This year's Categories

Athlete Influencer of the Year

The Influence Awards Athlete of the Year knows how to play the field and dominate social media as well, inspiring their followers with their dedication. Athlete influencer marketing has evolved beyond just the sports industry, with lifestyle, fashion, food, travel, and gaming brands leveraging professional athletes for their campaigns.

Beauty Influencer of the Year

Beauty content creators attract thousands (and even millions) of followers because of their honest product reviews, recommendations, and tutorials. You can trust beauty influencers for the best advice, whether it’s on what lipstick shade is best for your skin tone, what purple shampoo to use to tone your highlights, and how to achieve the perfect winged eyeliner.

This award acknowledges an individual who has leveraged their personal brand, professional experience, and influence to shape the business landscape, drive innovation, and make a positive impact on their community. They have demonstrated exceptional skills in thought leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to effectively communicate and engage with their audience.

Changemaker Influencer of the Year

We can spread awareness using social media like wildfire, and social activists have been among the biggest fire starters. With social media being a platform for building common interest around almost any topic of your choice, the Changemaker of the Year stands out because they choose to share meaningful content that aims to make the world a better place.

Comedy Influencer of the Year

We all learned in the last few years that a sense of humour can get us through most anything—and comedy content creators have been at the forefront of making us laugh on social media. Comedy Influencer of the Year celebrates the funniest personalities who never fail to make us smile.

Family Influencer of the Year

Family content creators are regarded as decision-influencers and key advisors within their online communities. By actively sharing their experiences on social media, they’ve built a strong following of other parents who relate to what they have to say, whether it’s regarding the realities of parenthood, the beautiful moments life has to offer, or anything in between.

Fashion Influencer of the Year

A large number of fashion content creators have built large followings who are keenly interested in the brands they represent. We pay close attention to what they wear and how we can incorporate those items into their own wardrobes. They're real people, with real bodies, showing what true style looks like.

Fitness Influencer of the Year

Transparency into daily routines, nutrition, workout plans, exercise techniques, and more makes health and fitness an attainable goal. Their followers trust what These content creators are trusted by their followers because they themselves are tangible proof of what can result from these routines, motivating others to get up and get moving.

Food Influencer of the Year

Typically, foodie influencers are seen as experts in their field; they share recipes, meal plans, product reviews, restaurant critiques, and more. How the food photographs and tastes are important, but so is its ability to tell a story. Foodie influencer marketing excels at appealing to audiences with delicious content that is authentic in its cultural roots and wholesome in its nutritional value.

Gaming Influencer of the Year

Interactive, engaging, and fun to watch, gaming influencers build communities around a common interest. Walkthroughs, commentary, reaction videos, and live streaming games such as Fortnite and Apex Legends help them gain loyal audiences. Likewise, they're considered trustworthy for game reviews and news.

Health & Wellness Influencer of the Year

Influencers in the health and wellness industry are pushing self-care to the top of everyone's priority list. There is a broad spectrum of well-being that encompasses physical, mental, and spiritual health. These influencers inspire their followers to focus on all of these elements through their content.

Interior Designer Influencer of the Year

Whether they’re documenting their home renovations, sharing organizational tips, or teaching us which paint colour palettes work with our design elements, the content interior design influencers create amplifies the beauty of home aesthetics. Their posts make us feel right at home and that’s why we trust what they have to say.

Lifestyle Influencer of the Year

From food, fashion, beauty, fitness, travel, parenting, business and entrepreneurship, music, dance, athletics, and so much more, lifestyle influencer content covers it all! You can pretty much rely on lifestyle influencers to provide tips and recommendations on almost any subject imaginable—and creating aesthetic content while doing so.

Travel Influencer of the Year

By immersing themselves in different cultures, these content creators get to show their audience what the different parts of the world look like from their perspective. For their followers, these authentic experiences have become so much more impactful than the content available in most travel ads, magazines, and brochures.