In the 104 years of its existence, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to close to 1,000 laureates. The Nobel Laureates can be groups or individuals. There have even been multiple time nominees and awards. The highest number of recognitions has been given to the International Committee of the Red Cross. It has received the Peace prize three times in history.
The United States of America leads the ranking of Nobel Prize winners by country. From 1901 to 2017, the United States has had 368 Nobel Prizes. The majority of these prizes have been in the Nobel Prize for Physics.
It is commonly thought that the access to improving technology has led to this accomplishment in the US. As a matter of fact, the only category of Nobel Prizes in which the North American country doesn’t lead is the Nobel Prize for Literature. This has France in the lead with 11 Laureates.
