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:

  • Inspire and positively impact their communities

  • Create original and engaging content

  • Drive culture, trends and conversations

  • 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 shortlist 10 exceptional nominees. These juries evaluate and select nominees based on:

  • Quality of content

  • Engagement and authenticity

  • Impact within their niche

  • Consistency, credibility and community growth

The top 10 shortlisted nominees are then 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

  1. Lifestyle

  2. Health & Fitness

  3. Actor / Actress

  4. Comedy

  5. Visual Arts

  6. Fashion

  7. Business

  8. Food

  9. Music

  10. Sports

  11. Podcast

  12. Tech

  13. Dance

  14. Travel

  15. Campus Influencer

  16. Corporate & Brand

  17. Sustainability & Climate

4b. Channel Categories

  1. X (formerly Twitter)

  2. Instagram

  3. Facebook

  4. YouTube

  5. LinkedIn

  6. TikTok

4c. Pan-African Categories

  1. Most Innovative Influencer (Pan-African)

  2. 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