| No. | Category | World | Submissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Complete Applications | Visual Basic | 2679 |
| 2 | Miscellaneous | Visual Basic | 1638 |
| 3 | Custom Controls/ Forms/ Menus | Visual Basic | 1546 |
| 4 | Graphics | Visual Basic | 1372 |
| 5 | Internet/ HTML | Visual Basic | 1151 |
| 6 | Games | Visual Basic | 995 |
| 7 | Databases/ Data Access/ DAO/ ADO | Visual Basic | 736 |
| 8 | Windows API Call/ Explanation | Visual Basic | 694 |
| 9 | Files/ File Controls/ Input/ Output | Visual Basic | 690 |
| 10 | Coding Standards | Visual Basic | 628 |
| 11 | String Manipulation | Visual Basic | 384 |
| 12 | OLE/ COM/ DCOM/ Active-X | Visual Basic | 364 |
| 13 | VB function enhancement | Visual Basic | 339 |
| 14 | Math/ Dates | Visual Basic | 332 |
| 15 | Sound/MP3 | Visual Basic | 312 |
| 16 | DirectX | Visual Basic | 226 |
| 17 | Windows System Services | Visual Basic | 211 |
| 18 | Encryption | Visual Basic | 197 |
| 19 | Registry | Visual Basic | 148 |
| 20 | Jokes/ Humor | Visual Basic | 137 |
| 21 | Libraries | Visual Basic | 104 |
| 22 | Data Structures | Visual Basic | 95 |
| 23 | Microsoft Office Apps/VBA | Visual Basic | 92 |
| 24 | Object Oriented Programming (OOP) | Visual Basic | 64 |
| 25 | Debugging and Error Handling | Visual Basic | 62 |
| 26 | Windows CE | Visual Basic | 14 |
| 27 | DDE | Visual Basic | 12 |