Which Olympic games has seen the greatest number of countries winning gold?

It may be a surprise, but the Paris Olympic Games fell two countries short of tying the record for most countries to win a gold medal. The 2020 Tokyo Games had 65 different countries win a gold medal.

The Summer Olympics have more than twice as many countries competing as the Winter Games. The 2022 Winter Olympics had 22 different countries win a gold medal.

Number of Countries that won at least 1 gold medal at the Summer Olympics:
2024 63
2020 65
2016 59
2012 55
2008 54
2004 56
2000 52
1996 52
1992 38
1988 31

The number will keep decreasing as there are fewer events to medal in as we go back in time.

The website below is a great resource for everything related to Olympic medals and games.
https://www.olympedia.org/statistics/medal/country

https://www.nbcdfw.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/countries-most-summer-olympic-gold-medals-all-time/3619130/