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Global Digital Excellence Awards 2026: All Winners Announced

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The Global Digital Excellence Awards announced their 2026 results on 22 October. See all 34 category winners and 21 Silver awards across websites, campaigns, technology and agencies.

Last checked against official sources: 22 October 2026

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The Global Digital Excellence Awards announced their 2026 winners on 22 October 2026. The online announcement recognises work across websites, search, social media, software and agencies, with 34 category winners and 21 Silver awards on the official results page.

PPC Mastery's PPC OS won both Software Innovation Award and Standout AI Software Solution, alongside a Silver in Standout Platform / Technology / Tool. Electrical Safety First's The Beep won Standout Use of TikTok and Standout Use of Video / Animation, plus a charity-campaign Silver. Brandwidth & Uber Boat by Thames Clippers' Journey App won Standout App and Standout UX.

Complete Winners and Silver Awards

Websites and Campaigns

  • Standout B2B Website of the Year: Contentstack. Silver: Unilever.
  • Standout B2C Website of the Year: AS Watson & The Perfume Shop. Silver: Optimise Online & The Grout Guy.
  • Standout B2C Ecommerce Website of the Year: Radiant.
  • Standout B2B SEO Campaign of the Year: Digital Hitmen & Jaram Australia.
  • Standout B2C SEO Campaign of the Year: NerdOptimize & Easy Money.
  • Standout B2B PPC Campaign of the Year: Indi Creative & Slater Spray Pty Ltd.
  • Standout B2C PPC Campaign of the Year: Minimice Group & IKEA Thailand. Silver: Stagwell Media & MDLBEAST.
  • Standout Integrated B2B Campaign of the Year: Aperitif & Leaselab.
  • Standout Integrated B2C Campaign of the Year: Equator & HCA Healthcare UK. Silver: Minimice Group & IKEA Thailand.
  • Standout Paid Media Campaign of the Year: Stagwell Media & DP World. Silver: LOCOMOTIVE & VOYA.
  • Standout Organic Content Campaign of the Year: Another Concept & RugbyPass. Silver: OneFifty Consultancy & Harvester.
  • Standout Organic Social Media Campaign of the Year: PHA & JAECOO UK.
  • Standout Paid Social Media Campaign of the Year: Online Marketing Gurus & T.C Boxes. Silver: The Media Image & BetMGM Sportsbook.
  • Standout Low Budget SEO Campaign of the Year: Digital Hitmen & For Eyes Optometrist.
  • Standout Low Budget PPC Campaign of the Year: Kinesso Poland, Initiative Poland & VeloBank S.A. Silver: Zora Marketing & WTTB.
  • Standout Charity / Not-for-Profit Campaign of the Year: Swype® & Foster4. Silver: Electrical Safety First.
  • Standout ROI Campaign of the Year: Fingerspitz & Pig&Hen. Silver: Minimice Group & IKEA Thailand.

Specialist Work, Platforms and Technology

  • Standout Use of Meta: Localsearch & ‘Be Found’.
  • Standout Use of TikTok: Electrical Safety First.
  • Standout Use of Influencer Marketing: OneFifty Consultancy & Mazda UK. Silver: Disrupt & Wizz Air.
  • Standout Use of Video / Animation: Electrical Safety First.
  • Standout Use of Conversion Optimisation: Stagwell Media & Mandarin Oriental Bodrum.
  • Standout Use of AI: Publicis Media, Haleon, Advertima, Neuron, MAF. Silver: SOS Children’s Villages Hungary.
  • Standout Use of Data: Publicis Media, Haleon, Advertima, Neuron & MAF. Silver: Fifty & England Rugby.
  • Standout Platform / Technology / Tool: TrueClicks. Silver: AIIMS Group; PPC Mastery.
  • Standout App: Brandwidth & Uber Boat by Thames Clippers (UBTC). Silver: The ScottishPower App.
  • Software Innovation Award: PPC Mastery. Silver: TrafficGuard.
  • Standout UX: Brandwidth & Uber Boat by Thames Clippers (UBTC).
  • Standout AI Software Solution: PPC Mastery. Silver: Flipkart Commerce Cloud; LOCOMOTIVE.

Agencies

  • Standout Paid Media Agency of the Year: GMS Media Group.
  • Standout SEO Agency of the Year: StudioHawk.
  • Standout PPC Agency of the Year: House of Performance.
  • Standout Small Integrated Digital Agency of the Year: Aperitif.
  • Standout Large Integrated Digital Agency of the Year: LOCOMOTIVE. Silver: AIIMS Group; The Media Image (TMI).

Explore the winning projects and announcement video on the official results page.

Turn Your Digital Work into a Strong Entry

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Build your case around a clear customer or business problem, the action your team took and the improvement that followed. Record a baseline, a measurement period and a reliable source for each result. Combine performance data with customer feedback, and explain the contribution of agency, client and technology partners.

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