Celebrating the 2015 African Blogger Award winners!
Over 1,000 entries were received in the competition's categories, which is almost double the amount received in the awards' inaugural year.
Entrants registered their online properties on Webfluential, a platform that give brands and the marketing industry, including advertisers, public relations agencies and media buyers, an independent measurement of the most relevant online and social influencers to include in their campaigns.
As a result, several categories had no winners, as the competition rules dictate that there is a minimum influence score for entries to ensure that category winners statistically lead their respective niches. These included: Best African Facebook page, Automotive, Digital Marketing, Education, Finance, Niche Market, Other, and Religious.
Winners of the main categories were as follows:
· Best blog about Africa: The African HipHop Blog from Zimbabwe
· Best Instagrammer in Africa:Gareth Pon from South Africa
· Best Twitter personality in Africa
· Best YouTube channel in Africa
Overall category winners include:
· Advice: Kenya Weddings followed by The Techie Guy from South Africa
· Arts and Culture: 10and5 (South Africa) followed by Another Africa from Eritrea
· Brand Blog: Ellerman House (South Africa) followed by Bona (South Africa)
· Business: TechFinancials (South Africa) followed by Mark Lives (South Africa)
· DIY blog: The Pretty Blog (South Africa) followed by Make Money Online (Nigeria)
· Entertainment: YoMzanzi (South Africa) followed by Book of Swag (South Africa)
· Events and Nightlife: Just Curious (South Africa) followed by DK Expressions (South Africa)
· Expat Living in Africa: Journal of a City Girl (Namibia)
· Fashion and Beauty: Superficial Girls (South Africa) followed by Inspired Living (South Africa)
· Food and Drink: Pika Chakula (Kenya), followed by Hein Stirred (South Africa)
· Health and Beauty: Healthable (Nigeria) followed by Not Another Poppie (South Africa)
· Hobbies: Lazy Gamer (South Africa) followed by Vamers (South Africa)
· Lifestyle: Lovilee (South Africa) followed by Inspired Living (South Africa)
· Marketing and Media: Techloy (Nigeria) followed by GottaQuirk (South Africa)
· Music: Running Wolf Rant (South Africa) followed by Texx and the City (South Africa)
· Parenting: The Blessed Barrenness (South Africa) followed by Rattle and Mum (South Africa)
· Personal: Dad and the Code (South Africa) followed by Lucky Pony (South Africa)
· Photography: Mooi Troues (South Africa), followed by Fire fly Africa (South Africa)
· Political: Josephat Lukaza (Tanzania) followed by Synapses (South Africa)
· Specific to Your Country: Kenya Weddings followed by Don't Party (South Africa)
· Sports: The Pundits (South Africa) followed by The Bounce (South Africa)
· Technology and Gadgets: PixelVulture (South Africa) followed by TechLoy (Nigeria)
· Travel: The Travel Manuel (South Africa) followed by Duff's Suitcase (South Africa)
· Youth Culture: Don't Party (South Africa) followed by Book of Swag (South Africa)
Winners in each category receive a commemorative trophy and a web banner announcing their achievement, with the next African Blogger Awards set to be held in February 2016.