BANGKOK — 17 July 2026, Thai science creator “Pol” Nawapol Chuamvarasart, better known as SaySci, has made history by becoming the first Thai creator to receive honours at the 30th Webby Awards after winning two awards in the Social Content Series – Education & Science category for his content series “Internet, but Science.”
SaySci won both major awards in the Social Content Series – Education & Science category and also received Webby Honoree recognition in the Creator – Education, Science & Technology category.
Established in 1996, the Webby Awards have been dubbed the “Internet’s highest honour” and the “Oscars of the Internet” by The New York Times. They are widely regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious awards for digital content, recognising excellence in websites, apps, social media, podcasts, videos and other online media.
This year saw more than 13,000 entries submitted from over 70 countries, with only about 4% of all submissions receiving recognition. Winners in other categories included global organisations and brands such as NASA, Google, National Geographic Society and Claude AI, as well as projects involving LISA of BLACKPINK and Justin Bieber.
The Webby Winner is selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), while the People’s Voice Winner is determined through public voting. Organisers said more than 940,000 people cast over 4.6 million votes this year.
The work that propelled SaySci to the awards is “Internet, but Science,” a series that explains internet memes, viral trends, games, news and pop culture through scientific principles, transforming online entertainment into accessible educational content that connects directly with everyday life.
In keeping with the Webby Awards tradition of limiting acceptance speeches to just five words, SaySci chose to say:
“Six Seven? Skibidi? Brainrot? …Science!”
The phrase reflected the concept behind his work, which bridges internet culture and science.
However, Nawapol revealed that despite receiving a world-class award, the achievement did not attract as much attention in Thailand as he had hoped. He said he had sent press releases to several media organisations and sought sponsorship to travel to New York City to accept the award, but was unable to secure funding in time and therefore missed the opportunity to attend the ceremony in person.
He said he was not trying to complain but hoped his experience would encourage Thai society to place greater value on Thai creators and provide more support for talented people across a wide range of fields, including science, sport, the arts and education.
Nawapol also emphasised that Thailand has many talented science communicators and expressed hope that his success would inspire more Thai creators to showcase their work internationally while continuing to produce engaging, accessible and easy-to-understand science content for the public.
