Mumbai: The Client of the Year category at the ABBY Media Awards 2026 Powered by One Show witnessed strong competition among leading brands across FMCG, paints, automotive, finance, technology, and consumer sectors, with a total of 97 metals and 582 points awarded overall.
The Coca-Cola Company emerged as the top-ranked client with 46 points, winning a total of 8 metals, including 1 Gold, 5 Silver, and 2 Bronze awards, making it the highest-scoring brand in the category.
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. secured second position with 36 points and 5 metals. The company stood out by winning the only Grand Prix in the category alongside 4 Silver metals.
Birla Opus Paints claimed third place with 30 points through a tally of 3 Gold and 1 Silver award, while UltraTech Cement Limited followed with 26 points, winning 2 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze metal.
Amazon and Novel Jewels Limited each earned 20 points with 3 metals apiece. Mondelez India Foods Pvt. Ltd. and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) followed with 18 points each, while Meta secured 16 points through two Gold-winning campaigns.
NIVEA India Private Limited, Uber, and Wonder Cement Limited each closed with 14 points, while Hero MotoCorp Ltd., Hindustan Unilever Limited, and JioStar India Private Ltd. recorded 12 points each.
The rankings also reflected strong performances from brands such as Eicher Motors Limited, OpenAI, and Swiggy, all of which secured 10 points, underlining the growing participation of digital-first and technology-led brands in media effectiveness and creative excellence categories.
Other participating brands included Adidas, Netflix India, NPCI, Tata Power, Philips India, Asian Paints, Skoda India, Zilo, Bisleri, Kia Motors India, Mercedes-Benz, P&G India, Tata Motors, Titan, and United Breweries, among others.
The final medal tally for the Client of the Year category stood at 1 Grand Prix, 33 Gold, 29 Silver, and 34 Bronze metals, taking the total awards count to 97 metals across 582 points.
The rankings highlighted the increasing importance of strategic media innovation, integrated communication, and data-led storytelling as brands across sectors continue to invest in impactful and measurable marketing campaigns.
