Draft:TikTok Awards
| TikTok Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Creators, artists and content on TikTok |
| Presented by | TikTok |
| First award | 2020 |
The TikTok Awards are a series of national and regional awards ceremonies organised by TikTok to recognise creators, artists, content and trends associated with the platform. The awards are staged separately in different markets, with individual editions using their own categories and selection systems. By the launch of the first United States edition in 2025, TikTok Awards ceremonies had previously been held in 21 other countries.[1]
Awards presented across the different editions have recognised creators working in entertainment, music, food, fashion and beauty, education, sport, gaming and other fields. Some editions also present awards for individual videos, songs, businesses and social-impact initiatives.
History
[edit]One of the early documented editions of the awards was TikTok Awards Vietnam 2020, held at White Palace Phạm Văn Đồng in Ho Chi Minh City on 27 December 2020. The ceremony presented 11 award categories recognising creators, content, trends, campaigns, artists and media organisations.[2]
TikTok Awards Indonesia 2020 was held on 30 January 2021 and recognised Indonesian creators for content produced during the previous year. Fourteen awards were presented, comprising six categories decided by public vote and eight selected by judges.[3]
The first TikTok Awards Philippines was held on 4 July 2021 under the theme "Ipakita Mo". Nominees were selected through voting by TikTok users, and the ceremony recognised creators and personalities active on the platform.[4]
Brazil launched its TikTok Awards in December 2021. The inaugural Brazilian ceremony recognised creators, videos, music and trends from the country's TikTok community.[5]
TikTok Awards Japan was held on 6 December 2022, combining awards for creators with recognition of trends that had become prominent on the Japanese platform during the year.[6]
The awards continued to expand into additional markets. TikTok Awards Malaysia debuted in 2023, while Australia and New Zealand held their first TikTok Awards under that name in Sydney later that year.[7][8]
South Korea held its first domestic TikTok Awards on 15 November 2024 at the Grand Peace Palace of Kyung Hee University in Seoul.[9]
The inaugural TikTok Awards UK & Ireland was held in London on 3 December 2024. Nearly three million votes were cast for the awards, which recognised creators across entertainment, food, sport, fashion, beauty and other fields.[10]
The first TikTok Awards in the United States was held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on 18 December 2025. The ceremony was streamed on TikTok and Tubi and followed earlier TikTok Awards ceremonies held in 21 other countries.[1]
Format and selection
[edit]The structure and selection process of the TikTok Awards vary between markets. Public voting is used in a number of editions, while others combine audience participation with judging panels or platform-based performance data.
At TikTok Awards Indonesia 2020, six of the 14 categories were determined by public vote and eight were selected by a judging panel.[3]
TikTok Awards Malaysia 2024 was divided into People's Choice and Judges' Pick segments. People's Choice winners were selected through audience voting, while an executive panel assessed the Judges' Pick categories.[11]
In Japan, the 2025 edition contained five judged categories and seven categories decided through public voting. The judged categories considered factors including uploads, views, likes and other platform data.[12]
The 2024 South Korean edition also incorporated advance fan voting into its selection process.[13]
The TikTok Awards UK & Ireland are primarily decided through voting by the TikTok community. The 2025 edition received more than 4.8 million votes across its categories.[14]
Academic research
[edit]Several academic studies have used recipients of the TikTok Awards Indonesia as case studies in research on TikTok content and creator practices. Jalinur and Laksmi examined the parenting-education account of Rensia Sanvira, a recipient at the 2020 Indonesian edition, in a study of TikTok as a medium for collective memory and information dissemination.[15]
Agisna and Mahadian conducted a quantitative content analysis of @fadlanholao, a Best of Comedy recipient at TikTok Awards Indonesia 2020. Their study examined four categories of humour technique—language, logic, identity and action—and found identity-based techniques to be the most frequently used in the analysed content.[16]
Hayu and Alexandrina studied the personal branding of educational creator Vina Muliana, who had received recognition at TikTok Awards Indonesia 2021. The study identified leadership, specialisation and reputation among the strongest elements of her personal branding.[17]
National and regional editions
[edit]| Market | First verified edition | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 2020 | The 2020 ceremony presented 11 award categories. | [2] |
| Indonesia | 2020 | The edition was named for 2020 and held on 30 January 2021. | [3] |
| Philippines | 2021 | The first ceremony used the theme "Ipakita Mo". | [4] |
| Brazil | 2021 | The inaugural Brazilian ceremony was held in December 2021. | [5] |
| Japan | 2022 | The 2022 edition combined creator and trend-related awards. | [6] |
| Malaysia | 2023 | The awards returned for a second edition in 2024. | [7] |
| Australia and New Zealand | 2023 | The inaugural edition presented ten awards in Sydney. | [8] |
| South Korea | 2024 | The first Korean edition was held in Seoul. | [9] |
| United Kingdom and Ireland | 2024 | The inaugural joint edition was held in London. | [10] |
| United States | 2025 | The inaugural U.S. ceremony was held in Los Angeles. | [1] |
Selected editions
[edit]Brazil
[edit]The Brazilian TikTok Awards began in 2021.[5] The third edition was held in 2023 and marked the first time the Brazilian ceremony was broadcast live on television through TNT.[18]
The fourth Brazilian edition was held in São Paulo on 17 December 2024. Ten categories were presented, with BomTalvão receiving Creator of the Year.[19]
Philippines
[edit]The TikTok Awards Philippines began with a virtual ceremony on 4 July 2021.[4]
The second edition was held in 2022. The awards were divided between People's Choice categories decided by TikTok users and Judges' Pick categories selected by a panel.[20]
The 2022 ceremony included awards covering creators, celebrities, P-pop, livestreaming, entertainment, media, education, gaming and sport.[21]
The third edition was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in 2023. Arshie Larga received TikTok Creator of the Year, while other recipients were selected either through public voting or by a judging panel.[22]
Japan
[edit]TikTok Awards Japan has developed into one of the longer-running editions of the awards. TikTok described the 2025 ceremony as the sixth edition of the event.[23]
The 2023 Japanese edition incorporated the TikTok Trend Awards and TikTok Creator Awards, while TikTok LIVE All Stars was organised as a related event for livestream creators.[24]
TikTok Awards Japan 2025 presented 12 categories. Approximately 2.8 million votes were recorded in the public-voting categories.[23]
Australia and New Zealand
[edit]The first TikTok Awards for the Australian and New Zealand market was held at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on 6 December 2023. More than two million votes were cast and ten awards were presented.[8]
Indy Clinton received Creator of the Year, while other categories recognised video, comedy, sport, music, livestreaming, business and social-impact content.[8]
The 2024 edition expanded to 13 categories. It included separate awards for Creator of the Year, New Zealand Creator of the Year, Music Artist of the Year, Video of the Year and several genre-specific creator categories.[25]
South Korea
[edit]The inaugural South Korean TikTok Awards was held on 15 November 2024 with approximately 250 creators and 1,500 fans in attendance.[13]
Seventeen awards were presented across creator, music and partner categories. Jeon Unni received Creator of the Year, while Aespa received Artist of the Year.[13]
The ceremony was broadcast through MBC Every1 and MBC M and was also livestreamed through TikTok Korea.[13]
United Kingdom and Ireland
[edit]The TikTok Awards UK & Ireland began in 2024. Kyra-Mae Turner received Creator of the Year at the inaugural ceremony.[10]
The second edition was held in London on 13 November 2025 and featured 72 shortlisted creators across 12 categories.[26]
More than 4.8 million votes were cast during the 2025 edition.[14]
United States
[edit]The inaugural TikTok Awards in the United States was held on 18 December 2025 under the theme "New Era, New Icons".[1]
La La Anthony hosted the ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The programme was livestreamed on TikTok and subsequently made available through Tubi.[27]
The U.S. edition presented awards across fields including entertainment, sport, fashion and beauty, education and social impact.[27]
Related programmes
[edit]The TikTok Awards are distinct from the TikTok Ad Awards, which recognise advertising campaigns, brands and agencies using the platform. TikTok introduced the Ad Awards in Southeast Asia in 2024 across Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.[28]
TikTok also operates separate programmes centred on livestreaming creators. In Japan, TikTok LIVE All Stars is organised specifically around creators active through TikTok LIVE and uses livestream-related rankings, gifts and audience voting.[29]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Avila, Daniela (3 November 2025). "TikTok Announces Inaugural U.S. Award Show with Alix Earle, Alex Warren and More Among Nominees". People. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 "TikTok Awards Việt Nam 2020: Đêm vinh danh những giá trị sáng tạo đầy cảm xúc" (in Vietnamese). TikTok Newsroom. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Nurcahyani, Ida (1 February 2021). "Daftar lengkap pemenang TikTok Awards". Antara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Duque, Serina Joyce (5 July 2021). "LOOK: Stars who graced TikTok Awards PH 2021". GMA Entertainment. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Primeira edição do TikTok Awards tem noite de celebração da criatividade e do talento de criadores da plataforma" (in Brazilian Portuguese). TikTok Newsroom. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 "2022年、TikTokで活躍したクリエイターを表彰する「〇〇 Creator of the Year」17部門の受賞者が決定！" (in Japanese). TikTok Newsroom. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 "TikTok Malaysia Pushes Dreams Into the Realm of Possibilities With TikTok Awards 2024". TikTok Newsroom. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Indy Clinton crowned TikTok Creator of the Year 2023 at the TikTok Awards, presented by CeraVe". TikTok Newsroom. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 "틱톡, 크리에이터 축제 '틱톡 어워즈' 국내 첫 개최... 올해 트렌드 이끈 크리에이터 250여 명 총출동" (in Korean). TikTok Newsroom. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "TikTok crowns the winners of TikTok Awards UK & Ireland presented by Sky". TikTok Newsroom. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "TikTok Malaysia celebrates dreams of everyday Malaysians!". TikTok Newsroom. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "2025年にTikTokで活躍したクリエイターを表彰する「TikTok Awards Japan」2025、ノミネート45組を一挙発表！一般ユーザー投票受付も開始" (in Japanese). TikTok Newsroom. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "틱톡, 국내 첫 '틱톡 어워즈' 성료... 크리에이터와 아티스트가 함께한 K-콘텐츠 축제의 장" (in Korean). TikTok Newsroom. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Introducing the Winners of the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025 with headline Partner Sky". TikTok Newsroom. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ Jalinur & Laksmi 2022, pp. 24–34.
- ↑ Agisna & Mahadian 2022, pp. 19–30.
- ↑ Hayu & Alexandrina 2024, pp. 135–146.
- ↑ "Conheça os vencedores do TikTok Awards 2023; Gustavo Tubarão é o Criador do Ano" (in Brazilian Portuguese). TikTok Newsroom. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Conheça os vencedores do TikTok Awards 2024" (in Brazilian Portuguese). TikTok Newsroom. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ Tuazon, Nikko (7 August 2022). "Here Are The Nominees Of The TikTok Awards Philippines 2022". PEP.ph. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ Baylon, Khryzztine Joy (20 August 2022). "SB19, BINI, BGYO, MNL48 win TikTok PPOP Group of the Year". PEP.ph. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ Purnell, Kristofer (1 October 2023). "SB19, Ivana Alawi, Francine Diaz among TikTok Awards Philippines 2023 winners". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 "「TikTok Awards Japan」2025、全12部門の受賞者が決定！Creator of the Yearは、SATOYU(^↓^)OHIOBOSSが2年連続で受賞！" (in Japanese). TikTok Newsroom. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "TikTok、2023年を代表するTikTokトレンド・クリエイターの活躍を賞賛する『TikTok Awards Japan 2023』を開催決定！" (in Japanese). TikTok Newsroom. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Record breaking number of finalists revealed for the 2024 TikTok Awards, presented by CeraVe". TikTok Newsroom. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Introducing the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025 with headline partner Sky: New Era. New icons". TikTok Newsroom. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Introducing the Winners of the TikTok Awards US 2025: New Era. New Icons". TikTok Newsroom. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "TikTok Launches its inaugural TikTok Ad Awards in Southeast Asia". TikTok Newsroom. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "TikTok、2回目となる「TikTok LIVE All Stars 2023」を12/13に開催！人気TikTok LIVEクリエイター50名が集結し、パフォーマンスやリアルタイム投票などを実施！" (in Japanese). TikTok Newsroom. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
Academic literature
[edit]- Agisna, Millati; Mahadian, Adi Bayu (28 January 2022). "Analisis Humor Dalam Konten Tiktok @fadlanholao" [Analysis of humour in the TikTok content of @fadlanholao]. Jurnal Interaksi: Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi (in Indonesian). 6 (1): 19–30. doi:10.30596/interaksi.v6i1.7536.
- Hayu, Aurila Frida; Alexandrina, Elke (15 April 2024). "Personal Branding Vina Muliana sebagai Content Creator Edukasi di TikTok" [Vina Muliana's personal branding as an educational content creator on TikTok]. Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi dan Bisnis (in Indonesian). 9 (2): 135–146. doi:10.36914/8rmaam94.
- Jalinur, Jalinur; Laksmi, Laksmi (2022). "Tiktok Sebagai Wadah Penyimpanan Memori Kolektif Dan Penyebaran Informasi Dalam Edukasi Parenting" [TikTok as a medium for collective memory storage and information dissemination in parenting education]. AL Maktabah (in Indonesian). 7 (1): 24–34. doi:10.29300/mkt.v7i1.2729.