diploma, and a cash award of 1 million USD.
Each laureate receives:
- A gold medal
- A diploma
- A cash award (in 2023, it was approximately 11 million Swedish kronor, over 1 million USD)
Nobel Prize Winners List 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize winners will be announced from October 6 to 13, celebrating remarkable contributions that have positively impacted humanity. The schedule is as follows:
| Category | Date | Presented By | Winner | Given Award For |
| Physiology or Medicine | 6 Oct | Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Solna | Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi | For their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. |
| Physics | 7 Oct | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm | John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis | For the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit. |
| Chemistry | 8 Oct | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm | Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi | For the development of metal–organic frameworks |
| Literature | 9 Oct | Swedish Academy, Stockholm | László Krasznahorkai | For his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art. |
| Peace | 10 Oct | Norwegian Nobel Committee, Oslo | Maria Corina Machado | For her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy |
| Economic Sciences | 13 Oct | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm | To be Announced | To be Announced |
Nobel Prize Categories
Alfred Nobel’s original will outlined five fields, and a sixth was added later. Today, the Nobel Prizes are awarded in six categories:
- Physics – for groundbreaking discoveries in nature and the universe.
- Chemistry – for exceptional achievements in chemical sciences.
- Physiology or Medicine – for discoveries that enhance human health.
- Literature – for distinguished literary work.
- Peace – for efforts toward promoting peace and resolving conflicts.
- Economic Sciences – established in 1968 by the Swedish central bank in honour of Alfred Nobel.
The award ceremony will be held Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, who founded the prizes.