WNBA belt records
Through September 29, 2026506Reigns
1,215Belt games
21Franchises have held it
101Title changes in the playoffs
Most days holding the belt (all reigns)
- 1. Las Vegas Aces1,599
- 2. Minnesota Lynx1,467
- 3. Seattle Storm1,165
- 4. Los Angeles Sparks1,016
- 5. Houston Comets989
- 6. Phoenix Mercury955
- 7. Washington Mystics791
- 8. Dallas Wings730
- 9. Connecticut Sun584
- 10. Indiana Fever379
Most reigns
- 1. Minnesota Lynx49
- 2. Las Vegas Aces47
- 3. Phoenix Mercury45
- 4. Los Angeles Sparks42
- 5. Connecticut Sun42
- 6. Dallas Wings39
- 7. Seattle Storm38
- 8. Indiana Fever35
- 9. New York Liberty31
- 10. Washington Mystics31
Most defenses in one reign
- 1. Las Vegas Aces, 202516
- 2. Minnesota Lynx, 201114
- 3. Minnesota Lynx, 201513
- 4. Los Angeles Sparks, 200011
- 5. Las Vegas Aces, 202310
- 6. Connecticut Sun, 202110
- 7. Minnesota Lynx, 20139
- 8. New York Liberty, 20179
- 9. Minnesota Lynx, 20139
- 10. Houston Comets, 19989
Most successful defenses (all reigns)
- 1. Minnesota Lynx123
- 2. Las Vegas Aces75
- 3. Los Angeles Sparks65
- 4. Dallas Wings50
- 5. Connecticut Sun50
- 6. Washington Mystics48
- 7. Houston Comets45
- 8. New York Liberty44
- 9. Phoenix Mercury41
- 10. Seattle Storm39
Most defenses in one season
- 1. Las Vegas Aces, 202521
- 2. Las Vegas Aces, 202317
- 3. Minnesota Lynx, 201616
- 4. Houston Comets, 199815
- 5. Minnesota Lynx, 201415
- 6. Los Angeles Sparks, 200014
- 7. Minnesota Lynx, 201214
- 8. Phoenix Mercury, 200712
- 9. Minnesota Lynx, 201112
- 10. Minnesota Lynx, 201311
Most belt games played
- 1. Minnesota Lynx254
- 2. Las Vegas Aces233
- 3. Phoenix Mercury213
- 4. Los Angeles Sparks193
- 5. Dallas Wings186
- 6. Connecticut Sun182
- 7. New York Liberty164
- 8. Seattle Storm164
- 9. Washington Mystics163
- 10. Indiana Fever133
Busiest seasons (title changes)
- 1. 200928
- 2. 202624
- 3. 200723
- 4. 202223
- 5. 200322
- 6. 200822
- 7. 201921
- 8. 200520
- 9. 202319
- 10. 202419
Longest current droughts
- 1. Connecticut Sun843 days
- 2. Los Angeles Sparks499 days
- 3. Seattle Storm376 days
- 4. Indiana Fever364 days
- 5. Toronto Tempo131 days
- 6. Dallas Wings71 days
- 7. New York Liberty61 days
- 8. Chicago Sky57 days
- 9. Phoenix Mercury55 days
- 10. Atlanta Dream53 days
Most title takeovers from one team
- 1. Los Angeles Sparks from Minnesota Lynx14
- 2. Las Vegas Aces from Seattle Storm10
- 3. Minnesota Lynx from Phoenix Mercury9
- 4. Minnesota Lynx from Los Angeles Sparks8
- 5. Las Vegas Aces from New York Liberty7
- 6. Connecticut Sun from Las Vegas Aces7
- 7. Dallas Wings from Los Angeles Sparks7
- 8. Minnesota Lynx from Seattle Storm7
- 9. New York Liberty from Dallas Wings6
- 10. Las Vegas Aces from Los Angeles Sparks6