The European Hardware Association has announced the winners of the 2026 EHA Reader Awards. These awards reflect the opinions of technology enthusiasts and PC hardware buyers across Europe, based on thousands of nominations and votes collected from the readers of the EHA’s member publications.

The awards ceremony took place at the Marriott Hotel in Cologne, Germany, on Tuesday 25th August 2026 – attended by over a hundred senior representatives from leading PC hardware manufacturers, distributors and technology media, creating a unique opportunity to share insights and celebrate the brands most valued by European consumers.

Now in its eleventh year, the EHA Reader Awards continue to highlight the companies and products that have earned the strongest reputation among hardware enthusiasts. The voting process draws on the reach of the EHA’s nine member publications including:

• KitGuru (United Kingdom)
• Lab501 (Romania)
• PurePC (Poland)
• IO-Tech (Finland)
• Technology Insider  (Netherlands)
• Geeknetic (Spain)
• HardwareLuxx (Germany)
• Cowcotland (France)
• Hardware Upgrade (Italy)

Now without further ado, here are the winners of the EHA Reader Awards 2026:

KitGuru Says: Congratulations to all the winners, and our thanks to every reader who took part in this year’s voting process!

The European Hardware Association is proud to announce that the EHA Reader Awards 2026 will take place on Tuesday 25th August at the Cologne Marriott Hotel in Köln, Germany – on the evening before GamesCom 2026 officially opens its doors.

Celebrating its 11th anniversary, the EHA Reader Awards represents the largest aggregated vote of its kind in the PC hardware industry. Millions of technology enthusiasts across Europe are invited to vote for their favourite brands and products – making this a true celebration of consumer recognition and industry excellence.

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Since its inception, the EHA Reader Awards have stood as a hallmark of recognition for the most outstanding technology hardware products in the European market. The awards are powered by the combined expertise of the readers of nine of Europe’s most respected technology publications, which together influence the purchasing decisions of more than 20 million avid technology enthusiasts every month.

The EHA's member publications include:-

• KitGuru (UK)
• CowCotLand (France)
• Hardware Upgrade (Italy)
• IO-TECH (Finland)
• PurePC (Poland)
• LAB501 (Romania)
• GEEKNETIC (Spain)
• HardwareLuxx (Germany)
• TechnologyInsider (The Netherlands)

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We just got done with the EHA Awards at Computex earlier this month. You've now seen the votes from the industry experts, but now it is time for the Reader Awards, allowing you to vote on the best tech products in a wide range of categories. 

Unlike the main EHA Awards, which are based on specific products reviewed by EHA publications over the previous 12 months, the EHA Reader Awards are brand-based and decided by the collective EHA audience.

That means readers are not being asked to vote for a single product, but for the companies they believe have performed best across each category. Over the years, the categories have evolved in response to reader feedback.

Today, we are publishing the proposed list of nominations and inviting readers to suggest changes. That could mean adding a brand that deserves recognition, removing one that no longer fits the category, or suggesting amendments where the list can be improved.

The final winners will be announced on the eve of Gamescom at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Cologne, from 6pm on Tuesday 25th August 2026.

Please take a look through the nominations and let us know where you think changes should be made on this Facebook page.