Pulse Influencer Awards

1. What Is the Pulse Influencer Awards?

The Pulse Influencer Awards is an annual celebration that recognises the most impactful, innovative and influential digital creators across Africa. The initiative spans Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africa, spotlighting creators who:

  1. Inspire and positively impact their communities

  2. Create original and engaging content

  3. Drive culture, trends and conversations

  4. Maintain loyal and interactive audiences

The Awards support Pulse’s mission to champion digital creativity and strengthen Africa’s growing influencer ecosystem.

2. How the Awards Work

2a. Nominee Selection

Public nominations open first, allowing fans and audiences to put forward their favourite creators. After this stage, independent juries in each market review all public submissions and create the official shortlist. These juries evaluate and select nominees based on:

  1. Quality of content

  2. Engagement and authenticity

  3. Impact within their niche

  4. Consistency, credibility and community growth

The shortlisted nominees are presented to the public for voting.

2b. Voting Process

How to Vote:

  1. Visit the Pulse Influencer Awards page on the Pulse website in your country.

  2. Scroll to view all available categories.

  3. Select a category.

  4. Choose your favourite nominee.

  5. Submit your vote.

NB: Each individual is allowed one vote to maintain fairness.

Voting Timeline: September

2c. Winner Determination

Winners are selected strictly by public votes. The nominee with the highest number of votes in each category is declared the winner and will be officially announced during the Awards Ceremony.

3. Awards Ceremony

The date and venue of the Pulse Influencer Awards Ceremony will be announced closer to the event. 

4. Award Categories

4a. Industry Categories

  • Lifestyle

  • Health & Fitness

  • Actor / Actress

  • Comedy

  • Visual Arts

  • Fashion

  • Business

  • Food

  • Music

  • Sports

  • Podcast

  • Tech

  • Dance

  • Travel

  • Campus Influencer

  • Corporate & Brand

  • Sustainability & Climate

4b. Channel Categories

  • X (formerly Twitter)

  • Instagram

  • Facebook

  • YouTube

  • LinkedIn

  • TikTok

4c. Pan-African Categories

  • Most Innovative Influencer (Pan-African)

  • Positive Impact Influencer (Pan-African)

5. Staying Updated

To follow announcements on nominees, voting, ceremony dates, new categories, and winners, visit your local Pulse website or follow Pulse Influencer Awards on social media.

6. Contact

For questions or partnership inquiries related to the Pulse Influencer Awards, contact: ads@pulse.ng