Rankings

Current World Design Rankings of Countries are displayed at worlddesignrankings.com This ranking system is based on the number of awards won by each country. For each country, further details and sub-country rankings are available. The scoring for World Design Rankings are explained below. If you wish to view the alternative World Design Rankings based on Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronzer and Iron status (instead of weighted score), you could check it here.

Scoring for World Design Rankings
The ranking is based on number of awards won, however a score is also provided. The score is calculated the following way: An A' Award (Marked as Iron) counts as two (2), bronze award counts as three (3), silver award counts as (4), and a golden award counts as five (5) points, the first place / platinum award counts as six (6) score points.

Current Designer Rankings are displayed at designerrankings.com This ranking system is based on the award value. Scoring for designer rankings is given below. DesignerRankings ranking table lists all the designers who have won an A' Design Award, top 10, top 100, top 1000 is accessible. Please note that the Designer Rankings platform displays the Top 1000 list, if you wish to view the top 100 designers instead, please click here.

Scoring for Designer Rankings
For main competition categories, an A' Award counts as two (2), bronze award counts as three (3), silver award counts as (4), and a golden award counts as five (5) points, the first place / platinum award counts as six (6) score points. For custom competitions, the 1st place is three (3), second place is (2), third place is (1) points. The designer with the highest score are ranked first.

World Design Classifications are shown at designclassifications.com This ranking system is based on the platinum, gold, silver, bronze and iron ranking system. Different from the World Design Ranking system and the Designer Rankings, the Design Classification order is based for each design award category. For each design award category, you could figure out best designers in that field. The Design Classifications platform displays the most popular 100 design fields, if you wish to see more fields, please click here instead.

Ordering System for Designer Classifications
Award winning status on main competitions are counted. Designers in each distinct design category are ordered first by the number of platinum awards and afterwards by the number of gold, silver, bronze and iron awards.