MAMA Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year

The MAMA Award for Fans' Choice of the Year, previously named Worldwide Icon of the Year, is a daesang (or grand prize) award presented annually by CJ E&M (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2018 and is a 100% fan-voted accolade.^[1]

MAMA Award for Fans' Choice of the Year
Country	South Korea
Presented by	CJ E&M (Mnet)
First award	2018
Currently held by	Jimin (2024)
Most wins	BTS (6)
Most nominations	Seventeen (7)
Website	Mnet Asian Music Awards

Winners and nominees

Year	Recipient	Nominees	Ref.
Worldwide Icon of the Year
2018	BTS	Blackpink Got7 Mamamoo Monsta X NCT 127 NU'EST W Seventeen Twice Wanna One	[2]
2019		Ateez Blackpink Exo Got7 Monsta X Seventeen Tomorrow X Together Twice X1
2020		Ateez Blackpink Got7 Mamamoo NCT Seventeen Tomorrow X Together Treasure Twice
2021		Enhypen Lisa NCT 127 NCT Dream Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Treasure Twice
2022		Blackpink Enhypen Got7 NCT Dream Psy Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Treasure
2023		Ateez Enhypen Lim Young-woong NCT Dream Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Twice Zerobaseone	[3]
Fans' Choice of the Year
2024	Jimin	(G)I-dle Aespa Babymonster Enhypen Ive IU Jennie Jimin Jungkook Lee Young-ji NCT Dream NewJeans RM Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Twice Unis V Zerobaseone	[4]

Artists with multiple wins

BTS is the only artist to receive the award multiple times, doing so for a record six consecutive years.^[a][5]

Artists with multiple nominations

Note: The following nominees are Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 winners

7 nominations Seventeen 6 nominations BTS[b] Tomorrow X Together Twice 4 nominations Blackpink[c] Got7 Enhypen NCT Dream[d] Stray Kids 3 nominations Ateez Treasure 2 nominations Mamamoo Monsta X NCT 127[d] Zerobaseone

Notes

1. The group would win seven consecutive years if includes 2024 winner Jimin
2. Additionally, 2024 nominees Jimin, Jungkook, RM, and V are members of BTS.
3. Additionally, 2021 nominee Lisa and 2024 nominee Jennie are members of Blackpink.
4. This does not include their 2020 nomination as NCT