The Panama Papers probe, a collaborative work of more than 100 media organisations including The Indian Express, has won the Data Journalism Awards 2016 for Investigation of the Year. The award was presented at the Global Editors Network (GEN) summit in Vienna.

The Panama Papers investigation was based on 2.6 terabyte of data — primarily on offshore entities set up for clients of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca — obtained by German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung and shared through the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

Published globally since April 3, the Panama Papers reports exposed the inner workings of the secretive offshore financial system and revealed hidden companies linked to politicians, celebrities, business barons, criminals, sports stars and more. This is the second year in a row that an ICIJ project has won top honours at the Data Journalism Awards, after the Swiss Leaks probe took home the Investigation of the Year award in 2015.

The Data Journalism Awards is hosted by the Global Editors Network, a cross-platform community of editors-in-chief and media innovators. A jury headed by former Wall Street Journal managing editor Paul Steiger picks the winners.