CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest
CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest
Note: Due to conflict with the ARRL DX CW Contest, the 2026 CQ 160M Contest SSB will be held one week later - February 27 to March 1
Statistical charts of CQ 160 Contest activity.
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| Year | CW Entries | SSB Entries | Total Entries |
| 2025 | 2,027 | 978 | 3,005 |
| 2024 | 2,084 | 1,114 | 3,198 |
| 2023 | 2,232 | 1,144 | 3,376 |
| 2022 | 2,855 | 1,084 | 3,939 |
| 2021 | 3,259 | 1,623 | 4,882 |
| 2020 | 2,911 | 1,432 | 4,343 |
| 2019 | 2,633 | 1,185 | 3,818 |
| 2018 | 2,534 | 1,265 | 3,799 |
| 2017 | 2,590 | 1,187 | 3,777 |
| 2016 | 2,111 | 1,149 | 3,260 |
| 2015 | 2,092 | 1,106 | 3,198 |
| 2014 | 2,130 | 993 | 3,123 |
| 2013 | 2,277 | 1,051 | 3,328 |
| 2012 | 2,025 | 1,061 | 3,086 |
| 2011 | 2,319 | 1,152 | 3,471 |
| 2010 | 2,326 | 1,072 | 3,398 |
| 2009 | 2,157 | 1,076 | 3,233 |
| 2008 | 1,815 | 905 | 2,720 |
| 2007 | 1,695 | 776 | 2,471 |
| 2006 | 1,503 | 680 | 2,183 |
| 2005 | 1,440 | 749 | 2,189 |
| 2004 | 1,299 | 705 | 2,004 |
| 2003 | 1,146 | 516 | 1,662 |
| 2002 | 886 | 432 | 1,318 |
| 2001 | 886 | 411 | 1,297 |
| 2000 | 786 | 394 | 1,180 |
| 1999 | 778 | 431 | 1,209 |
| 1998 | 884 | 437 | 1,321 |
| 1997 | 798 | 520 | 1,318 |
| 1996 | 819 | 490 | 1,309 |
| 1995 | 825 | 544 | 1,369 |
| 1994 | 756 | 471 | 1,227 |
| 1993 | 669 | 384 | 1,053 |
| 1992 | 625 | 304 | 929 |
| 1991 | 489 | 265 | 754 |
| 1990 | 454 | 255 | 709 |
| 1989 | 531 | 249 | 780 |
| 1988 | 572 | 277 | 849 |
| 1987 | 485 | 194 | 679 |
| 1986 | 582 | 286 | 868 |
| 1985 | 498 | 262 | 760 |
| 1984 | 453 | 205 | 658 |
| 1983 | 471 | 205 | 676 |
| 1982 | 346 | 155 | 501 |
| 1981 | 354 | 0 | 354 |
| 1980 | 331 | 0 | 331 |
| 1979 | 246 | 0 | 246 |
| 1978 | 255 | 0 | 255 |
| 1977 | 259 | 0 | 259 |
| 1976 | 218 | 0 | 218 |
| 1975 | 253 | 0 | 253 |
| 1974 | 248 | 0 | 248 |
| 1973 | 256 | 0 | 256 |
| 1972 | 235 | 0 | 235 |
| 1971 | 254 | 0 | 254 |
| 1970 | 274 | 0 | 274 |
| 1969 | 230 | 0 | 230 |
| 1968 | 241 | 0 | 241 |
| 1967 | 213 | 0 | 213 |
| 1966 | 206 | 0 | 206 |
| 1965 | 252 | 0 | 252 |
| 1964 | 219 | 0 | 219 |
| 1963 | 179 | 0 | 179 |
| 1962 | 130 | 0 | 130 |
| 1961 | 146 | 0 | 146 |
| 1960 | 60 | 0 | 60 |