Rankings
The ADC Rankings provides a cumulative list of companies and individuals based on points earned from their winning entries.
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The rankings will be determined based on the point values listed on this chart:
AWARD
Gold Cube
Silver Cube
Bronze Cube
Merit
Fusion Cube
Designism Cube
Best of Non-Profit
Best of Discipline
Best of Show
AGENCY RANKINGS
Points are only awarded to agencies listed as Primary and Secondary credits.
Points are divided equally among Primary and Secondary agencies listed under the following credit types:
Agency, Design Firm, Digital Agency, Brand-Side / In-House Agency, Media Agency, PR / Marketing Agency
- AGENCY OF THE YEAR
The Agency of the Year Award is given to the Agency that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
- BOUTIQUE AGENCY OF THE YEAR
The Boutique Agency of the Year award is given to the year's highest-scoring small Agency made up of 50 or fewer employees that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
- DESIGN TEAM OF THE YEAR
The Design Team of the Year award is given to the year's highest-scoring Design Firm that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
- BOUTIQUE DESIGN STUDIO OF THE YEAR
The Boutique Design Studio of the Year award is given to the year's highest-scoring small Design Firm made up of 20 or fewer employees that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
- BRAND-SIDE AGENCY OF THE YEAR
The Brand-Side Agency of the Year Award is given to a brand's In-House Agency that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
CLIENT / BRAND RANKINGS
- BRAND OF THE YEAR
The Brand of the Year Award is given to the Brand whose agencies have garnered the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
- NON-PROFIT CLIENT OF THE YEAR
The Non-Profit Client of the Year Award is given to the Non-Profit Client whose agencies have garnered the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
PRODUCTION COMPANY RANKINGS
Points are awarded to companies listed under the following credit types:
Production Company, Music / Sound Production Company
Points are divided equally among companies listed under the same credit type.
- PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
The Production Company of the Year Award is given to the Production Company* that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. Points are divided equally among companies listed under the Production Company credit type.
*NOTE: Production houses within advertising agencies are not eligible for this award.
- MUSIC & SOUND COMPANY OF THE YEAR
The Music & Sound Company of the Year Award is given to the Music / Sound Production Company* that garners the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above. Points are divided equally among companies listed under the Music / Sound Production Company credit type.
*NOTE: Production houses within advertising agencies are not eligible for this award.
AGENCY NETWORK RANKINGS
- NETWORK OF THE YEAR
The Network of the Year Award is given to the Network* whose agencies have garnered the most points overall for winning entries (Cubes, Merits, Special Awards), allocated per the chart above.
*NOTE: Agencies must identify the Network they are part of when submitting their entries.
CREATIVE RANKINGS
Individual creatives are ranked within each specific credit title
* as well as a full list of all individuals, regardless of title.
*NOTE: If an individual is credited with a "custom title" they will not be ranked.
GLOBAL RANKINGS
Creatives and Companies achieve a One Club Global Ranking with their combined One Show, ADC Awards, and TDC Awards rankings points. The Global Rankings are updated at the end of each calendar year to include the results of the ONE Asia and ADC Europe awards.
REGIONAL RANKINGS
Global Regions are ranked from the cumulative points earned by the individual countries/territories represented on winning entries.
- ASIA PACIFIC
Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Cambodia, China (incl. Hong Kong & Macau), Chinese Taipei, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna Islands
- EUROPE
Aland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- LATIN AMERICA
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland (Eswatini), Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- NORTH AMERICA
Canada, United States
