Pedri finished with 318 total points, well ahead of the second-placed Jude Bellingham. Never in the history of the award has there been such a gap between first and second.
"I thank Tuttosport for this trophy, which makes me proud, and I also thank all the members of the jury and the fans who have always supported me in what has been an incredible 2021 for me," the player said in a video message.
"Of course, I also thank Barcelona, the Spanish national team, my family, my friends and all those who have been close to me day after day. Without them, I wouldn't have been able to win the Golden Boy award."
He will collect the prize at a ceremony in Turin on December 13, taking the award that Erling Haaland was given in 2020.
Barcelona released a statement of their own to congratulate the teenager.
"Pedri was unstoppable in the race to become the Golden Boy," they said.
"Game after game, Pedri has been developing at an extraordinary rate, and that's even despite having to contend with injury problems.
"The Canary Islander played more minutes for Barcelona than anyone else in 2020/21, and was exceptional in all of them.
"He took no time at all to adapt to football at the highest level, and played 52 competitive games in that year. Only Bojan played a half century of Barcelona games at a younger age."
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