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IAPLC 2023 - Total 1850 entries from 78 countries and area

This year, we have received 1,850 works from 78 different countries and area. Thank you all so much for your many entries. Who will seize the Grand Prize title from among so many world-class works? The presentation of the top 100 works will be broadcasted worldwide simultaneously at 20:00 (JST) on August 26th (Sat), from the official ADA YouTube channel. Enjoy the livestream with your friends from around the world.

After the YouTube Live broadcast, we will reveal the ‘IAPLC 2023 Top 300 works’ on our site’s ‘PAST WORKS’ page. Additionally, we plan to reveal the ‘IAPLC World Ranking’ on the IAPLC official Facebook page. Please look forward to it.

*We anticipate that concentrated traffic from 21:00 to 24:00 after the Youtube Live broadcast may make pages on the IAPLC official site difficult to read. If you have difficulties connecting, please try accessing it at a different time.

 

Countries & Areas Applications
Japan 528
People’s Republic of China 190
Germany 88
India 82
Malaysia 78
Vietnam 58
South Africa 57
Austria 54
Indonesia 50
Philippines 36
Brazil 32
Poland 30
Spain 30
Republic of Korea 29
Singapore 29
United States of America 28
Chinese Taipei 27
Italy 25
Thailand 22
France 21
Great Britain 21
Australia 20
Hong Kong, China 18
Mexico 18
Canada 16
Czech Republic 15
Sri Lanka 15
Bangladesh 14
Russian Federation 14
Romania 13
Portugal 12
Greece 9
Hungary 9
Macau, China 9
Chile 8
Costa Rica 8
Mauritius 8
Netherlands 8
Argentina 7
Denmark 7
Bulgaria 6
Peru 6
United Arab Emirates 6
Belgium 5
Colombia 5
Ecuador 5
Egypt 5
Israel 5
Qatar 5
Switzerland 5
Serbia 4
Ukraine 4
Brunei Darussalam 3
Islamic Republic of Iran 3
Maldives 3
Morocco 3
Slovakia 3
Sweden 3
Belarus 2
Croatia 2
Finland 2
Ireland 2
Mozambique 2
North Macedonia 2
Turkey 2
Zimbabwe 2
Algeria 1
Andorra 1
Bosnia-Hercegovina 1
Guatemala 1
Jordan 1
Lithuania 1
Luxembourg 1
Mongolia 1
Nepal 1
Norway 1
Pakistan 1
Saudi Arabia 1

 

IAPLC Total entries statics from 2001 - 2023

Year  Total entries Total countries and area
2023 1850 78
2022 2083 81
2021 2617 84
2020 2358 84
2019 1867  72
2018 1977  
2017 2056  
2016 2336  
2015 2545  
2014 2320  
2013 2164  
2012 2021  
2011 1063  
2010 1819  
2009 1342  
2008 1169  
2007 1142  
2006 959  
2005 894  
2004 791  
2003 673  
2002 661  
2001 557   
2000    
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