The full record is who runs the world's best hotels, where the list can also be filtered by group and brand. A group with three or more hotels on the list has a page here, and so does a brand with five or more. Independent hotels are on the main list and the country pages.
- Marriott International 120 hotels · brands: The Ritz-Carlton (36), St. Regis (25), The Luxury Collection (16), Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts (8), W Hotels (7), JW Marriott (7), Ritz-Carlton Reserve (6), EDITION (6)
- Four Seasons 85 hotels
- Accor 45 hotels · brands: Fairmont (17), Raffles (15), Sofitel (6)
- Hyatt 41 hotels · brands: Park Hyatt (20), Alila (6), Hyatt Regency (6)
- Mandarin Oriental 35 hotels
- Rosewood Hotel Group 34 hotels
- Hilton 33 hotels · brands: Waldorf Astoria (20), Conrad (8)
- IHG Hotels & Resorts 24 hotels · brands: Six Senses (12), InterContinental (6)
- Minor Hotels 20 hotels · brands: Anantara (18)
- Auberge Collection 18 hotels
- Belmond 16 hotels
- Kerzner International 14 hotels · brands: One&Only (11)
- Kempinski 11 hotels
- Shangri-La 11 hotels
- Capella Hotel Group 10 hotels · brands: Capella (8)
- Meliá Hotels International 10 hotels · brands: Gran Meliá (7)
- Aman 9 hotels
- Banyan Group 9 hotels
- Beckons 9 hotels · brands: Baillie Lodges (7)
- Dorchester Collection 8 hotels
- Rocco Forte Hotels 8 hotels
- The Peninsula Hotels 8 hotels
- Montage International 7 hotels · brands: Montage (5)
- Oberoi Hotels & Resorts 7 hotels
- Oetker Hotels 7 hotels
- The Lux Collective 6 hotels
- Barrière 5 hotels
- Chedi Hospitality 5 hotels
- Red Carnation Hotels 5 hotels
- Starwood Hotels 5 hotels
- Taj (IHCL) 5 hotels
- The Langham 5 hotels
- The Leela 5 hotels
- Airelles 4 hotels
- Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences 4 hotels
- Maybourne 4 hotels
- Althoff Collection 3 hotels
- Awasi 3 hotels
- Chablé Hotels 3 hotels
- Cheval Blanc 3 hotels
- Corinthia Hotels 3 hotels
- Dusit 3 hotels
- Firmdale Hotels 3 hotels
- Imperial Hotel 3 hotels
- Jumeirah 3 hotels
- Les Sources 3 hotels
- Lotte Hotels & Resorts 3 hotels
- Nayara Resorts 3 hotels
- Soneva 3 hotels
- Swire Hotels 3 hotels
- Tschuggen Collection 3 hotels
- Viceroy Hotels & Resorts 3 hotels
- Volcanoes Safaris 3 hotels
- Zannier Hotels 3 hotels