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Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics winners by year

Breakthrough Prize Foundation · Science prize · usually Apr · next expected Apr 2027

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Winners

20261 winner

Frank MerleCY Cergy Paris Université and Institut des Hautes Études ScientifiquesSource ↗

20251 winner

Dennis GaitsgoryDennis GaitsgoryMax Planck Institute for MathematicsSource ↗

20241 winner

Simon BrendleColumbia UniversitySource ↗

20231 winner

Daniel A. SpielmanYale UniversitySource ↗

20221 winner

Takuro MochizukiKyoto UniversitySource ↗

20211 winner

Martin HairerImperial College LondonSource ↗
About this award

A $3 million prize for transformative advances in mathematics, with New Horizons prizes for early-career mathematicians.

EditionAnnouncedWinnersSource
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20251
20241
20231
20221
20211

The next date is an estimate from the months past editions were announced (Apr); it changes when Breakthrough Prize Foundation announces one.

New winnersSep 25, 2026Editions 2021 to 2026 loaded with 6 winners; the 2026 edition named Frank Merle.
Award addedSep 25, 2026Now tracked: A $3 million prize for transformative advances in mathematics.