Avi Schiffmann

The 24th Annual Webby Awards is thrilled to honor Avi Schiffmann as the 2020 Person of the Year to recognize his creation of ncov2019.live to track the spread of COVID-19 across the world.

As we collectively navigate the severe impact of COVID-19 on the world and late calls for nationwide social distancing, the Internet has become the lifeblood for people looking for accurate information about the novel coronavirus. Since launching the site on December 29th, Avi Schiffmann's tracking site was a necessary tool that sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus and its spread, notably calling attention to its severity long before many global officials. By providing over 100 million visitors with real-time data on the virus' spread, Schiffmann has helped people around the globe understand COVID-19 and the necessity of upgrades to current health care systems and measures to flatten the curve.

For having the foresight to track the global spread of COVID-19 and for creating a website to provide real-time data about the virus to people everywhere, it is our great privilege to honor Avi Schiffmann as the 2020 Webby Person of the Year.