diff --git a/lib/CompatibilityPlugin.js b/lib/CompatibilityPlugin.js
index 4d36df6b85a..3b8d796ceef 100644
--- a/lib/CompatibilityPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/CompatibilityPlugin.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const {
 	JAVASCRIPT_MODULE_TYPE_DYNAMIC,
 	JAVASCRIPT_MODULE_TYPE_ESM
 } = require("./ModuleTypeConstants");
+const RuntimeGlobals = require("./RuntimeGlobals");
 const ConstDependency = require("./dependencies/ConstDependency");
 
 /** @typedef {import("./Compiler")} Compiler */
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ class CompatibilityPlugin {
 						if (
 							statement.type === "FunctionDeclaration" &&
 							statement.id &&
-							statement.id.name === "__webpack_require__"
+							statement.id.name === RuntimeGlobals.require
 						) {
 							const newName = `__nested_webpack_require_${statement.range[0]}__`;
 							parser.tagVariable(
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ class CompatibilityPlugin {
 						}
 					});
 					parser.hooks.pattern
-						.for("__webpack_require__")
+						.for(RuntimeGlobals.require)
 						.tap(PLUGIN_NAME, pattern => {
 							const newName = `__nested_webpack_require_${pattern.range[0]}__`;
 							parser.tagVariable(pattern.name, nestedWebpackIdentifierTag, {
diff --git a/lib/Compilation.js b/lib/Compilation.js
index 5c6a363ec75..705b185b34d 100644
--- a/lib/Compilation.js
+++ b/lib/Compilation.js
@@ -5024,13 +5024,13 @@ This prevents using hashes of each other and should be avoided.`);
 									};
 									const interceptModuleExecution = (__webpack_require__[
 										RuntimeGlobals.interceptModuleExecution.replace(
-											"__webpack_require__.",
+											`${RuntimeGlobals.require}.`,
 											""
 										)
 									] = []);
 									const moduleCache = (__webpack_require__[
 										RuntimeGlobals.moduleCache.replace(
-											"__webpack_require__.",
+											`${RuntimeGlobals.require}.`,
 											""
 										)
 									] = {});
diff --git a/lib/ContextModule.js b/lib/ContextModule.js
index cfbe31e2b2c..9ded86611f3 100644
--- a/lib/ContextModule.js
+++ b/lib/ContextModule.js
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ class ContextModule extends Module {
 
 	getReturn(type, asyncModule) {
 		if (type === 9) {
-			return "__webpack_require__(id)";
+			return `${RuntimeGlobals.require}(id)`;
 		}
 		return `${RuntimeGlobals.createFakeNamespaceObject}(id, ${type}${
 			asyncModule ? " | 16" : ""
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ module.exports = webpackAsyncContext;`;
 				? `${arrow ? "id =>" : "function(id)"} {
 		${this.getReturnModuleObjectSource(fakeMap)}
 	}`
-				: "__webpack_require__";
+				: RuntimeGlobals.require;
 		return `var map = ${JSON.stringify(map, null, "\t")};
 ${this.getFakeMapInitStatement(fakeMap)}
 
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ module.exports = webpackAsyncContext;`;
 				? `${arrow ? "id =>" : "function(id)"} {
 		${this.getReturnModuleObjectSource(fakeMap, true)};
 	}`
-				: "__webpack_require__";
+				: RuntimeGlobals.require;
 
 		return `var map = ${JSON.stringify(map, null, "\t")};
 ${this.getFakeMapInitStatement(fakeMap)}
diff --git a/lib/DllModule.js b/lib/DllModule.js
index 5a8de32bebb..da12978f297 100644
--- a/lib/DllModule.js
+++ b/lib/DllModule.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class DllModule extends Module {
 		const sources = new Map();
 		sources.set(
 			"javascript",
-			new RawSource("module.exports = __webpack_require__;")
+			new RawSource(`module.exports = ${RuntimeGlobals.require};`)
 		);
 		return {
 			sources,
diff --git a/lib/MainTemplate.js b/lib/MainTemplate.js
index ee07a0b700e..68578476ee7 100644
--- a/lib/MainTemplate.js
+++ b/lib/MainTemplate.js
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ class MainTemplate {
 
 Object.defineProperty(MainTemplate.prototype, "requireFn", {
 	get: util.deprecate(
-		() => "__webpack_require__",
-		'MainTemplate.requireFn is deprecated (use "__webpack_require__")',
+		() => RuntimeGlobals.require,
+		`MainTemplate.requireFn is deprecated (use "${RuntimeGlobals.require}")`,
 		"DEP_WEBPACK_MAIN_TEMPLATE_REQUIRE_FN"
 	)
 });
diff --git a/lib/RuntimeTemplate.js b/lib/RuntimeTemplate.js
index b5a3e31793f..90e4e7ec0e1 100644
--- a/lib/RuntimeTemplate.js
+++ b/lib/RuntimeTemplate.js
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class RuntimeTemplate {
 			);
 		}
 		runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.require);
-		return `__webpack_require__(${this.moduleId({
+		return `${RuntimeGlobals.require}(${this.moduleId({
 			module,
 			chunkGraph,
 			request,
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ class RuntimeTemplate {
 					)})`;
 				} else {
 					runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.require);
-					appending = `.then(__webpack_require__.bind(__webpack_require__, ${comment}${idExpr}))`;
+					appending = `.then(${RuntimeGlobals.require}.bind(${RuntimeGlobals.require}, ${comment}${idExpr}))`;
 				}
 				break;
 			case "dynamic":
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ class RuntimeTemplate {
 						)})`;
 					} else {
 						runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.require);
-						appending = `.then(__webpack_require__.bind(__webpack_require__, ${comment}${idExpr}))`;
+						appending = `.then(${RuntimeGlobals.require}.bind(${RuntimeGlobals.require}, ${comment}${idExpr}))`;
 					}
 					appending += `.then(${this.returningFunction(
 						`${RuntimeGlobals.createFakeNamespaceObject}(m, ${fakeType})`,
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ class RuntimeTemplate {
 							`${header}return ${returnExpression};`
 						)})`;
 					} else {
-						appending = `.then(${RuntimeGlobals.createFakeNamespaceObject}.bind(__webpack_require__, ${comment}${idExpr}, ${fakeType}))`;
+						appending = `.then(${RuntimeGlobals.createFakeNamespaceObject}.bind(${RuntimeGlobals.require}, ${comment}${idExpr}, ${fakeType}))`;
 					}
 				}
 				break;
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ class RuntimeTemplate {
 			originModule.buildMeta.strictHarmonyModule
 		);
 		runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.require);
-		const importContent = `/* harmony import */ ${optDeclaration}${importVar} = __webpack_require__(${moduleId});\n`;
+		const importContent = `/* harmony import */ ${optDeclaration}${importVar} = ${RuntimeGlobals.require}(${moduleId});\n`;
 
 		if (exportsType === "dynamic") {
 			runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.compatGetDefaultExport);
diff --git a/lib/Template.js b/lib/Template.js
index 59cb2c157cd..47073954a04 100644
--- a/lib/Template.js
+++ b/lib/Template.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 const { ConcatSource, PrefixSource } = require("webpack-sources");
 const { WEBPACK_MODULE_TYPE_RUNTIME } = require("./ModuleTypeConstants");
+const RuntimeGlobals = require("./RuntimeGlobals");
 
 /** @typedef {import("webpack-sources").Source} Source */
 /** @typedef {import("../declarations/WebpackOptions").Output} OutputOptions */
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ class Template {
 		return new PrefixSource(
 			"/******/ ",
 			new ConcatSource(
-				"function(__webpack_require__) { // webpackRuntimeModules\n",
+				`function(${RuntimeGlobals.require}) { // webpackRuntimeModules\n`,
 				this.renderRuntimeModules(runtimeModules, renderContext),
 				"}\n"
 			)
diff --git a/lib/container/FallbackModule.js b/lib/container/FallbackModule.js
index c7123af468d..3c8b692fe96 100644
--- a/lib/container/FallbackModule.js
+++ b/lib/container/FallbackModule.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class FallbackModule extends Module {
 			`var loop = ${runtimeTemplate.basicFunction("next", [
 				"while(i < ids.length) {",
 				Template.indent([
-					"try { next = __webpack_require__(ids[i++]); } catch(e) { return handleError(e); }",
+					`try { next = ${RuntimeGlobals.require}(ids[i++]); } catch(e) { return handleError(e); }`,
 					"if(next) return next.then ? next.then(handleResult, handleError) : handleResult(next);"
 				]),
 				"}",
diff --git a/lib/container/RemoteRuntimeModule.js b/lib/container/RemoteRuntimeModule.js
index 7f4d15b2909..48d9d9d9635 100644
--- a/lib/container/RemoteRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/container/RemoteRuntimeModule.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class RemoteRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 								"module.exports = factory();"
 							])}`
 						])};`,
-						"handleFunction(__webpack_require__, data[2], 0, 0, onExternal, 1);"
+						`handleFunction(${RuntimeGlobals.require}, data[2], 0, 0, onExternal, 1);`
 					])});`
 				]),
 				"}"
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/AMDDefineDependency.js b/lib/dependencies/AMDDefineDependency.js
index 019f3908c46..bf2959c5a72 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/AMDDefineDependency.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/AMDDefineDependency.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const NullDependency = require("./NullDependency");
 const DEFINITIONS = {
 	f: {
 		definition: "var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_RESULT__;",
-		content: `!(__WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_RESULT__ = (#).call(exports, __webpack_require__, exports, module),
+		content: `!(__WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_RESULT__ = (#).call(exports, ${RuntimeGlobals.require}, exports, module),
 		__WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_RESULT__ !== undefined && (module.exports = __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_RESULT__))`,
 		requests: [
 			RuntimeGlobals.require,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const DEFINITIONS = {
 			"var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_RESULT__;",
 		content: `!(__WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__ = (#),
 		__WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_RESULT__ = (typeof __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__ === 'function' ?
-		(__WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__.call(exports, __webpack_require__, exports, module)) :
+		(__WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__.call(exports, ${RuntimeGlobals.require}, exports, module)) :
 		__WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__),
 		__WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_RESULT__ !== undefined && (module.exports = __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_RESULT__))`,
 		requests: [
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ const DEFINITIONS = {
 	},
 	lf: {
 		definition: "var XXX, XXXmodule;",
-		content:
-			"!(XXXmodule = { id: YYY, exports: {}, loaded: false }, XXX = (#).call(XXXmodule.exports, __webpack_require__, XXXmodule.exports, XXXmodule), XXXmodule.loaded = true, XXX === undefined && (XXX = XXXmodule.exports))",
+		content: `!(XXXmodule = { id: YYY, exports: {}, loaded: false }, XXX = (#).call(XXXmodule.exports, ${RuntimeGlobals.require}, XXXmodule.exports, XXXmodule), XXXmodule.loaded = true, XXX === undefined && (XXX = XXXmodule.exports))`,
 		requests: [RuntimeGlobals.require, RuntimeGlobals.module]
 	},
 	lo: {
@@ -80,8 +79,7 @@ const DEFINITIONS = {
 	},
 	lof: {
 		definition: "var XXX, XXXfactory, XXXmodule;",
-		content:
-			"!(XXXfactory = (#), (typeof XXXfactory === 'function' ? ((XXXmodule = { id: YYY, exports: {}, loaded: false }), (XXX = XXXfactory.call(XXXmodule.exports, __webpack_require__, XXXmodule.exports, XXXmodule)), (XXXmodule.loaded = true), XXX === undefined && (XXX = XXXmodule.exports)) : XXX = XXXfactory))",
+		content: `!(XXXfactory = (#), (typeof XXXfactory === 'function' ? ((XXXmodule = { id: YYY, exports: {}, loaded: false }), (XXX = XXXfactory.call(XXXmodule.exports, ${RuntimeGlobals.require}, XXXmodule.exports, XXXmodule)), (XXXmodule.loaded = true), XXX === undefined && (XXX = XXXmodule.exports)) : XXX = XXXfactory))`,
 		requests: [RuntimeGlobals.require, RuntimeGlobals.module]
 	},
 	laf: {
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/AMDDefineDependencyParserPlugin.js b/lib/dependencies/AMDDefineDependencyParserPlugin.js
index 7d1c7e9e041..e77520135d3 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/AMDDefineDependencyParserPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/AMDDefineDependencyParserPlugin.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class AMDDefineDependencyParserPlugin {
 				let localModule;
 				if (request === "require") {
 					identifiers[idx] = request;
-					dep = "__webpack_require__";
+					dep = RuntimeGlobals.require;
 				} else if (["exports", "module"].includes(request)) {
 					identifiers[idx] = request;
 					dep = request;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class AMDDefineDependencyParserPlugin {
 		} else if (param.isString()) {
 			let dep, localModule;
 			if (param.string === "require") {
-				dep = new ConstDependency("__webpack_require__", param.range, [
+				dep = new ConstDependency(RuntimeGlobals.require, param.range, [
 					RuntimeGlobals.require
 				]);
 			} else if (param.string === "exports") {
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/AMDRequireDependenciesBlockParserPlugin.js b/lib/dependencies/AMDRequireDependenciesBlockParserPlugin.js
index f49f55b4ff1..0a0aaba9bb0 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/AMDRequireDependenciesBlockParserPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/AMDRequireDependenciesBlockParserPlugin.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class AMDRequireDependenciesBlockParserPlugin {
 			for (const request of param.array) {
 				let dep, localModule;
 				if (request === "require") {
-					dep = "__webpack_require__";
+					dep = RuntimeGlobals.require;
 				} else if (["exports", "module"].includes(request)) {
 					dep = request;
 				} else if ((localModule = getLocalModule(parser.state, request))) {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class AMDRequireDependenciesBlockParserPlugin {
 		} else if (param.isString()) {
 			let dep, localModule;
 			if (param.string === "require") {
-				dep = new ConstDependency("__webpack_require__", param.string, [
+				dep = new ConstDependency(RuntimeGlobals.require, param.string, [
 					RuntimeGlobals.require
 				]);
 			} else if (param.string === "module") {
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/AMDRequireDependency.js b/lib/dependencies/AMDRequireDependency.js
index 3710bee239a..ffc6c8c54db 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/AMDRequireDependency.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/AMDRequireDependency.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ AMDRequireDependency.Template = class AMDRequireDependencyTemplate extends (
 		// has function range but no array range
 		if (dep.functionRange && !dep.arrayRange) {
 			const startBlock = `${promise}.then((`;
-			const endBlock = `).bind(exports, __webpack_require__, exports, module))['catch'](${RuntimeGlobals.uncaughtErrorHandler})`;
+			const endBlock = `).bind(exports, ${RuntimeGlobals.require}, exports, module))['catch'](${RuntimeGlobals.uncaughtErrorHandler})`;
 			runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.uncaughtErrorHandler);
 
 			source.replace(dep.outerRange[0], dep.functionRange[0] - 1, startBlock);
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/RequireEnsureDependency.js b/lib/dependencies/RequireEnsureDependency.js
index c552faab993..b41b2944fc4 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/RequireEnsureDependency.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/RequireEnsureDependency.js
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ RequireEnsureDependency.Template = class RequireEnsureDependencyTemplate extends
 			source.replace(
 				contentRange[1],
 				errorHandlerRange[0] - 1,
-				").bind(null, __webpack_require__))['catch']("
+				`).bind(null, ${RuntimeGlobals.require}))['catch'](`
 			);
 			source.replace(errorHandlerRange[1], range[1] - 1, ")");
 		} else {
 			source.replace(
 				contentRange[1],
 				range[1] - 1,
-				`).bind(null, __webpack_require__))['catch'](${RuntimeGlobals.uncaughtErrorHandler})`
+				`).bind(null, ${RuntimeGlobals.require}))['catch'](${RuntimeGlobals.uncaughtErrorHandler})`
 			);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/RequireHeaderDependency.js b/lib/dependencies/RequireHeaderDependency.js
index 79022636825..a94fc540991 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/RequireHeaderDependency.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/RequireHeaderDependency.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ RequireHeaderDependency.Template = class RequireHeaderDependencyTemplate extends
 	apply(dependency, source, { runtimeRequirements }) {
 		const dep = /** @type {RequireHeaderDependency} */ (dependency);
 		runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.require);
-		source.replace(dep.range[0], dep.range[1] - 1, "__webpack_require__");
+		source.replace(dep.range[0], dep.range[1] - 1, RuntimeGlobals.require);
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/esm/ExportWebpackRequireRuntimeModule.js b/lib/esm/ExportWebpackRequireRuntimeModule.js
index 42d97cbd46c..dba8d9d9b68 100644
--- a/lib/esm/ExportWebpackRequireRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/esm/ExportWebpackRequireRuntimeModule.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
+const RuntimeGlobals = require("../RuntimeGlobals");
 const RuntimeModule = require("../RuntimeModule");
 
 class ExportWebpackRequireRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ class ExportWebpackRequireRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 	 * @returns {string} runtime code
 	 */
 	generate() {
-		return "export default __webpack_require__;";
+		return `export default ${RuntimeGlobals.require};`;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/esm/ModuleChunkFormatPlugin.js b/lib/esm/ModuleChunkFormatPlugin.js
index f0266bc0f61..e577d7deb36 100644
--- a/lib/esm/ModuleChunkFormatPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/esm/ModuleChunkFormatPlugin.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class ModuleChunkFormatPlugin {
 								entrySource.add(source);
 								entrySource.add(";\n\n// load runtime\n");
 								entrySource.add(
-									`import __webpack_require__ from ${JSON.stringify(
+									`import ${RuntimeGlobals.require} from ${JSON.stringify(
 										getRelativePath(runtimeChunk)
 									)};\n`
 								);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class ModuleChunkFormatPlugin {
 								const startupSource = new ConcatSource();
 								startupSource.add(
 									`var __webpack_exec__ = ${runtimeTemplate.returningFunction(
-										`__webpack_require__(${RuntimeGlobals.entryModuleId} = moduleId)`,
+										`${RuntimeGlobals.require}(${RuntimeGlobals.entryModuleId} = moduleId)`,
 										"moduleId"
 									)}\n`
 								);
diff --git a/lib/esm/ModuleChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js b/lib/esm/ModuleChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
index 091bb86db96..3755fcba95f 100644
--- a/lib/esm/ModuleChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/esm/ModuleChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class ModuleChunkLoadingRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 							"}"
 						]),
 						"}",
-						"if(runtime) runtime(__webpack_require__);",
+						`if(runtime) runtime(${RuntimeGlobals.require});`,
 						"for(;i < ids.length; i++) {",
 						Template.indent([
 							"chunkId = ids[i];",
diff --git a/lib/javascript/ArrayPushCallbackChunkFormatPlugin.js b/lib/javascript/ArrayPushCallbackChunkFormatPlugin.js
index e4315377d8a..6a23c5f7abd 100644
--- a/lib/javascript/ArrayPushCallbackChunkFormatPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/javascript/ArrayPushCallbackChunkFormatPlugin.js
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class ArrayPushCallbackChunkFormatPlugin {
 							if (runtimeModules.length > 0 || entries.length > 0) {
 								const runtime = new ConcatSource(
 									(runtimeTemplate.supportsArrowFunction()
-										? "__webpack_require__ =>"
-										: "function(__webpack_require__)") +
+										? `${RuntimeGlobals.require} =>`
+										: `function(${RuntimeGlobals.require})`) +
 										" { // webpackRuntimeModules\n"
 								);
 								if (runtimeModules.length > 0) {
diff --git a/lib/javascript/CommonJsChunkFormatPlugin.js b/lib/javascript/CommonJsChunkFormatPlugin.js
index a1d57bcc999..291589ddba6 100644
--- a/lib/javascript/CommonJsChunkFormatPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/javascript/CommonJsChunkFormatPlugin.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class CommonJsChunkFormatPlugin {
 							entrySource.add(source);
 							entrySource.add(";\n\n// load runtime\n");
 							entrySource.add(
-								`var __webpack_require__ = require(${JSON.stringify(
+								`var ${RuntimeGlobals.require} = require(${JSON.stringify(
 									runtimePath
 								)});\n`
 							);
diff --git a/lib/javascript/JavascriptModulesPlugin.js b/lib/javascript/JavascriptModulesPlugin.js
index 4ed0f1373b5..27a8cb5b5c5 100644
--- a/lib/javascript/JavascriptModulesPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/javascript/JavascriptModulesPlugin.js
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class JavascriptModulesPlugin {
 					const code = source.source();
 
 					const fn = vm.runInThisContext(
-						`(function(${module.moduleArgument}, ${module.exportsArgument}, __webpack_require__) {\n${code}\n/**/})`,
+						`(function(${module.moduleArgument}, ${module.exportsArgument}, ${RuntimeGlobals.require}) {\n${code}\n/**/})`,
 						{
 							filename: module.identifier(),
 							lineOffset: -1
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ class JavascriptModulesPlugin {
 					if (typeof code !== "string") code = code.toString();
 
 					const fn = vm.runInThisContext(
-						`(function(__webpack_require__) {\n${code}\n/**/})`,
+						`(function(${RuntimeGlobals.require}) {\n${code}\n/**/})`,
 						{
 							filename: options.module.identifier(),
 							lineOffset: -1
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class JavascriptModulesPlugin {
 								? module.exportsArgument
 								: "__unused_webpack_" + module.exportsArgument
 						);
-					if (needRequire) args.push("__webpack_require__");
+					if (needRequire) args.push(RuntimeGlobals.require);
 					if (!needThisAsExports && runtimeTemplate.supportsArrowFunction()) {
 						factorySource.add("/***/ ((" + args.join(", ") + ") => {\n\n");
 					} else {
@@ -1038,13 +1038,13 @@ class JavascriptModulesPlugin {
 
 		if (useRequire) {
 			buf.push("// The require function");
-			buf.push(`function __webpack_require__(moduleId) {`);
+			buf.push(`function ${RuntimeGlobals.require}(moduleId) {`);
 			buf.push(Template.indent(this.renderRequire(renderContext, hooks)));
 			buf.push("}");
 			buf.push("");
 		} else if (runtimeRequirements.has(RuntimeGlobals.requireScope)) {
 			buf.push("// The require scope");
-			buf.push("var __webpack_require__ = {};");
+			buf.push(`var ${RuntimeGlobals.require} = {};`);
 			buf.push("");
 		}
 
@@ -1163,14 +1163,14 @@ class JavascriptModulesPlugin {
 							}(undefined, ${JSON.stringify(
 								chunks.map(c => c.id)
 							)}, ${runtimeTemplate.returningFunction(
-								`__webpack_require__(${moduleIdExpr})`
+								`${RuntimeGlobals.require}(${moduleIdExpr})`
 							)})`
 						);
 					} else if (useRequire) {
 						buf2.push(
-							`${
-								i === 0 ? "var __webpack_exports__ = " : ""
-							}__webpack_require__(${moduleIdExpr});`
+							`${i === 0 ? "var __webpack_exports__ = " : ""}${
+								RuntimeGlobals.require
+							}(${moduleIdExpr});`
 						);
 					} else {
 						if (i === 0) buf2.push("var __webpack_exports__ = {};");
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ class JavascriptModulesPlugin {
 							buf2.push(
 								`__webpack_modules__[${moduleIdExpr}](0, ${
 									i === 0 ? "__webpack_exports__" : "{}"
-								}, __webpack_require__);`
+								}, ${RuntimeGlobals.require});`
 							);
 						} else if (entryRuntimeRequirements.has(RuntimeGlobals.exports)) {
 							buf2.push(
@@ -1281,17 +1281,17 @@ class JavascriptModulesPlugin {
 			RuntimeGlobals.interceptModuleExecution
 		)
 			? Template.asString([
-					"var execOptions = { id: moduleId, module: module, factory: __webpack_modules__[moduleId], require: __webpack_require__ };",
+					`var execOptions = { id: moduleId, module: module, factory: __webpack_modules__[moduleId], require: ${RuntimeGlobals.require} };`,
 					`${RuntimeGlobals.interceptModuleExecution}.forEach(function(handler) { handler(execOptions); });`,
 					"module = execOptions.module;",
 					"execOptions.factory.call(module.exports, module, module.exports, execOptions.require);"
 			  ])
 			: runtimeRequirements.has(RuntimeGlobals.thisAsExports)
 			? Template.asString([
-					"__webpack_modules__[moduleId].call(module.exports, module, module.exports, __webpack_require__);"
+					`__webpack_modules__[moduleId].call(module.exports, module, module.exports, ${RuntimeGlobals.require});`
 			  ])
 			: Template.asString([
-					"__webpack_modules__[moduleId](module, module.exports, __webpack_require__);"
+					`__webpack_modules__[moduleId](module, module.exports, ${RuntimeGlobals.require});`
 			  ]);
 		const needModuleId = runtimeRequirements.has(RuntimeGlobals.moduleId);
 		const needModuleLoaded = runtimeRequirements.has(
diff --git a/lib/javascript/StartupHelpers.js b/lib/javascript/StartupHelpers.js
index ac4ec2e69e3..c113e88e14a 100644
--- a/lib/javascript/StartupHelpers.js
+++ b/lib/javascript/StartupHelpers.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ exports.generateEntryStartup = (
 	/** @type {string[]} */
 	const runtime = [
 		`var __webpack_exec__ = ${runtimeTemplate.returningFunction(
-			`__webpack_require__(${RuntimeGlobals.entryModuleId} = moduleId)`,
+			`${RuntimeGlobals.require}(${RuntimeGlobals.entryModuleId} = moduleId)`,
 			"moduleId"
 		)}`
 	];
diff --git a/lib/node/ReadFileChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js b/lib/node/ReadFileChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
index 9bc763672c7..7b01a03d74a 100644
--- a/lib/node/ReadFileChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/node/ReadFileChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ReadFileChunkLoadingRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 							"}"
 						]),
 						"}",
-						`if(runtime) runtime(__webpack_require__);`,
+						`if(runtime) runtime(${RuntimeGlobals.require});`,
 						"for(var i = 0; i < chunkIds.length; i++) {",
 						Template.indent([
 							"if(installedChunks[chunkIds[i]]) {",
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class ReadFileChunkLoadingRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 			"",
 			withExternalInstallChunk
 				? Template.asString([
-						"module.exports = __webpack_require__;",
+						`module.exports = ${RuntimeGlobals.require};`,
 						`${RuntimeGlobals.externalInstallChunk} = installChunk;`
 				  ])
 				: "// no external install chunk",
diff --git a/lib/node/RequireChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js b/lib/node/RequireChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
index 8b46fbca97d..c4deea95f53 100644
--- a/lib/node/RequireChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/node/RequireChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class RequireChunkLoadingRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 							"}"
 						]),
 						"}",
-						`if(runtime) runtime(__webpack_require__);`,
+						`if(runtime) runtime(${RuntimeGlobals.require});`,
 						"for(var i = 0; i < chunkIds.length; i++)",
 						Template.indent("installedChunks[chunkIds[i]] = 1;"),
 						withOnChunkLoad ? `${RuntimeGlobals.onChunksLoaded}();` : ""
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class RequireChunkLoadingRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 			"",
 			withExternalInstallChunk
 				? Template.asString([
-						"module.exports = __webpack_require__;",
+						`module.exports = ${RuntimeGlobals.require};`,
 						`${RuntimeGlobals.externalInstallChunk} = installChunk;`
 				  ])
 				: "// no external install chunk",
diff --git a/lib/optimize/ConcatenatedModule.js b/lib/optimize/ConcatenatedModule.js
index 1cd7526f231..f889b5e2042 100644
--- a/lib/optimize/ConcatenatedModule.js
+++ b/lib/optimize/ConcatenatedModule.js
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ ${defineGetters}`
 						result.add(`if (${condition}) {\n`);
 					}
 					result.add(
-						`var ${info.name} = __webpack_require__(${JSON.stringify(
+						`var ${info.name} = ${RuntimeGlobals.require}(${JSON.stringify(
 							chunkGraph.getModuleId(info.module)
 						)});`
 					);
diff --git a/lib/runtime/StartupChunkDependenciesRuntimeModule.js b/lib/runtime/StartupChunkDependenciesRuntimeModule.js
index 5097b4d681f..8e6537c54b9 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/StartupChunkDependenciesRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/runtime/StartupChunkDependenciesRuntimeModule.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class StartupChunkDependenciesRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 							// using map is shorter for 3 or more chunks
 							`return Promise.all(${JSON.stringify(chunkIds)}.map(${
 								RuntimeGlobals.ensureChunk
-							}, __webpack_require__)).then(next);`
+							}, ${RuntimeGlobals.require})).then(next);`
 					  ]
 					: [
 							// calling ensureChunk directly is shorter for 0 - 2 chunks
diff --git a/lib/runtime/StartupEntrypointRuntimeModule.js b/lib/runtime/StartupEntrypointRuntimeModule.js
index b5413bea160..64bd1b77a7c 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/StartupEntrypointRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/runtime/StartupEntrypointRuntimeModule.js
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ class StartupEntrypointRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 			"// arguments: chunkIds, moduleId are deprecated",
 			"var moduleId = chunkIds;",
 			`if(!fn) chunkIds = result, fn = ${runtimeTemplate.returningFunction(
-				`__webpack_require__(${RuntimeGlobals.entryModuleId} = moduleId)`
+				`${RuntimeGlobals.require}(${RuntimeGlobals.entryModuleId} = moduleId)`
 			)};`,
 			...(this.asyncChunkLoading
 				? [
-						`return Promise.all(chunkIds.map(${
-							RuntimeGlobals.ensureChunk
-						}, __webpack_require__)).then(${runtimeTemplate.basicFunction("", [
+						`return Promise.all(chunkIds.map(${RuntimeGlobals.ensureChunk}, ${
+							RuntimeGlobals.require
+						})).then(${runtimeTemplate.basicFunction("", [
 							"var r = fn();",
 							"return r === undefined ? result : r;"
 						])})`
 				  ]
 				: [
-						`chunkIds.map(${RuntimeGlobals.ensureChunk}, __webpack_require__)`,
+						`chunkIds.map(${RuntimeGlobals.ensureChunk}, ${RuntimeGlobals.require})`,
 						"var r = fn();",
 						"return r === undefined ? result : r;"
 				  ])
diff --git a/lib/sharing/ShareRuntimeModule.js b/lib/sharing/ShareRuntimeModule.js
index 762c7b7e4af..73ab44e6150 100644
--- a/lib/sharing/ShareRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/sharing/ShareRuntimeModule.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class ShareRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 						)};`,
 						"try {",
 						Template.indent([
-							"var module = __webpack_require__(id);",
+							`var module = ${RuntimeGlobals.require}(id);`,
 							"if(!module) return;",
 							`var initFn = ${runtimeTemplate.returningFunction(
 								`module && module.init && module.init(${RuntimeGlobals.shareScopeMap}[name], initScope)`,
diff --git a/lib/web/JsonpChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js b/lib/web/JsonpChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
index 9eaf9b35da2..7ba56c25132 100644
--- a/lib/web/JsonpChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/web/JsonpChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class JsonpChunkLoadingRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 										"}"
 									]),
 									"}",
-									"if(runtime) var result = runtime(__webpack_require__);"
+									`if(runtime) var result = runtime(${RuntimeGlobals.require});`
 								]),
 								"}",
 								"if(parentChunkLoadingFunction) parentChunkLoadingFunction(data);",
diff --git a/lib/webworker/ImportScriptsChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js b/lib/webworker/ImportScriptsChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
index b9947d6325f..d6bd0323143 100644
--- a/lib/webworker/ImportScriptsChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
+++ b/lib/webworker/ImportScriptsChunkLoadingRuntimeModule.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class ImportScriptsChunkLoadingRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
 								"}"
 							]),
 							"}",
-							"if(runtime) runtime(__webpack_require__);",
+							`if(runtime) runtime(${RuntimeGlobals.require});`,
 							"while(chunkIds.length)",
 							Template.indent("installedChunks[chunkIds.pop()] = 1;"),
 							"parentChunkLoadingFunction(data);"