Gelato Festival World Ranking 2026: The Top 10 Gelato Makers

Carlo Guerriero of La Cremeria Gelato Italiano in Cádiz leads the 2026 Gelato Festival World Ranking. The full top 10 spans Spain, Poland, Italy, Belgium, the USA and the Netherlands.

Carlo Guerriero of La Cremeria Gelato Italiano in Cádiz leads the 2026 Gelato Festival World Ranking. The full top 10 spans Spain, Poland, Italy, Belgium, the USA and the Netherlands.

Christian Wu of Gelateria Giotto in Belgium became world champion with a fiordilatte flavoured with wild honey, Scots pine and porcini. The Final was held in Las Vegas from March 24 to 26.

After four years of selections and more than 3,500 participants, 34 gelato artisans from 18 countries competed in Las Vegas for the Gelato Festival World Masters title.

Wei-Chun Hung of The Happiness Shop in Changhua won the last global selection, held in Taipei on March 12, and advanced to the Las Vegas Grand Finale.

Taipei International Bakery Show was the very last stop of the Gelato Festival World Masters selections, with the winner heading to the World Final in Las Vegas.

Over two days at Carpigiani Gelato University in Anzola Emilia, 74 gelato makers from 13 European countries competed, and 17 earned places in the World Final.

From October 27 to 31, Carpigiani Gelato University in Anzola Emilia hosted 150 gelato makers from 17 countries in the final European qualifiers for the World Final.

Nine gelato artisans competed in Athens on September 23, and the top three flavours advanced to the Greek Finals in Italy on October 30 and 31, 2025.

Athens hosted the Greek Challenge on September 23, where nine gelato artisans competed for three places in the Greek Finals at Carpigiani headquarters on October 30 and 31, 2025.

Mexico City's Super Creamy won the North America Finals at Ovation Hollywood with 'Lisi', a gelato inspired by Mexican Dulce de Calabaza. Three makers advanced to the 2026 World Finals.