Eurovision 2026 featured 35 participating countries

Eurovisionworld’s post-contest pages for Eurovision 2026 say this year’s contest featured 35 participating countries and a 25-song Grand Final in Vienna. The site’s main results page, updated on May 21-22, says the finalists were made up of five automatic qualifiers and 20 acts that advanced from the two semi-finals. Eurovisionworld also identifies the automatic finalists as France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Austria, which hosted after winning in 2025. ### How does the 35-country total break down? Eurovisionworld’s 2026 contest page says 35 countries took part in the competition overall. Its breakdown says 25 countries appeared in the Grand Final, while 10 countries were eliminated across the two semi-finals. The same site had reported before the contest that 35 countries would compete in Eurovision 2026. That earlier preview said five countries were prequalified for the final and the remaining 30 would be split across two semi-finals. (eurovisionworld.com) ### Which countries were already in the Grand Final? Austria was listed by Eurovisionworld as an automatic finalist because it was the previous year’s winner and host broadcaster. (eurovisionworld.com) The other four automatic finalists were France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, which the site labels the “Big-4.” Eurovisionworld’s country pages match that structure. Its United Kingdom page lists Look Mum No Computer performing “Eins, Zwei, Drei” as the British entry in the 2026 final. (eurovisionworld.com) ### How were the other 20 finalists chosen? Eurovisionworld’s results pages say 10 songs qualified from each semi-final. Its Semi-final 1 page says 15 countries competed there, with Germany and Italy performing and voting as pre-qualified finalists. (eurovisionworld.com) Its Semi-final 2 page says another 15 countries competed on May 14 in Vienna, with 10 advancing to the Grand Final. That page lists Bulgaria’s Dara as the semi-final winner with “Bangaranga” on 278 points. (eurovisionworld.com) ### What does the final scoreboard show? Eurovisionworld’s final results page lists Bulgaria as the winner of Eurovision 2026 with 516 points for Dara’s “Bangaranga.” Israel finished second on 343 points, and Romania was third on 296, according to the same page. (eurovisionworld.com) The same scoreboard lists all 25 finalists and then the 10 non-qualifiers underneath. It also notes that the placings of the non-qualified countries are not official. (eurovisionworld.com) ### Where can readers check the full 2026 lineup? Eurovisionworld’s main 2026 results page links the final scoreboard, both semi-finals and country-by-country entries for the contest in Vienna. A separate Eurovisionworld explainer published on May 16 also said 25 countries would compete in that night’s Grand Final. (eurovisionworld.com) Eurovisionworld’s archived 2026 pages remain the clearest public source for the full participant list, the automatic finalists and the final results table as of May 22. (eurovisionworld.com)