World AdTech Day by Adsterra just grew bigger! From a symbolic date on the calendar into a global community moment that now entails a whole dedicated award.
As the celebration marks its third year in 2026, World AdTech Day Awards take the stage. These awards are a new initiative designed to spotlight the people, companies, and ideas pushing the industry forward.
And yes, the community gets to decide who wins.
From celebration to recognition
World AdTech Day didn’t grow because of a big campaign, it grew because the industry picked it up. Each year, more companies joined in, more media started covering it, and more professionals across adtech began sharing their stories.
As participation expanded, a gap became increasingly clear. The industry frequently applauds innovation and technological progress, yet the people driving that progress rarely receive dedicated recognition.
- The specialists who make complex topics understandable.
- The builders launching new technologies.
- The voices fueling industry conversations.
- The teams bringing professionals together through communities and initiatives.
World AdTech Day Awards were created to change that, and to give the people behind adtech the recognition they deserve.
No closed jury – the community votes
One rule shaped the awards from the start: they should follow the same open spirit as World AdTech Day itself. That means no secret judging panels and no decisions made behind closed doors.
Instead, the shortlist is public and voting is open to the entire community.
The logic is simple: people working in adtech every day know best who is truly moving the industry forward day by day, step by step.
Categories that actually matter
Forget the typical award titles like Best Ad Network or CMO of the Year. World AdTech Day Awards focus on the cultural forces that keep the ecosystem growing. This year’s categories include:
Passion to Educate: for companies and initiatives that encourage learning within adtech.
Community Builder: for those bringing professionals together through events, networks, and initiatives.
Industry Voice: for the voices shaping conversations, publishing insights, and sparking discussions.
Bold Innovator: for technologies and ideas that push the industry into new territory.
The shortlist is packed
This year’s nominations feature a long list of well-known names across the ecosystem, including:
RichAds, Kadam, AdCombo, Adcash, BeMob, Binom, CPARoll, CPV Lab, Voluum, RedTrack, Alphaleads, Golden Goose, Trafee, Mobidea Academy, Affmaven, CrakRevenue, TrafficStars, Affpaying, affLIFT, OfferVault, Partnerkin, AffiliateBooster, Push.House, 3SNET, RollerAds, Royal Partners, Galaksion,and LGaming.
In short, plenty of familiar faces the community already knows and works with.
As you can see, Mobidea Academy is nominated too, so voting would mean a lot!
Why Mobidea Academy deserves your vote
Mobidea Academy was built with a clear stance: the industry deserves practical, honest knowledge, not recycled advice.
Everything we publish is based on what is actually working in campaigns today, shaped by real affiliate experience and constant feedback from the community. If you’ve ever used our insights to test a new angle, optimize a funnel, or make a smarter decision, then you’ve already seen the impact.
Voting for Mobidea Academy is not just supporting a brand, it’s supporting a way of sharing knowledge that prioritizes transparency, usefulness, and real results over hype.
👉 Vote for Mobidea Academy as the Industry Voice and support the kind of content you want more of in adtech.
Important dates to watch
The awards timeline unfolds in March and concludes with the main celebration itself:
- March 10, 2026: shortlist revealed and voting opened
- March 10–22: community voting in full swing
- March 23–26: vote review and final selection
- March 27: winners announced during World AdTech Day
Expect a few weeks of voting, debate, anticipation, and maybe a little friendly competition.
Finally, some spotlight for adtech
Adtech quietly powers a huge part of the digital economy. Platforms, advertising systems, and marketing infrastructure all depend on it. But the people building those systems rarely get public recognition.
That’s exactly what World AdTech Day set out to change, and the new awards take that mission one step further. So whether you’re a builder, marketer, founder, analyst, writer, or partner in the ecosystem – this celebration is yours too.
Vote. Support. Celebrate.
See you on World AdTech Day!
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