Complete List of Winners for the NET Honours Class of 2021 Unveiled

Complete List of Winners for the NET Honours Class of 2021 Unveiled

The NET Honours People’s Choice Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious audience data-based awards have unveiled the complete list of winners during a live virtual event held on the 20th of June 2021.

Organized by Info Digital (ID Africa) Africa, NET Honours is an annual recognition of top performers in the entertainment industry and public sector based on audience data got from ID Africa’s media channels. NET recognizes these high flyers through a thorough analysis of outcomes such as audience search results, consumer interest, and social media interactions and trends. Data for the awards are based on audience engagement from a database of over eight million internet users reached across websites, social media and related channels of Netng, Neusroom, 234Star and Orin between June 2020 and May 2021.

Since 2013, NET Honours has served as a special recognition award presented to deserving individuals in the entertainment industry and in 2016, it evolved into the NET Honours People’s Choice Awards. In 2020, the awards became a viral sensation, reaching over 10 million people around the world.

The 2021 class featured 25 categories including Most Popular Male Musician, Most Searched Female Musician, Most Popular Event, Most Searched Actress, and Most Played Alternative Song amongst others.

While some celebrities retained their award in the NET Honours Class of 2021, others made their debut. Popular media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu was named Most Popular (male) Media Personality for the second year while Toke Makinwa emerged as Most Popular (female) Media Personality for the second consecutive year.

Personalities like Feyikemi Abudu and Omah Lay clinched their first NET Honours, emerging Most Popular Person and receiving the Most Played Pop Song award for ‘Godly’ respectively.

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Wizkid also won the Most Played R&B song for ‘Smile’ featuring H.E.R. This is Wizkid’s second win in the NET Honours class of 2021 after winning the Most Popular (male) Musician. Other achievers include popular comedian Bovi, Tems, Davido, Funke Akindele, Banky W, Simi, and Adekunle Gold amongst others.

See below for a comprehensive list of the NET Honours Class of 2021:

Most Popular Actor – Timini Egbuson

Most Popular Actress – Funke Akindele

Most Popular Musician (Male) – Wizkid

Most Searched Musician (Male) – Davido

Most Searched Musician (Female) – Simi 

Most Popular Media Personality (Male) –  Ebuka Obi-Uchendu

Most Popular Media Personality (Female) – Toke Makinwa

Most Popular Person – Tacha Akide

Most Searched Person – FK Abudu 

Most Searched Media Personality – Tunde Ednut

Most Searched Actor – Jim Iyke

Most Searched Actress – Orisabunmi

Most Popular Foreign Celebrity (Male) – Lionel Messi

Most Popular Foreign Celebrity (Female) – Cardi B

 Most Popular Couple – Simi and Adekunle

Most Popular Comedian – Bovi

Most Popular Event – BBNaija

Most Popular BBNaija Star – Erica

Most Played Song – Pop – Godly – Omah Lay

Most Played Song – R&B – Smile – Wizkid (ft H.E.R)

Most Played Song – Hip Hop – Zoom – Cheque

Most Played Song – Streethop – Highway – DJ Kaywise (ft. Phyno)

Most Played Song – Alternative – Damages – Tems

Congratulations to the winners.