Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is one of the oldest and most economically important fruit crop valued for its nutritional richness, medicinal properties and increasing global market demand. However, its production and marketability are severely constrained by several pre and post-harvest fungal diseases, which cause significant losses in fruit yield, quality and shelf life. To assess the status of fungal diseases in major pomegranate growing regions of Karnataka, an intensive field and market survey was conducted in Vijayapura, Ballari, Bagalkote, Chitradurga, Tumakuru, Raichur and Koppal districts. Fungal diseases were recorded in all the surveyed locations. Among field survey, overall disease incidence ranged from 17.50 to 46.06 per cent, with the maximum incidence at Sevalalnagar (46.06 %) of Chitradurga district and the minimum at Sira (17.50 %) of Tumakuru district. Ballari recorded the maximum district mean incidence (43.82 %), whereas Tumakuru recorded the minimum (18.75 %). Anthracnose was the most widely distributed disease, occurring in all 19 surveyed villages, with incidence ranging from 10.98 to 38.46 per cent. Alternaria and Coniella fruit rots were recorded in 10 villages each, while Aspergillus fruit rot was observed in two villages. In market samples, overall post-harvest disease incidence ranged from 22.05 to 34.98 per cent, with the maximum incidence in Bagalkote (34.98 %) and the minimum in Vijayapura (22.05 %). Among the individual diseases, Aspergillus fruit rot recorded the maximum incidence of 17.85 per cent in Bagalkote, while Penicillium fruit rot reached 14.28 per cent in Koppal.