Editing World's Strongest Man (section)

{{short description|Strongman competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox sport tournament
|image = Worlds strongest man logo.svg
|image_size = 160
|location = Worldwide
|establishment = {{Start date and age|1977}}
|number = 48
|format = Multi-event competition
|website = [http://theworldsstrongestman.com/ theworldsstrongestman.com]
|current = [[2025 World's Strongest Man]]
|current_champion = {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[Rayno Nel]]
}}

The '''World's Strongest Man''' is an international [[strongman]] competition held every year. Organized by American event management company [[IMG (company)|IMG]], a subsidiary of [[Endeavor (company)|Endeavor]], it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of December each year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/ |title=The Worlds Strongest Man Official Website |publisher=Theworldsstrongestman.com |date=25 April 2012 |access-date=24 July 2012 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026143543/https://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Competitors qualify based on placing in the top three at the four to eight [[Giants Live]] events each year. The current event sponsor is SBD Apparel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theworldsstrongestman.com/the-2020-sbd-worlds-strongest-man-championship-set-for-bradenton-florida-in-may/ |title=The 2020 SBD World's Strongest Man Championship Set For Bradenton, Florida In May |website=World's Strongest Man |date=15 January 2020 |access-date=27 December 2020 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202004251/http://theworldsstrongestman.com/the-2020-sbd-worlds-strongest-man-championship-set-for-bradenton-florida-in-may/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

The competition has been won by 25 men representing 14 nationalities. Three of the champions have been inducted into the [[International Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportshof.org/2017-hall-of-fame/ |title=2017 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees |author=Dr. Robert M. Goldman |website=www.sportshof.org |access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz8oP1uJ-TQ |title=2023 International Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Full Program) Official Footage |author=Dr. Robert M. Goldman |website=[[YouTube]] |date=15 March 2023 |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lockridge |first1=Roger "Rock" |date=7 October 2024 |title=The 2024 Olympia's International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://www.muscleandfitness.com/flexonline/flex-news/the-2024-olympias-international-sports-hall-of-fame-inductees/ |magazine=Muscle & Fitness |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>