| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| Inaugural season | 1973 |
| CEO | |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
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| Most titles | |
| Official website | FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup |
Winners
| Team | Winners |
| China | 5 |
| Cuba | 4 |
| İtaly | 2 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Uruguay | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Japan |
| 1977 | Japan | Japan Shigeo Yamada | Round-robin Takako Shirai (JPN) | Cuba |
| 1981 | Japan | China Yuan Weimin | Round-robin Sun Jinfang (CHN) | Japan |
| 1985 | Japan | China Deng Ruozeng | Round-robin Lang Ping (CHN) | Cuba |
| 1989 | Japan | Cuba Eugenio George Lafita | Round-robin Mireya Luis (CUB) | Soviet Union |
| 1991 | Japan | Cuba Eugenio George Lafita | Round-robin Caren Kemner (USA) | China |
| 1995 | Japan | Cuba Eugenio George Lafita | Round-robin Mireya Luis (CUB) | Brazil |
| 1999 | Japan | Cuba Eugenio George Lafita | Round-robin Taismary Agüero (CUB) | Russia |
| 2003 | Japan | China Chen Zhonghe | Round-robin Małgorzata Glinka (POL) | Brazil |
| 2007 | Japan | Italy Massimo Barbolini | Round-robin Simona Gioli (ITA) | Brazil |
| 2011 | Japan | Italy Massimo Barbolini | Round-robin Carolina Costagrande (ITA) | United States |
| 2015 | Japan | China Lang Ping | Round-robin Zhu Ting (CHN) | Serbia |
| 2019 | Japan | China Lang Ping | Round-robin Zhu Ting (CHN) | United States |