- ProgrammeAsia Best of Best Awards
- Who is nominatedCompanies & organisations
- ScopeAsia (Hong Kong eligible)
- Track recordGolden Tree Awards programme
- Nomination feeFrom USD 299 · packages
- 2026 close15 September 2026
- Winners announcedSaturday, 14 November 2026, Dubai
Who it is for. Every company, brand, institution, regional headquarters, statutory body and public corporation operating in Hong Kong — the programme's published focus is all countries in Asia except the Middle East. What it judges. Business performance, customer experience, innovation, leadership, market impact, quality, growth and sustainability over a defined period, in the category — of 2,000+ across 26 industries — that names the business. Levels. Silver to Diamond at country level; Platinum adds Asia; Titanium adds world. Cost and dates. From USD 299; entries close on 15 September 2026.
The Best of Best Awards are the Golden Tree Awards network's regional company programmes, one per region; the Asia programme's published focus is all countries in Asia except the Middle East, and its official page is bestofbestawards.com/regions/asia. The supplied award list gives no founding year or edition count for the Asia programme, so none is stated.
A note on categories: the supplied sheet maps the Best of Best company categories to the Arabian programme, and the network's own site presents the same 26-industry structure for every regional programme, so those names are shown here for Asia and the awards team confirms fit during profile completion. The structure gives hotels 131 categories, restaurants 130, professional services 112, marketing 60 and 75 to each of the other 22 industries — room for a Central bank, a Kwun Tong manufacturer, a Cyberport start-up, a Kwai Tsing forwarder and a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel group each to be judged in a category of their own.
Who should participate
Eligible nominees are organisations of any size in any industry:
- Companies, brands and institutions headquartered or operating in Hong Kong and the wider Asia region
- SMEs, family groups, listed companies and public-sector enterprises
- Businesses in any of the 26 recognised industries
Hong Kong industries that enter most
All 26 industries qualify. These are the ones from which Hong Kong companies most often enter; every industry page lists its full category set.
Finance
Central's banks, HKEX-linked firms, asset and wealth managers, family offices, insurers, virtual banks, licensed fintech and virtual-asset platforms — 75 finance categories.
Awards for this industryReal Estate / Construction
Skyline developers and Northern Metropolis builders, REITs, agencies, property and facilities managers, modular contractors, proptech — 75 categories plus the sector programme.
Awards for this industryLogistics & Transportation
HKIA air cargo and forwarders, Kwai Tsing port and shipping, cross-boundary and GBA logistics, 3PL, cold chain, last mile and transport — 75 categories.
Awards for this industryTraders
Trading houses, sourcing and buying offices, importers and distributors, re-exporters, watch, jewellery and electronics trade, cross-boundary trading.
Awards for this industryTechnology
Fintech and virtual banks, regulated Web3, AI at Science Park and Cyberport, regional tech HQs, GBA-linked product companies — 75 categories.
Awards for this industryProfessional Service
Common-law firms and chambers, arbitration, Big Four and mid-tier accounting, corporate services and trusts, consultancies, HR, surveyors and engineers.
Awards for this industryRetail
Luxury on Canton Road and in Central, the great malls, supermarket and convenience chains, electronics and lifestyle retail, home-grown brands — 75 categories.
Awards for this industryManufacturing / Industries
Advanced manufacturing at Tseung Kwan O, microelectronics, food and pharma production, Hong Kong-owned GBA factories, industrial suppliers — 75 categories.
Awards for this industryHealth Care
Private hospitals and clinic groups, specialist and dental practices, biotech and pharma, digital health, elderly and home care — 75 healthcare categories.
Awards for this industryEducation & Training
International schools, world-ranked universities, tutorial and enrichment centres, kindergartens, corporate training, edtech — 75 categories.
Awards for this industryGovt Organisations
Departments, statutory bodies and authorities, public corporations, district organisations, public-service providers.
Awards for this industryStartups
Cyberport and Science Park ventures, fintech and biotech founders, GBA-facing start-ups, family businesses reinvented — founder and company categories.
Awards for this industry
Enter your Hong Kong company at Asia level
Twenty-six industries, more than 2,000 categories, an independent jury that reads evidence.
What to send: competing at Asia level from Hong Kong
The company in a paragraph — what it does, where, for whom, since when. Then the record by year and by market: growth, market position, customer and quality measures, innovation, leadership, sustainability — with documents, indexed where confidential. Asia level means the evidence is read beside entries from Japan, Korea, India, Singapore and the mainland; Hong Kong companies do well on scale of operations relative to size, on cross-boundary reach and on governance and quality standards.
Choose the category deliberately; the jury judges against its definition, and each industry page lists the options. Most companies pair this entry with the World CEO Awards for their leader under a Diamond package.
Asia Best of Best Awards categories (by industry)
More than 2,000 categories across 26 industries, shown for the Asia programme through the network's common Best of Best structure. Six per industry appear here; each industry page lists the full set with evidence guidance.
Agriculture / Farming 6 categories
Automobile 6 categories
Aviation / Cruises / Yachts 6 categories
Beauty & Cosmetics 6 categories
Education & Training 6 categories
Electronics & Telecommunications 6 categories
Entertainment & Sports 6 categories
Finance 6 categories
Fitness & Health 6 categories
Fragrance / Perfumes 6 categories
Govt Organisations 6 categories
Health Care 6 categories
Hotels & Resorts 6 categories
Logistics & Transportation 6 categories
Manufacturing / Industries 6 categories
Marketing & Advertising 6 categories
Professional Service 6 categories
Real Estate / Construction 6 categories
Restaurant / F & B 6 categories
Retail 6 categories
Spa & Wellness 6 categories
Startups 6 categories
Technology 6 categories
Traders 6 categories
Showing six categories per industry. Every category for an industry is listed on its industry page, together with award recommendations and evidence guidance.
Nomination requirements & evidence
Nominations are assessed on the information and evidence submitted. Useful material includes:
- Business performance: growth, market position, measurable results
- Customer experience and service-quality indicators
- Innovation, technology adoption or new business models
- Leadership, governance and team development
- Quality standards, certifications and accreditations
- Sustainability or community contribution, media coverage and client evidence
Judging & selection process
Every nomination moves through the same published stages. Public voting is not used and commercial purchases carry no weight.
- New nomination
The nomination is received and registered against the relevant award programme.
- Profile completion
The nominee profile and required information are completed.
- Team approval
Eligibility and profile suitability are reviewed.
- Final jury data
Additional information required for evaluation is collected.
- Jury / management review
The nomination is evaluated against the applicable criteria.
- Finalist
Eligible strong nominations may progress to the finalist stage.
- Winner or closed
A finalist may be assigned an appropriate winning category, or the nomination is closed with a reason.
Fees & costs
Nomination packages are identical across the network's programmes and priced in USD. Winner packages are optional and available only to confirmed winners.
Silver
- 1 award · 1 category
- Competition level: Country
- Standard nominee listing
- Support: Email
Gold
- 1 award · 2 in 1 award categories
- Competition level: Country
- Featured in nominees section
- Support: Email, WhatsApp, Call
Diamond
- 2 awards · 2 across awards categories
- Competition level: Country
- Featured in nominees section
- Support: Email, WhatsApp, Call
Platinum
- 2 awards · 3 per award categories
- Competition level: Country & Regional
- Featured in nominees section
- Support: Email, WhatsApp, Call
Titanium
- 3 awards · 3 per award categories
- Competition level: Country, Regional & World
- Featured in nominees section
- Support: Email, WhatsApp, Call
Paying any fee never guarantees winning. Award credits are valid for the same-year programme only. Full fee details.
2026 dates
Published timeline for the 2026 cycle:
- May 2026Nominations open
The 2026 nomination window opens to eligible companies and leaders worldwide.
- 30 July 2026Early window closes
Last date for early-entry submissions.
- 15 September 2026Nominations close
Final published deadline for all 2026 entries.
- 3rd–4th week of September 2026Jury review
Independent jury / management evaluation of every eligible nomination.
- October 2026Shortlist (internal)
Finalists are confirmed and winners notified privately.
- 14 November 2026Gala ceremony — winners announced
Winners revealed and celebrated at the annual gala in Dubai.
Winners are announced live at the gala in Dubai. Nominees in Hong Kong are notified privately in October.
Category first, then package
Find the category on the industry page; then choose Silver to Diamond for country level, Platinum for Asia, Titanium for world.
- 2,000+ categories in 26 industries
- Asia level with Platinum; world with Titanium
- Company plus leader covered by Diamond
Related awards to consider
Programmes paired with a company entry:
World CEO Awards
For the chief executive or regional head — the usual pairing.
Golden Entrepreneur Awards
For the founder of a start-up or SME entering the company here.
Golden Women Awards
For a woman founder or executive of the company.
World Technology Awards
For technology companies wanting worldwide sector recognition as well; the two share 75 technology categories.
Asia Best of Best Awards — FAQs for Hong Kong nominees
Is Hong Kong inside the Asia programme?
Yes — its published focus is all countries in Asia except the Middle East.
Who can enter?
Any company, brand, institution, regional headquarters, statutory body or public corporation operating in Hong Kong, in any of 26 industries.
Why the Arabian programme's category names?
The supplied sheet maps the Best of Best categories to the Arabian programme only; the network's site presents one 26-industry structure for all regional programmes, so those names are shown for Asia and the awards team confirms fit.
Which package for Asia level?
Platinum or Titanium. Silver, Gold and Diamond compete at country level.
What is judged?
Business performance, customer experience, innovation, leadership and management, market impact, quality, growth and sustainability — on evidence.
More than one category?
Yes; Gold and higher cover more than one, Diamond two awards, Titanium three.
Cost?
USD 299 (Silver) to USD 1,750 (Titanium); winner packages optional, after results.
Deadline?
15 September 2026; jury in late September, shortlist in October, results in Dubai on 14 November 2026.
Last reviewed: 12 September 2026 · Award facts sourced from the official programme publications.