South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) announced the 10 main award winners of the 2026 World Webtoon Awards on November 3.

Award Winners

• Return of the Blossoming Blade
• Cry, or Better Yet, Beg
• Omniscient Reader
• My S-Class Hunters
• Jakdu: Shaman’s Blade
• Debut or Die!
• On the Way to Meet Mom
• The Greatest Estate Developer
• Killer Peter
• A Man’s Man

About the Awards

Now in its third year, the World Webtoon Awards celebrates outstanding webtoons from around the globe, with no restrictions on creators’ nationalities or the regions in which works are serialized. This year’s competition drew 941 submitted works and 7,318 nominations from 4,038 fans worldwide. The 20 finalists had been announced back in September.

Each of the 10 winners will receive a trophy and a cash prize of 10 million won (approximately US$7,200).

Ceremony and World Webtoon Festival

The awards ceremony will be held on December 3 at Starfield Library inside COEX Mall in Seoul. At the ceremony, a Grand Prize and a Judges’ Award will be selected from among the 10 main winners. The Grand Prize recipient will receive an additional 5 million won (about US$3,600), while the Judges’ Award winner will receive an extra 3 million won (about US$2,200).

Alongside the ceremony, the World Webtoon Festival will run from December 2 to 6 at COEX Hall B and the surrounding Starfield COEX Mall area, featuring special exhibitions spotlighting domestic and international webtoons and intellectual property, along with a range of events and activities for creators and fans alike.