The Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual American hot dog competitive eating competition. It is held each year on July 4 at Nathan's Famous's original, and best-known, res
Nathan's Wall of Fame of contest winners, 2019
Nathan's original Coney Island location
Takeru Kobayashi
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Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi is a Japanese former competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited wit
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
…Avenues in Coney Island, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The contest has gained public attention since the mid-2000s due to the stardom of Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut. The defending men's champion is Joey Chestnut, who ate 66 hot dogs in the 2026 contest. The defending women's champion is Miki Sudo…
Takeru Kobayashi at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2009
Kobayashi at the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship in 2006
Kobayashi at the Krystal Square Off in 2009
Kobayashi with two Guinness World Record certificates (March 2010)