Ogilvy South Africa Named ME & Africa Agency of the Year in 2026 One Show Global Creative Rankings

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Based on point totals for wins in The One Show 2026 announced last week during Creative Week in New York, Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town has been named Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings.

Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town’s top ranking in the region was powered by its secondary credit on “Vaseline Verified” for Vaseline, a big winner this year from Ogilvy Singapore with Ogilvy UK London and Ogilvy New York.  

The work picked up three Best of Discipline wins (Creator Content, Direct Marketing, and Public Relations), the inaugural Best Use of TikTok award, the Creative Marketer Pencil, 10 Golds, two Silver, and one Merit.  Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town won two additional Merits for work on behalf of Volkswagen South Africa and Audi South Africa.

The One Show 2026 Top 10 ME & Africa Agency Rankings (click the category links to view the full list for each):

1. Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town 

2. Accenture Song South Africa Cape Town

3. Promise Johannesburg

4. Impact BBDO Dubai, Joe Public Sandton (tie)

6. VML South Africa Johannesburg

7. Leo UAE Dubai, Memac Ogilvy UAE Dubai, TBWA\Hunt LascarisJohannesburg, VML Riyadh (tie) 

The One Show 2026 Top 5 ME & Africa Independent Agency Rankings

1. Promise Johannesburg

2. Joe Public Sandton   

3. M+C Saatchi Abel Johannesburg, The Odd Number Johannesburg (tie)

5. Bananas Johannesburg, Edelman Dubai, Edelman Johannesburg (tie)

Highlights of The One Show 2026 Global Creative Rankings are as follows (click the category links to view the full list for each):

Global Agency Rankings

1. VML New York

2. Rethink Toronto

3. Uncommon Creative Studio London

4. Serviceplan Germany Munich

5. Ogilvy New York

6. Grey México México City

7. adam&eve\TBWA London

8. FCB Canada (TBWA\Canada) Toronto

9. Publicis Conseil Paris

10. LePub México

The showcase of all 2026 One Show winners can be viewed here.