๐Ÿ† World Emoji Awards for ๐Ÿฅณ #WorldEmojiDay ๐ŸŒŽ.

A selection of just-for-fun annual awards each July from Emojipedia โ€” highlighting what new emoji are loved the world over, which represent the current moment, and what emoji folks are looking forward to using next. Itโ€™s our way to celebrate all things emoji!

The 2025 World Emoji Awards

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The 2025 World Emoji Awards ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Most Popular New Emoji
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Most 2025 Emoji
Most Anticipated Emoji
Lifetime Achievement Award

โญ๏ธ The 2024 World Emoji Awards


๐ŸŒ The 2023 World Emoji Awards


๐Ÿ—“ The 2022 World Emoji Awards

Most Popular New Emoji

Most 2022 Emoji

Most Anticipated Emoji

Lifetime Achievement


The 2021 World Emoji Awards

See the 2021 winners

For 2021 your emoji usage and voting helped determine three award winners across categories including the Most Popular New Emoji, the Most Anticipated Emoji, the Most 2021 Emoji, and the Lifetime Achievement award.

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The 2020 results.

Your 2020 votes determined the Most Popular New Emoji, the Most Anticipated Emoji, and the Most 2020 Emoji. Winners were announced throughout the day on July 17, 2020. Read the results in full over at Emojipedia โฌ‡๏ธ

Previous Years:

 
2019

2019

In 2019 your votes determined the Most Popular New Emoji, and the Most Anticipated Emoji

Winners were announced live on Cheddar, and on Twitter on July 17, 2019.

See 2019 Results
2018

2018

For 2018 you crowned the Most Anticipated Emoji, the Best New Emoji, and Emoji of the Year. You also helped us recognise those who have using emoji down with our Excellence in Emoji Use award.

2017

2017

Back in 2017 your votes help decide the Most Wanted, Lifetime Achievement, Best New Emoji, and the Most Anticipated Emoji awards. Winners were announced from the New York Stock Exchange live on Cheddar.