Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics

Organizer

Breakthrough Prize Foundation

Why it counts

Awarded annually since 2015 by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation (co-founded by Yuri and Julia Milner, joined by Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, Pony Ma, and Anne Wojcicki) for major advances in mathematics

Held

annual, laureates typically announced in September, with the ceremony the following April

Reigning winners

Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics · 2026

• Frank Merle source 1 · source 2