NEW YORK, USA — Countries in APAC have a strong showing in the ADC Awards 2020 Global Creative Rankings, revealed today following last week’s ADC 99th Annual Awards celebrations.
The ADC 99th Annual Awards is the world’s longest continually-running global awards program honoring excellence in craft and innovation. It is part of The One Club for Creativity, the world’s leading nonprofit organization supporting and celebrating the global creative community.
Mainland China is the fourth-highest ranked country in the world, followed by Japan at fifth.
The complete ADC 2020 Creative Country Ranking for APAC is as follows:
1. Mainland China
2. Japan
3. Taiwan
4. India
5. Hong Kong
6. New Zealand
7. Australia
8. Sri Lanka
9. Republic of Korea
10. Thailand
11. Singapore
The ADC 2020 Top 10 APAC Creative Agency Ranking is as follows:
1. Dentsu Tokyo
2. Serviceplan Korea Seoul
3. SHA Inc. Tokyo
4. TBWA\India Mumbai
5. SenseTeam Shenzhen
6. T-Change Design Studio Nanjing
7. 33 and Branding Beijing, Minmin Qu & Qian Jiang Nanjing and Superunion Hong Kong (tied)10. Adbrain Tokyo
ADC 2020 Global Top 10 Agency Creative Ranking:
1. TBWA\Media Arts Lab Los Angeles
2. Scholz & Friends Berlin
3. BBDO New York
4. Goodby Silverstein & Partners San Francisco
5. McCann New York
6. FCB Chicago
7. Serviceplan Germany Munich
8. Dentsu Tokyo and Spotify In-House New York (tied)
10. FCB/SIX Toronto
ADC 2020 Global Creative Ranking:
1. Matthias Spaetgens, Scholz & Friends Berlin
2. Greg Hahn, formerly BBDO New York
3. David Lubars, BBDO Worldwide
4. Oliver Handlos, Scholz & Friends Berlin, Robert Krause, Scholz & Friends Berlin (tied)
6. Gail Bichler, The New York Times New York
Six creatives tied at 7th
ADC 2020 Global Top 10 In-House Agency/Studio Creative Ranking:
1. Spotify In-House New York
2. Google Brand Studio San Francisco
3. RT Moscow
4. Squarespace New York
5. National Theater London
6. Creative X San Francisco
7. IBM Originals New York, O, The Oprah Magazine New York, Pepsico Design & Innovation New York, Verizon New York (tied)
ADC 2020 Global Top 10 Network Creative Ranking:
1. TBWA Worldwide
2. BBDO Worldwide
3. Commarco
4. FCB Global
5. DAS
6. McCann Worldgroup
7. Dentsu
8. MDC Partners
9. DDB Worldwide
10. Hakuhodo
ADC 2020 Top 10 Country Creative Ranking:
1. United States
2. Germany
3. Canada
4. Mainland China
5. Japan
6. United Kingdom
7. France
8. Brazil
9. United Arab Emirates
10. Sweden
“Great work continues to come out of the region,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO of The One Club for Creativity. “These results are particularly significant because the ADC Annual Awards is one of the only shows to have a recognized global award ranking this year. The creative community around the world will look to this ranking to see how they stack up in terms of excellence in craft and innovation, as decided by a leading global jury of their peers.”
The One Club awards shows each have their distinct focus. ADC Annual Awards juries maintain their long-running concentration as the champion for craft, design, and innovation, while The One Show judges focus on creativity of ideas and quality of execution.
The complete ADC Award 2020 Global Ranking, sortable by Agency, In-House Agency, Network, Awards, Country, and Creative, can be viewed here.
The One Club for Creativity, producer of The One Show, ADC Annual Awards and Creative Week, is the world’s foremost non-profit organization whose mission is to support and celebrate the success of the global creative community.
