The show's format has been exported around the world under the same
MasterChef logo, and is now produced in more than 50 countries and airs in over 200 territories. In 2017,
Guinness World Records officially recognised it as the world's most successful cookery television format. The format has appeared most often in four major versions: the main
MasterChef series,
MasterChef: The Professionals for professional working chefs,
Celebrity MasterChef featuring celebrities as the contestants, and
Junior MasterChef, a version created and adapted for children, which was first developed in 1994 and has also expanded to other countries in recent years. Despite the four major versions, in 2012, Australia created the fifth version called
MasterChef All-Stars, for former contestants to raise money for charity. In 2018, Ukraine created
MasterChef Teens, for teenage contestants. In 2019, Brazil created
MasterChef: Para Tudo (
MasterChef: Stop Everything), a TV show featuring interviews with judges and former contestants, plus recipes and memes, presented by
Ana Paula Padrão. In Brazil,
MasterChef All-Stars was titled
MasterChef: A Revanche (
MasterChef: The Rematch), being released in 2019 and featuring former contestants who did not win the competition before. In 2022, Brazil created
MasterChef +, for senior contestants over 60 years old. In 2023, Australia created
MasterChef: Dessert Masters, dedicated for confectionery and patissiere. ,
MasterChef Australia was the most watched television series in Australia, with the
season 2 finale being the third most watched show in Australian television history.
MasterChef Australia also won the award for 'Most Popular Reality Program' at the
2010 Logie Awards. Many other countries also broadcast the Australian version, either
dubbed or with
subtitles in the local language. In 2018, the mobile game developer
Animoca secured the licence to make
MasterChef games. ==International versions==