This year's 5th edition of Best Brands Poland covered as many as 400 brands in 40 product categories. For the purposes of the Best Brands Poland report, 8,000 interviews were conducted with Polish consumers. On this basis, the 60 strongest brands in Poland and 6 leaders will be selected, who will be awarded prizes in 3 main categories:
Cross Category Awards: including the main Best Brand Overall award for a brand that combines market success with emotional engagement, and Best Polish Brand, which recognises innovative and modern brands of Polish origin.
Category Awards: includes the Best Home & Living Brand award, given to brands that help create a home as a true refuge and respond to the need for comfort and harmony in a space you want to return to, as well as the Best Selfcare & Wellbeing Brand award, honouring brands that motivate daily self-care, support healthy habits and help maintain balance in the modern world.
Excellence Awards: which recognise the best-managed brands in a dynamic environment: Best Retail Experience Brand for retailers who set the standards for modern and comfortable shopping through the synergy of digital solutions and high-quality service, and Best Marketing Communication Brand for a brand that communicates in a memorable, direct and transparent way, guaranteeing a high level of recognition.
Categories 2026
This is the pillar and most important award of the Best Brands ranking, present in all markets where the ‘Marketing Oscars’ are awarded. This category recognises brands that best combine market strength and real sales with emotional consumer engagement, making them an integral part of their customers' lifestyles and value systems. Both global giants and local heroes compete for victory.
The award is granted to brands of Polish origin that prove that ‘made in Poland’ is today synonymous with quality, modernity and ambition that goes beyond the local market. The award recognises brands that successfully compete in the increasingly demanding Polish market, while at the same time inspiring genuine pride among consumers and becoming a showcase for Polish entrepreneurship. These are brands that inspire, create experiences and embody values that are important to consumers of all generations, building bridges between generations.
The award goes to brands that help consumers transform their homes into places of rest, comfort and everyday harmony. In a world where as many as 70% of Poles fully identify with the statement ‘my home is my sanctuary’, the brands recognised in this category have a real impact on the quality of life in one's own space. Those that help Poles to design interiors that suit their lifestyle, are aesthetic, functional and comfortable are appreciated. Best Home & Living Brands inspire change, provide practical solutions and enable the creation of a cosy, well-designed environment tailored to individual needs.
This award is given to brands that help Poles take care of themselves in a simple way through small daily rituals or gestures that improve their well-being. In a stressful world, it is these moments of mindfulness that allow us to regain our inner balance. This category recognises brands that motivate people to take care of themselves every day, support healthy habits and give users the feeling that they are doing something valuable for themselves. Wellbeing can take many forms - from a hot bath after a difficult day, to a quiet evening with your favourite tea, to a little pampering or a gadget that allows you to monitor your activity.
An award given to retailers who are able to create shopping experiences that truly meet the needs of today's consumers. The brands recognised offer functional digital solutions, high standards of service and well-organised retail spaces. Shopping is efficient and comfortable, guaranteeing a smooth experience for the customer, and the entire journey remains consistent regardless of the channel. In times of fierce competition, price pressure and changing consumer behaviour, it is Best Retail Experience Brands that set the direction and prove that a well-designed shopping process and interaction with the brand can be the biggest differentiator on the market.
This award goes to brands that are able to communicate in a memorable, direct and transparent way, which guarantees them a high level of recognition. In a world where consumers are bombarded with hundreds of messages every day, a clear idea, an appropriately chosen tone and consistently used strong brand assets determine whether a brand will be noticed, understood and remembered. This category recognises brands whose communication activities are not a one-off effect, but consistently build identity and meaning in the long term, and whose campaigns evoke emotions, work on subconscious associations and have a real impact on how the brand is perceived.