When the last event wrapped up at Glasgow 2026, 45 of the 74 competing nations and territories had won at least one medal. The final standings, though, were shaped by a handful of powerhouses.
The top of the table
- 1. Australia – 70 gold, 171 medals overall, built on 37 golds and 76 total medals in the pool alone.
- 2. England – 29 gold, 45 silver, 36 bronze for 110 medals.
- 3. Canada
- 4. India – 13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze for 39 medals.
- 5. Scotland (hosts) – 13 gold, 9 silver, 17 bronze for 39 medals.
- 6. New Zealand – 10 gold, 14 silver, 12 bronze for 36 medals.
- 9. Wales – 9 gold, 10 silver, 12 bronze for 31 medals, four of the golds coming from cyclist Emma Finucane alone.
- 12. Northern Ireland – 3 gold.
Australia’s total of 70 golds was, remarkably, 16 more than the combined gold count of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland put together. That dominance ran through swimming, athletics, track cycling and 3×3 basketball, where the Australians finished top of the table.
Why the table looks different this time
A slimmed-down, ten-sport programme changed the maths for several nations. India, for instance, finished fourth despite missing out on medal-rich sports like shooting and wrestling entirely – a shift we unpack in our look at how Glasgow 2026 compares with previous editions. For the full context on who actually finished where and why, our breakdown of which country won the most medals overall digs into the numbers further, and India’s own medal tally explains how the country’s 39 medals were won.
The next edition, in Ahmedabad in 2030, will restore several of those missing sports, which could reshuffle this table considerably. Nations that relied heavily on shooting, wrestling or hockey for their historical medal counts will be watching that expanded programme closely, hoping to close the gap on the swimming and cycling powerhouses that dominated in Glasgow.