Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (sometimes informally known as Millionaire, and abbreviated WWTBAM) is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created in 1998 by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill, and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television, contestants tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win large cash prizes in a format that twists on many game show genre conventions – only one contestant plays at a time, similar to radio quizzes; contestants are given the question before attempting an answer, and have no time limit to answer questions; and the amount offered increases as they tackle questions that become increasingly difficult. The maximum cash prize offered in most versions of the format is one million of the local currency.
The original British version debuted on 4 September 1998 on the ITV network, hosted by Chris Tarrant, who presented his final episode on 11 February 2014 after which the show was canned. A revived series of seven episodes to commemorate its 20th anniversary aired from 5 to 11 May 2018, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson. The revival received mostly positive reviews from critics and fans, as well as high viewing figures, leading ITV to renew the show for several more series. Since its debut, international variants of the game show have been aired in around 160 countries worldwide.
International versions[]
Official versions[]
| Country | Title | Network | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan (Pashto) | څوك غواري چې شي میلیونر؟ Sok Ghwari Chi Shi Millonar? |
Shamshad TV, ATN | Aryan Khan, Najeeba Fais |
| Afghanistan (Persian) | کی ميخواهد میلیونر شود؟ Ke Mekhowahad Milyoner Shawad? |
ATN | Walid Soroor, Khatera Yusufi, Mustafa Sadat |
| Albania Kosovo |
Kush do të bëhet milioner? | RTK1, TV Klan | Veton Ibrahimi, Fehmi Ferati, Agron Llakaj |
| RTSH | Enkel Demi | ||
| Angola | Quem quer ser milionário? | TV Zimbo | Jorge Antunes |
| Arab Maghreb | من سيربح المليون؟ Man Sayarbah Al-malyoon |
Nessma TV | Rachid El Ouali |
| Arab World | من سيربح المليون؟ Man Sayarbah Al-malyoon |
MBC 1 | George Kordahi |
| من سيربح 2 مليون؟ Man Sayarbah 2 malyoon | |||
| المليونير - الحلقة الأقوى El milyoner - Elhalka elaqwa |
Dubai TV | Mayssa Maghrebi | |
| من سيربح المليون؟ Man Sayarbah Al-malyoon |
OSN Yahala HD, MBC 1 | George Kordahi | |
| Dubai TV | Kosai Khauli | ||
| Argentina | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | El Trece | Julián Weich |
| Telefe | Santiago del Moro | ||
| Armenia | Ո՞վէ ուզում դառնալ միլիոնատեր Ov e uzum darnal milionater |
Armenia 1, Shant TV | Ashot Adamyan, Mark Saghatelyan, Arman Saghatelyan, Akop Rubinyan, Avet Barseghyan, Egor Glumov |
| Australia | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | Nine Network | Eddie McGuire |
| Millionaire Hot Seat | |||
| Austria | Alles ist möglich — Die 10-Millionen Show | ORF 1 | Rainhard Fendrich |
| Die Millionenshow | ORF 1 | Barbara Stöckl, Armin Assinger | |
| ORF 2 | Armin Assinger | ||
| Azerbaijan | Milyonçu Dövletli olmaq isterdinmi | Lider TV | İlhamiyyə Rzayeva, Azer Axşam |
| Kim zəngin olmaq istəyir? - Milyonların şousu | İTV | DJ Fateh | |
| Bangladesh | কে হতে চায় কোটিপতি Ke Hotey Chay Kotipoti |
Desh TV | Asaduzzaman Noor |
| Belgium (Dutch) | Wie Wordt Multimiljonair? | VTM | Walter Grootaers |
| Wie Wordt Euromiljonair? | |||
| Wie wordt Miljonair? | Staf Coppens | ||
| Belgium (French) | Qui sera millionnaire ? | RTL-TVI | Alain Simons |
| Brazil | Quem quer ser um milionário? | TV Globo | Luciano Huck |
| Bulgaria | Стани богат Stani bogat |
Nova TV | Niki Kanchev |
| BNT 1 | Mikhail Bilalov | ||
| bTV | Current: Niki Kanchev Former: Mikhail Bilalov | ||
| Cambodia | អ្នកនឹងក្លាយជាសេដ្ឋី Neak Neng Klay Chea Sethey |
CTN | Ith Setha |
| Canada | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Canadian Edition | CTV | Pamela Wallin |
| Chile | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Canal 13 | Don Francisco, Sergio Lagos |
| ¿Quién merece ser millonario? | |||
| ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?: Alta tensión | Diana Bolocco, Sergio Lagos | ||
| ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Mega | Diana Bolocco | |
| China | 百万智多星 Bǎi Wàn Zhì Duō Xīng' |
GuiZhou TV | Lǐ Fán |
| Colombia | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión | Paulo Laserna Phillips |
| ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? Silla Caliente | RCN Televisión | ||
| Costa Rica | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Teletica | Current: Ignacio Santos Pasamontes Former: Gustavo Rojas |
| Croatia | Tko želi biti milijunaš? | HRT 1 | Tarik Filipović |
| Czech Republic | Chcete být milionářem? | Telka-Nova TV | Vladimír Čech, Martin Preiss, Ondřej Hejma |
| Nova | Marek Vašut | ||
| Milionář | TV Prima | Roman Šmucler | |
| Denmark | Hvem vil være millionær? | TV 2 | Current: Christian Degn Former: Peter Kær, Jes Dorph Petersen, Hans Pilgaard |
| Hvem vil være millionær: Alle mod alle | Hans Pilgaard | ||
| Ecuador | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Ecuavisa | Alfonso Espinosa de los Monteros |
| ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? Alta tensión | Estéfani Espín | ||
| Egypt | المليونير El Milyoner |
Al Hayat TV | George Kordahi |
| El Salvador | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Canal 4 | Willie Maldonado |
| Estonia | Kes tahab saada miljonäriks? | TV3 | Hannes Võrno |
| Finland | Haluatko miljonääriksi? | Nelonen | Current: Antti Holma Former: Lasse Lehtinen, Jaajo Linnonmaa |
| MTV3 | Ville Klinga | ||
| France | Qui veut gagner des millions? | TF1 | Jean-Pierre Foucault, Camille Combal, Arthur |
| Qui veut gagner des millions? - À la maison | Camille Combal | ||
| Georgia | ვის უნდა ოცი ათასი? Vis Unda (Otsi atasi?) 20000 |
Rustavi 2 | Duta Skhirtladze, Mamuka Gamkrelidze |
| Germany | Wer wird Millionär? | RTL | Günther Jauch |
| Ghana | Who Wants To Be Rich? | GTV | Kafui Dey |
| Greece Cyprus |
Ποιος Θέλει Να Γίνει Εκατομμυριούχος? Poios thélei na gínei Ekatommyrioúchos? |
Mega Channel, NET, ET1 | Spiros Papadopoulos |
| Alpha TV | Theodoris Atheridis | ||
| ANT1 | Grigoris Arnaoutoglou | ||
| Millionaire Hot Seat | Skai TV | Yannis Zouganelis | |
| Guatemala | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Guatemala.com TV | Héctor Sandarti |
| Honduras | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Televicentro | Juan Carlos Pineda |
| Hong Kong | 百萬富翁 Baak Maan Fu Yung |
ATV | Kenneth Chan, Stephen Chan |
| Hungary | Legyen Ön is milliomos! | RTL Klub | István Vágó, Sándor Fábry, Sándor Friderikusz |
| RTL II | Sándor Friderikusz | ||
| TV2 | Current: László Palik Former: Gábor Gundel Takács | ||
| Legyen Ön is milliomos! - felpörgetve | RTL Klub | Sándor Fábry | |
| Iceland | Viltu vinna milljón? | Stöð 2 | Þorsteinn J, Jónasar R. Jónssonar |
| India (Hindi) | कौन बनेगा करोड़पति Kaun Banega Crorepati |
Star Plus | Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan |
| Sony Entertainment Television | Amitabh Bachchan | ||
| Kaun Banega Crorepati Hot Seat | Sony Entertainment Television | ||
| India (Malayalam) | നിങ്ങൾക്കും ആകാം കോടീശ്വരൻ Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran |
Asianet, Mazhavil Manorama | Suresh Gopi |
| India (Tamil) | நீங்களும் வெல்லலாம் ஒரு கோடி Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi |
Star Vijay | Suriya, Prakash Raj, Arvind Swamy |
| கோடீஸ்வரி Kodeeswari |
Colors Tamil | Radhika Sarathkumar | |
| India (Telugu) | మీలో ఎవరు కోటీశ్వరుడు Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu |
Star Maa | Nagarjuna, Chiranjeevi |
| ఎవరు మీలో కోటీశ్వరులు Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu |
Gemini TV | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | |
| India (Kannada) | ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕೋಟ್ಯಾಧಿಪತಿ Kannadada Kotyadhipati |
Star Suvarna | Puneeth Rajkumar, Ramesh Aravind |
| Colors Kannada | Puneeth Rajkumar | ||
| India (Marathi) | कोण होईल मराठी करोडपती Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati |
ETV Marathi | Sachin Khedekar, Swapnil Joshi |
| कोन होनार कोटीपती Kon Honaar Crorepati |
Sony Marathi | Nagraj Manjule, Sachin Khedekar | |
| India (Bengali) | কে হবে বাংলার কোটিপতি Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti |
Mahuaa Bangla | Sourav Ganguly |
| Colors Bangla | Prosenjit Chatterjee | ||
| India (Bhojpuri) | के बनी क्रोरेपती Ke Bani Crorepati |
Mahuaa TV | Shatrughan Sinha |
| India (Kashmiri) | کُس بانِ كٲشُر کرورپٔتی Kus Bani Kashur Karorpaet |
DD Kashir | Rayees Mohiuddin |
| Indonesia | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | RCTI | Tantowi Yahya |
| Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Hot Seat | Ferdy Hasan | ||
| Super Milyarder 3 Milyar | antv | Dian Sastrowardoyo | |
| Ireland | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | RTÉ One | Gay Byrne |
| Israel | ?מי רוצה להיות מיליונר Mi rotseh lehiyot milyoner |
Channel 2, Channel 10 | Yoram Arbel |
| Keshet 12 | Erez Tal | ||
| Italy | Chi vuol essere miliardario? | Canale 5 | Gerry Scotti |
| Chi vuol essere milionario? | |||
| Chi vuol essere milionario? – Edizione Straordinaria | |||
| Ivory Coast | Qui veut gagner des millions? | RTI | Bamba Bakary, Yves Zogbo Jr. |
| Japan | クイズ＄ミリオネア Kuizu $ Mirionea |
Fuji TV | Monta Mino |
| Kazakhstan (Kazakh) | Миллион кiмге бұйырады? Mïllïon kimge buyıradı? |
El Arna | Eskender Serkebayev |
| Khabar | Dosymbek Otegaliev | ||
| Kazakhstan (Russian) | Кто возьмёт миллион? Kto vozmyot million? |
KTK | Evgeny Zhumanov |
| El Arna, Khabar | Serik Akishev | ||
| Kenya | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | KTN | Fayyaz Qureshi |
| Kurdistan | Milyonêr | Kanal4 | Ciwan Haco |
| Kyrgyzstan | Миллионер болгуң келеби? Millioner bolgung kelebi? |
KTRK | Erkin Ryskulbekov |
| Latvia | Gribi būt miljonārs? | TV3 | Mārtiņš Ķibilds, Ģirts Līcis |
| Lithuania | Kas laimės milijoną? | TV3 | Henrikas Vaitiekūnas, Vytautas Kernagis |
| Malaysia (Malay) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | NTV7 | Jalaluddin Hassan |
| Malaysia (Mandarin) | 百万富翁 Bai Wan Fu Weng |
Victor Gu | |
| Mauritius | Qui veut gagner des millions? | MBC | Sandra Mayotte |
| Mexico | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Azteca Trece | Pablo Latapí Ortega |
| Moldova | Vrei să fii milionar? | Prime TV | Dan Negru |
| Mongolia | Монголын саятан Mongolin Sayatan |
Edutainment TV | D. Enkhbayar |
| Nepal | Ko Banchha Crorepati? | AP1TV | Rajesh Hamal |
| Netherlands | (Lotto) Weekend Miljonairs | SBS6, RTL 4 | Robert ten Brink |
| Lotto Weekend Miljonairs | SBS6 | Jeroen van der Boom | |
| BankGiro Miljonairs | RTL 4 | Robert ten Brink | |
| VriendenLoterij Miljonairs | |||
| New Zealand | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? New Zealand | TV One | Mike Hosking |
| Nigeria | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | NTA, Silverbird TV, Africa Magic | Frank Edoho |
| North Macedonia | Кој сака да биде милионер? Koj saka de bide milioner? |
A1 | Sašo Macanovski Trendo |
| Norway | Vil du bli millionær? | TV 2 | Arve Juritzen, Frithjof Wilborn, Sarah Natasha Melbye |
| Vil du bli millionær? Hotseat | Sarah Natasha Melbye | ||
| Pakistan | Kya Aap Banaingay Crorepati | ARY Digital | Moin Akhtar |
| Panama | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Telemetro | Atenógenes Rodríguez |
| Peru | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Red Global | Guido Lombardi |
| Philippines | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | IBC | Christopher de Leon |
| TV5 | Vic Sotto | ||
| Poland | Milionerzy | TVN | Hubert Urbański |
| Portugal | Quem quer ser milionário? | RTP1 | Carlos Cruz, Maria Elisa Domingues, Diogo Infante, Jorge Gabriel, Manuela Moura Guedes |
| Quem quer ser milionário? Alta Pressão | José Carlos Malato, Filomena Cautela | ||
| Romania | Vrei să fii miliardar? | Prima TV | Virgil Ianțu |
| Vrei să fii milionar? | Kanal D, Prima TV | ||
| Kanal D | Teo Trandafir | ||
| Russia | О, счастливчик! O, schastlivchik! |
NTV | Dimitry Dibrov |
| Кто хочет стать миллионером? Kto khochet stat' millionerom? |
Channel One | Current: Yulianna Karaulova Former: Maxim Galkin, Dimitry Dibrov | |
| Serbia Montenegro |
Želite li da postanete milioner? | Current: Nova S Former: BKTV, B92, TV Nacionalna, Prva |
Ivan Zeljković |
| Singapore (English) | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | MediaCorp Channel 5 | Mark Van Cuylenburg |
| Singapore (Mandarin) | 百万大赢家 Bai wan da ying jia |
MediaCorp Channel 8 | Chao (Timothy) Qitai |
| Slovakia | Milionár | Markíza | Martin Nikodým |
| Jednotka | Martin Nikodým, Iveta Malachovská | ||
| Slovenia | Lepo je biti milijonar? - Kviz z jonasom | POP TV | Jonas Žnidaršič |
| Lepo je biti milijonar? | Boštjan Romih | ||
| Milijonar | Current: Planet TV Former: TV SLO 1 |
Current: Jure Godler Former: Jonas Žnidaršič, Slavko Bobovnik | |
| South Africa (English) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | M-Net | Jeremy Maggs |
| South Africa (Afrikaans) | Wie Word 'n Miljoenêr? | kykNET | Rian van Heerden |
| South Korea | 퀴즈쇼 밀리어네어 Kwijeusyo Millieoneeo |
tvN | Kim Kap-soo |
| Spain | ¿Quiere ser millonario? 50 por 15 | Telecinco | Carlos Sobrera |
| ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Current: LaSexta Former: Antena 3 |
Current: Juanra Bonet Former: Carlos Sobrera, Antonio Garrido | |
| ¿Quién quiere ser El millonario? | LaSexta | Nuria Roca | |
| Sri Lanka (Sinhala) | ඔබ ද ලක්ෂපති මමද ලක්ෂපති Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi |
Sirasa TV | Lucky Dias, Chandana Suriyabandara |
| සිරස ලක්ෂපති Sirasa Lakshapathi |
Chandana Suriyabandara | ||
| Sri Lanka (Tamil) | உங்களில் யார் மகா இலட்சாதிபதி Ungali Yaar Maha Latchathipathi |
Shakthi TV | Abarna Suthan, Balendran Kandeeban |
| Sri Lanka (English) | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | TV 1 | Riyaz Shah Jahan |
| Sweden | Vem vill bli miljonär? | TV4 | Bengt Magnusson |
| Postkodmiljonären | Rickard Sjöberg | ||
| Postkodmiljonären – Heta Stolen | |||
| Switzerland | Wer wird Millionär? | TV3 | René Rindlisbacher |
| 3+ | Claudio Zuccolini | ||
| Thailand | ? | ? | ? |
| Turkey | Kim 500 Milyar İster? | Show TV, Kanal D | Kenan Işık |
| Kim 500 Bin İster? | Show TV | Kenan Işık, Haluk Bilginer | |
| Kim Bir Milyon İster? | Star TV | Kenan Işık | |
| Kim Milyoner Olmak İster? | ATV | Current: Oktay Kaynarca Former: Kenan Işık, various celebrities, Selçuk Yöntem, Murat Yıldırım, Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | |
| Uganda | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | NTV | Alan Kasujja |
| Ukraine | Хто хоче стати мiльйонером? Перший мільйон Khto Khoche staty Milyonerom? Pershy milyon |
1+1 | Danylo Yanevskyy, Anatoliy Borsyuk, Ostap Stupka |
| Мільйонер - Гаряче крісло Milyoner - Garyache Krislo |
Inter | Volodymyr Zelenskyy | |
| Хто хоче стати мiльйонером? Khto khoche staty mil'yonerom? |
ICTV | Stanislav Boklan | |
| United Kingdom | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | ITV | Current: Jeremy Clarkson Former: Chris Tarrant |
| United States | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | ABC | Current: Jimmy Kimmel Former: Regis Philbin |
| Syndication | Meredith Vieira, Cedric the Entertainer, Terry Crews, Chris Harrison | ||
| Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire | ABC | Regis Philbin | |
| Uruguay | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | Teledoce | Andrés Tulipano |
| Canal 10 | Orlando Petinatti | ||
| Venezuela | ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? | RCTV, Televen | Eladio Lárez |
| Vietnam | Ai Là Triệu Phú | VTV3 | Current: Đinh Tiến Dũng Former: Lại Văn Sâm, Phan Đăng |
| Ai Là Triệu Phú - Ghế nóng | Lại Văn Sâm |
Unlicensed versions[]
| Country | Title | Network | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | برنده باش Barande Bash |
IRIB TV3 | Mohammad Reza Golzar |
| Iraq | الملياردير Almilyarder |
Al Rabiaa TV | George Kordahi |
| Mongolia | Монголын саятан тв-шоу Mongolin Sayatan TV-Show |
Edutainment TV | R. Nyambayar |
| Taiwan | 超級大富翁 Chao ji da fu weng |
TTV | Hsieh Chen-wu |
| Thailand | เกมเศรษฐี Kemsresthi |
Channel 3, iTV/TITV | Traiphop Limpapath |
| Vietnam | Rồng vàng | HTV7 | Chánh Tín, Thành Lộc, Hữu Luân |