Based on revenue generated in 2021, the largest advertising agency group worldwide was WPP, headquartered in London, with 17.6 billion dollars in revenue. The Japanese agency Dentsu ranked sixth that year, generating 9.9 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2021.
Leading advertising agency groups worldwide in 2021, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on WPP
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Revenues of media holding groups worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of the world's largest ad agency groups 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading digital agency networks worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading media and ad agency groups worldwide 2021, by new business value
- Premium Statistic Leading media & ad agencies worldwide 2021, by new business value
Financials
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- Premium Statistic WPP's revenue worldwide 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic WPP's profit worldwide 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic WPP global billings 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Headline EBITDA of WPP 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Market capitalization of WPP 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual change of WPP's market cap 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic WPP's annual EPS 2009-2021
Operations
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- Premium Statistic Regional breakdown of WPP's revenue 2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of WPP's revenue 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic WPP net revenue change Q2 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic WPP's revenue worldwide 2022, by operating segment
- Premium Statistic Global headcount of WPP 2006-2021
- Premium Statistic Global headcount of WPP 2021, by region
Regional competitors
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of U.S. largest CRM and direct marketing networks in 2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of leading ad agency groups APAC 2021
- Premium Statistic Leading ad agency networks in the U.S. 2021, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading digital agency networks in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Most effective digital & specialist ad agencies in Europe 2021
- Premium Statistic Most effective creative agencies Latin America 2021
Creativity rankings
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Further related statistics
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- Billings of leading creative advertising agencies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Estimated revenue of U.S. public relations agencies 2000-2021
- Revenue of advertising agencies in Norway 2008-2020
- Ranking of leading owner-operated advertising agencies in Germany 2021
- Leading media agencies ranked by billings in Germany 2019
- Revenue of world's largest CRM and direct networks in 2011
- Revenue of U.S. largest CRM and direct marketing networks in 2021
- Annual incomes of the highest-paid people in advertising in 2012
- Omnicom Group's net income 2006-2021
- Leading communication service providers as to HORIZONT creative ranking Germany 2019
- Most successful agencies participating in the Cannes Lions in Germany 2022
- Leading media holdings ranked by billings in Germany 2019
- Marketers: preferred ways of being contacted by agencies in the United States in 2014
- Prognosis of new business opportunities for agencies in the United States 2014-2015
- Industry revenue of “other services related to advertising“ in Texas 2012-2024
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Statistics
- Billings of leading creative advertising agencies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Estimated revenue of U.S. public relations agencies 2000-2021
- Revenue of advertising agencies in Norway 2008-2020
- Ranking of leading owner-operated advertising agencies in Germany 2021
- Leading media agencies ranked by billings in Germany 2019
- Revenue of world's largest CRM and direct networks in 2011
- Revenue of U.S. largest CRM and direct marketing networks in 2021
- Annual incomes of the highest-paid people in advertising in 2012
- Omnicom Group's net income 2006-2021
- Leading communication service providers as to HORIZONT creative ranking Germany 2019
- Most successful agencies participating in the Cannes Lions in Germany 2022
- Leading media holdings ranked by billings in Germany 2019
- Marketers: preferred ways of being contacted by agencies in the United States in 2014
- Prognosis of new business opportunities for agencies in the United States 2014-2015
- Industry revenue of “other services related to advertising“ in Texas 2012-2024
Advertising Age. (April 25, 2022). Leading advertising agency groups worldwide in 2021, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273879/revenue-of-the-worlds-largest-agency-companies/
Advertising Age. "Leading advertising agency groups worldwide in 2021, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273879/revenue-of-the-worlds-largest-agency-companies/
Advertising Age. (2022). Leading advertising agency groups worldwide in 2021, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273879/revenue-of-the-worlds-largest-agency-companies/
Advertising Age. "Leading Advertising Agency Groups Worldwide in 2021, by Revenue (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273879/revenue-of-the-worlds-largest-agency-companies/
Advertising Age, Leading advertising agency groups worldwide in 2021, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273879/revenue-of-the-worlds-largest-agency-companies/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Leading advertising agency groups worldwide in 2021, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Advertising Age, April 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273879/revenue-of-the-worlds-largest-agency-companies/