Great British Baking Show winners by year: full list of champions
A complete guide to every Great British Baking Show winner by year, from inaugural champion Edd Kimber to series 16 winner Jasmine Mitchell.
The Great British Baking Show has crowned 16 champions across 16 completed seasons between 2010 and 2025. Known as The Great British Bake Off in the United Kingdom, the television competition has awarded a victory to one amateur baker in each completed edition, starting with Edd Kimber in 2010 and continuing up to Jasmine Mitchell in late 2025.
As of November 2, 2026, the 2026 competition, marking series 17, remains actively underway on television without a champion determined yet. For viewers tracking the history of the tent, every completed year has added a single baker to the honor roll.
Full list of winners by year and series
According to historical records documented by the Oxford Mail, a total of 16 bakers have won across 16 finished tournaments:
- 2010 (series 1): Edd Kimber
- 2011 (series 2): Joanne Wheatley
- 2012 (series 3): John Whaite
- 2013 (series 4): Frances Quinn
- 2014 (series 5): Nancy Birtwhistle
- 2015 (series 6): Nadiya Hussain
- 2016 (series 7): Candice Brown
- 2017 (series 8): Sophie Faldo
- 2018 (series 9): Rahul Mandal
- 2019 (series 10): David Atherton
- 2020 (series 11): Peter Sawkins
- 2021 (series 12): Giuseppe Dell’Anno
- 2022 (series 13): Syabira Yusoff
- 2023 (series 14): Matty Edgell
- 2024 (series 15): Georgie Grasso
- 2025 (series 16): Jasmine Mitchell
From the debut champions to the recent winners
The inaugural champion of the franchise was Edd Kimber, who took the series 1 trophy when the broadcast premiered in 2010. Joanne Wheatley followed as the series 2 victor in 2011, and John Whaite was crowned the series 3 winner in 2012.
Subsequent early seasons saw Frances Quinn win series 4 in 2013, Nancy Birtwhistle win series 5 in 2014, and Nadiya Hussain secure the series 6 title in 2015. Candice Brown triumphed in series 7 in 2016, followed by Sophie Faldo taking the series 8 title in 2017.
Rahul Mandal was named champion of series 9 in 2018, while David Atherton secured victory in series 10 in 2019. In 2020, Peter Sawkins won series 11, Giuseppe Dell’Anno took series 12 in 2021, and Syabira Yusoff became the series 13 winner in 2022.
Recent editions produced three additional champions before the current run. Matty Edgell won series 14 in 2023, and Georgie Grasso earned the series 15 trophy in 2024. Jasmine Mitchell then won series 16, confirmed on Britain’s Channel 4 television broadcast on November 4, 2025.
The status of the 2026 series
The Great British Bake Off returned to screens for series 17 with a premiere on Channel 4 on September 22, 2026. The 2026 judging lineup includes longtime judge Paul Hollywood working alongside judge Nigella Lawson.
Ahead of the new season, an uncredited staff writer for the Oxford Mail noted the history of the tent on September 17, 2026, writing: “The Great British Bake Off is returning in 2026, but what have all the previous winners been up to since their time on the show?”
As of November 2, 2026, the 17th series remains on air, and the competition has not yet determined who will lift the trophy. While unconfirmed predictions and speculation about potential finalists and the eventual winner have circulated across social media and viewer forums, an official 2026 champion has not yet been crowned.
