World Webtoon Awards Names 10 Main Winners for 2026
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency announced the 10 main award winners of the 2026 World Webtoon Awards on November 3, including Omniscient Reader, The Greatest Estate Developer and Debut or Die!.
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Why it matters
The 10 main winners are now set, but the grand prize and Judges' Award will be picked from among them at the December 3 ceremony in Seoul, so the top of the field is still open.
Key Facts
- South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency announced the 10 main winners of the 2026 World Webtoon Awards on November 3.
- The 2026 awards received 7,318 nominations from 4,038 fans worldwide, with 941 works submitted.
- Each of the 10 winners receives a trophy and 10 million won, about US$7,200.
- The grand prize and Judges' Award will be selected from the 10 main winners at the December 3 ceremony at Starfield Library in COEX Mall, Seoul.
- The World Webtoon Festival runs from December 2 to 6 at COEX Hall B and the surrounding Starfield COEX Mall area.
The awards drew 7,318 nominations from 4,038 fans worldwide, with 941 works submitted. Each winner receives a trophy and 10 million won, about US$7,200.
The 2026 World Webtoon Awards announced its 10 main winners on November 3, chosen from a field of 941 submitted works and 7,318 nominations from 4,038 fans worldwide. The awards are run by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency, and recognize webtoons without restrictions on creators' nationalities or the regions where their works are serialized.
Each of the 10 winners gets a trophy and 10 million won, about US$7,200. The grand prize and Judges' Award will be selected from the same 10 at the December 3 ceremony at Starfield Library in COEX Mall, Seoul, with additional cash attached to both.
- Return of the Blossoming Blade
- Cry, or Better Yet, Beg
- Omniscient Reader
- My S-Class Hunters
- Jakdu: Shaman's Blade
- Debut or Die!
- On the Way to Meet Mom
- The Greatest Estate Developer
- Killer Peter
- A Man's Man
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