World Branding Awards

Over 2,500 brands from 35 countries were nominated for the Awards for the 2014–2015 period.[16] Of these, 119 brands were awarded.[17]

The London Awards ceremony was held on 26 October 2014, at One Whitehall Place, the events building of the Royal Horseguards Hotel. David Croft hosted the event.[18]

The Paris Awards ceremony took place on 25 March 2015, at the Hilton Paris Opéra. This second instalment of the 2014–2015 awards emphasised food, beverage, luxury, fashion, lifestyle, hospitality, and service brands, with 50 brands from 22 countries awarded.[19]

French actress, Sara Verhagen, presented the awards, and magician, Ben Hanlin provided the entertainment.[20]

For the 2015–2016 period, more than 65,000 people voted for 2,600 nominated brands from 35 countries. 118 brands from 30 countries were declared winners.[6] The awards ceremony took place on 24 September 2015 at Kensington Palace. Olivia Wayne of Sky Sports hosted the event.[6]

This edition of the awards saw over 120,000 people voting for more than 2,800 brands from 35 countries.[21] 210 brands from 30 countries were declared winners. The ceremony was held in Kensington Palace.[8] Among the attendees were the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Sulaiman Almazroui,[22] and the Philippines Ambassador, Evan Garcia.[23] David Croft of Sky Sports hosted the event.[21]

The original World Branding Awards trophies, before they were replaced with a new design in 2016

Over 135,000 people voted for more than 3,000 brands from 35 countries in 2017.[24] 245 winners were awarded.[25] The awards ceremony was held in Kensington Palace in London.[7]

In the same year, the Animalis Edition of the awards, focused on pet and animal brands, saw 92 brands from 35 countries named "Brand of the Year" in a ceremony held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna.[26]

In 2018, the World Branding Forum held two Brand of the Year Awards ceremonies.

The Americas Edition of the awards was held at The Plaza in New York City in July. 22 countries participated.[12]

The Global Edition of the Brand of the Year Awards ceremony was then held at Kensington Palace in London, UK in October 2018. 215,000 consumers voted for over 4,500 brands, and the annual ceremony saw 316 brands from 56 countries honoured. David Croft hosted the event.[27]

The London awards ceremony in 2014 saw 69 brands from 25 countries awarded. Global winners included: Apple Inc., Coca-Cola, Del Monte, Heinz, HSBC, Louis Vuitton, McDonald’s, Samsung, Sony PlayStation, and VISA.[28] National tier winners include Barclays, the BBC, British Airways, Thomas Cook, the University of Oxford, LEGO, Ferrari, Royal Dutch Shell, Silentnight,[29] and Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Each brand is named Brand of the Year in their respective categories.[18] The awards gave special recognition to Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia, naming him Brand Builder of the Year for his outstanding work in building the airline brand.[28]

At the 2014–2015 Paris awards ceremony, 50 brands from 22 countries were awarded.[30] Global winners included Cartier, Club Med, Evian, Gillette, Gucci, Hermès, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, IKEA, L’Oréal, Moët & Chandon, Nike, Inc., Prada, and UPS. National tier winners included: Penfolds (Australia); China Telecom; Media Markt (Germany); Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces (India); Indosat (Indonesia); NTT Docomo (Japan); SK Telecom (Korea); Pos Malaysia; Campina (Netherlands); SMRT (Singapore); Telkom (South Africa); Roche (Switzerland); Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan); and Eurostar (UK). Each brand was named Brand of the Year in their respective categories.[31]

Kensington Palace in London was the site of the 2015–2016 awards ceremony. 118 brands from 30 countries were awarded.[6] Global winners included: Apple Inc., Cartier, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Google, Guinness, HSBC, IKEA, Johnnie Walker, Kleenex, LEGO, Louis Vuitton, McDonald's, Mercedes-Benz, Nescafé, Nike, Inc., Rolex, Shell, Starbucks, and VISA.[32] National tier winners from around the world include ANZ Bank from Australia, Sinopec from China, Hugo Boss from Germany, Airtel from India, Prada from Italy, Seiko from Japan, Samsung from Korea, Gulf Insurance Group from Kuwait, Maybank from Malaysia, KLM from the Netherlands, Babcock University from Nigeria, HBL Bank from Pakistan, Tanduay Rum from the Philippines, Chunghwa Telecom from Taiwan, MTN Group from South Africa, Santander Group from Spain, Singha Beer from Thailand, Dubai Duty Free from the UAE, and Royal Mail from the United Kingdom.[6] RAK Ceramics won a regional award for being one of the largest brands in its category in the Middle East.[33]

The 2016–2017 awards ceremony took place in Kensington Palace, where 210 brands from 30 countries were awarded. Apple, BMW, the British Council, Cartier, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Google, LEGO, L'Oréal, Louis Vuitton, McDonald's, Nescafé, Nike, Oral-B, Pampers, Rolex, Samsung, Starbucks, Schwarzkopf, and VISA were announced as global winners.[21]

National tier winners included: ICBC (China), Bang & Olufsen (Denmark), Hermès (France), Nivea (Germany), Chow Tai Fook (Hong Kong), State Bank of India, Indomilk (Indonesia), Prada (Italy), Sukiya (Japan), Maybank (Malaysia), Dulux (Netherlands), SM Supermalls (Philippines), Sberbank (Russia), Nando's (South Africa), AmorePacific (South Korea), Santander (Spain), King Power (Thailand), Zurich (Switzerland), Dubai Duty Free (UAE), and Prudential (UK), among others.[21]

Regional winners included: Eu Yan Sang, Giordano, Lee Kum Kee, Mandarin Oriental and Watsons from Hong Kong; Indomie (Indonesia); Ajinomoto, Isetan, Kikkoman, and Uniqlo from Japan; MTN from South Africa; Zara (Spain); and RAK Ceramics (UAE).[21]

The World Branding Awards from 2015 to 2018 were held at London's Kensington Palace, home of the World Branding Awards

The 2018-2019 awards ceremony was held at Kensington Palace in London, which saw 270 winners from 33 countries awarded "Brand of the Year".[34][35] More than 4,500 brands from 57 countries were nominated for the 2018-2019, and 351 brands from 49 countries were declared winners.

Global tier winners were: Beijing Tong Ren Tang, BMW, Cartier, Club Med, JinkoSolar, Johnnie Walker, L'Oréal, LEGO, Louis Vuitton, Nescafé, Rolex, Samsung, Secret Recipe, Schwarzkopf, and Yakult.[36]

The Americas edition took place at the Plaza Hotel in New York.

The 2018–2019 Americas Edition, a biennial edition of the World Branding Awards, took place at the Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Hosted by comedian Moody McCarthy, the awards saw more than 1,500 Americas and Caribbean brands from 22 countries participate, and 81 brands from 16 countries awarded.[12]

The Animalis Edition of the World Branding Awards operations in the animal and pet sector. On this occasion, more than 95,000 pet and animal lovers voted for their favourite brand, in 38 countries on 6 continents.

The Global Awards went to 318 brands from 41 countries, which were named "Brands of the Year". The winners, which include brands such as Amazon, Apple, Nike, and Netflix, were nominated by 230,000 consumers. The awards ceremony was held on November 14 at Kensington Palace in London.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no live events were held and the awards went virtual for the first time. More than 4,000 brands from over 45 countries were nominated for the 2020-2021 World Branding Awards across multiple categories. Of these, less than 450 brands were declared winners. Countries that did not receive enough votes did not qualify.[37]

Both the Animalis and Main Global Editions of the Awards were held virtually. These included live recording on set at the Palace.[38][39]

The awards returned to a live event at Kensington Palace. More than 3,500 brands from over 45 countries were nominated for the 2022-2023 World Branding Awards across multiple categories. Of these, 250 brands were declared winners.[40]

The awards this year covered the third instalment of the Animalis edition, taking place at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Over 100,000 consumers participated in a global online survey and nominated more than 1,500 brands. Of these, only 100 of the best brands from 30 countries were named as winners.[41]