World Design Rankings: China on top of the design game

Time to see which country dominated this year’s World Design Rankings! The WDR essentially assign a country's ranking according to the quantity of designers who have received the esteemed A' Design Award, representing a nation's collective dedication to design innovation in addition to individual accomplishments.

The World Design Rankings, or WDR, seeks to promote and elevate excellent design, therefore advancing global design culture, and give journalists and economists access to more information and perspectives on the state-of-the-art in the design business.   

By looking at this year’s ranking we can see that China is on top of the game - for another year in a row - with an extraordinary total of 4562 awards! In second place you will find the USA with 1434 awards, followed by Japan, Italy and Hong Kong for the Top 5 of the most awarded countries.

You can browse through the full list of nations featured in the World Design Rankings as well as detailed design business information for each nation here.

Also, don’t miss out on the opportunity to gain some great inspiration from past winners. Here we have a list of a few special projects that caught our attention. Check them out:

TIGER PAN Tsingtao White Beer

Huile Yi Eureka Lounge Chair

MrSmith Studio Embossed Nutella Jar for spreadable cream

Miriam Mirri Acacia Honey dipper

Yuta Takahashi Way of Knowledge Book Design

Boriana Strzok Ecgberht of Kent Label Design

PepsiCo Design & Innovation MTN Dew Cake-Smash Beverage Packaging

Parachute Typefoundry The Stroke Typographic Coffee Mug

Weena Lee Sh 12 Wall Clock

Yee Dang Tay Singapore Art Museum Branding

Qingyu Wu The Landscape the Tropics Never Had Identity

Festival Over de Vloed website Website by RTRN Branding and Activation

All innovators worldwide have the chance to be part of this worldwide exhibition of creative genius. Register for the A' Design Award here, in order to become a member of this elite group of designers.