List of Advertising Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 15,298 advertising companies in Belgium, one in every 156 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nearly all have one to four people, and only 25 firms employ 50 people or more. One in six advertising agencies is based in Antwerpen, Gent, Liège, Ixelles and Bruxelles. Below you find the largest advertising agencies in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

15,298 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies15,2981 in156 Belgian companiesCities593Largest cityAntwerpen 1,099Sole traders46%Employees1-4 (97%)Revenue< $100K (78%)Email23%Phone42%Website27%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Omnicom Media Belgium	Belgium	Hoeilaart	Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5-7d	Vlaams Brabant	1560	*****.be	1987	$247,581,414	119	Corporation	2409	BE0430415229
2	Space	Belgium	Bruxelles	Avenue Tedesco 41	Bruxelles Capitale	1200	*****.be	1987	$164,229,413	70	Corporation	N/A	BE0431666727
3	Omnicom Media Group	Belgium	Hoeilaart	Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5-7, Internal Postal Box D	Vlaams Brabant	1560	*****.be	1990	$138,472,423	126	Corporation	8	BE0439833038
4	Vlaamse Audiovisuele Regie	Belgium	Zaventem	Tollaan 107, Internal Postal Box A	Vlaams Brabant	1932	*****.be	1997	$125,025,146	49	Corporation	9	BE0441331984
5	Regie Media Belge	Belgium	Auderghem	Rue Jules Cockx 10, Internal Postal Box 12	Bruxelles Capitale	1160	*****.be	1985	$122,917,405	89	Corporation	21	BE0427916686
6	Jcdecaux Street Furniture Belgium	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue Joseph Stevens 7	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.be	1967	$105,121,178	275	Corporation	378	BE0401841603
7	Havas Media Belgium	Belgium	Brussel	Treurenberg 2-4	Brussel Hoofdstad	1000	*****.com	2001	$103,950,639	57	Corporation	622	BE0476461723
8	Bauer Media Outdoor Belgium	Belgium	Vilvoorde	Laurent-benoit Dewezplein 5	Vlaams Brabant	1800	*****.be	1972	$82,338,642	275	Corporation	298	BE0412432122
9	Bd Media	Belgium	Bornem	Klein-mechelen 18a	Antwerpen	2880	*****.be	2022	$71,432,042	205	Corporation	55	BE0786479364
10	Omd	Belgium	Hoeilaart	Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5-7 D	Vlaams Brabant	1560	*****.com	1990	$67,738,986	18	Corporation	8	BE0439836503
11	Billups	Belgium	Koekelberg	Rue de Neck 22, Internal Postal Box 61	Bruxelles Capitale	1081	*****.com	2021	$58,033,989	8	Corporation	2	BE0464972765
12	Icf Next	Belgium	Bruxelles	Avenue Marnix 17	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.com	2011	$56,019,503	127	Corporation	135	BE0429063662
13	Phd Media	Belgium	Hoeilaart	Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5-7d	Vlaams Brabant	1560	*****.com	1997	$45,673,815	24	Corporation	8	BE0461882326
14	Ogilvy Social Lab	Belgium	Saint-josse-ten-noode	Square Victoria Regina 1	Bruxelles Capitale	1210	*****.eu	1960	$39,797,933	79	Corporation	1842	BE0403525641
15	Mms Communications Belgium	Belgium	Saint-josse-ten-noode	Avenue Du Boulevard 21	Bruxelles Capitale	1210	*****.be	1985	$37,641,894	203	Corporation	1143	BE0427878975
16	Tbwa	Belgium	Zaventem	Excelsiorlaan 75-77	Vlaams Brabant	1930	*****.be	2018	$34,072,472	76	Corporation	2409	BE0414235827
17	Outdoor Services	Belgium	Hoeilaart	Ildefonse Vandammestraat 5-7d	Vlaams Brabant	1560	*****.be	1990	$32,903,593	4	Corporation	2409	BE0441775216
18	Kinesso Belgium	Belgium	Hoeilaart	Ildefonse Vandammestraat 57 D	Vlaams Brabant	1560	N/A	2013	$32,415,253	9	Corporation	2409	BE0503829975
19	Fcr Media Belgium	Belgium	Antwerpen	Uitbreidingstraat 82	Antwerpen	2600	*****.be	2008	$30,506,238	154	Corporation	6	BE0807677428
20	Akqa Brussels	Belgium	Saint-josse-ten-noode	Square Victoria Regina 1	Bruxelles Capitale	1210	*****.com	1997	$25,391,222	52	Corporation	1842	BE0461529265
21	Sarawak Belux	Belgium	Oudenaarde	Meersbloem-melden 46	Oost Vlaanderen	9700	N/A	2001	$24,689,987	181	Corporation	4	BE0476212689
22	Shelf Service	Belgium	Asse	Z. 1 Researchpark 50	Vlaams Brabant	1731	*****.be	1997	$23,066,262	121	Corporation	4	BE0445834269
23	Coop Belgium	Belgium	Sint-kwintens-lennik	Ninoofsesteenweg 37	Vlaams Brabant	1750	N/A	1996	$21,705,746	23	Corporation	N/A	BE0457093296
24	Robert & Marien	Belgium	La Hulpe	Chaussee de Bruxelles 135a, Internal Postal Box 3	Brabant Wallon	1310	*****.com	2009	$20,677,581	3	Corporation	2	BE0811049365
25	Omnicom Advertising Group Belgium	Belgium	Zaventem	Excelsiorlaan 75-77	Vlaams Brabant	1930	N/A	1996	$20,580,122	59	Corporation	2409	BE0444878226

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How many advertising companies are there in Belgium?

Advertising companies and advertising agencies in Belgium

15,298

5 November 2026

There are 15,298 advertising companies and advertising agencies in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 156 Belgian companies. About 4 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (963 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 10,702 70%
Head offices: 2,140
Branch offices: 2,456

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 7311, identical to NACE Rev. 2 7311. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 7311.

3,936 of the 15,298 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (26%); 7,049 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Largest advertising agencies in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Global Information Systems is the largest advertising agency in Belgium by headcount. 25 firms employ 50 people or more; 12 employ 100 or more.

1Oudenaarde342 staff
2Bruxelles289 staff
3Vilvoorde275 staff
4Bruxelles275 staff
5Bornem205 staff
6Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode203 staff
7Oudenaarde181 staff
8Antwerpen154 staff
9Bruxelles127 staff
10Hoeilaart126 staff

By employee size · 14,093 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	13,711	97%
5-9	192	1%
10-19	107	0.8%
20-49	58	0.4%
50-99	13	<0.1%
100-199	5	<0.1%
200-499	6	<0.1%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

97% have 1 to 4 people; 58 have 20 to 49; 25 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	10,034	78%
$100K-$500K	2,547	20%
$500K-$1M	25	0.2%
$1M-$5M	173	1%
$5M-$10M	16	0.1%
$10M-$50M	26	0.2%
$50M-$100M	5	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	7	<0.1%

78% under $100,000; 173 between $1M and $5M; 54 above $5M.

Advertising agencies in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 1,099 advertising companies and advertising agencies, 1.0% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 58% above the national share. Nearly all Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 81 new firms were entered in 2026, 83 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 972 · 96%
5-9: 17 · 2%
10-19: 14 · 1%
20-49: 6 · 0.6%
50+: 2 · 0.2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 504 · 46%
Partnerships: 85 · 8%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 305 · 28%
Other or none: 205 · 19%

Of the Belgian total: 7.2%
Of all Antwerpen companies: 1.0%
Against the national share: 1.6×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 81
Entered 2025: 93
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 8.4%

Old

Before 1990: 83 · 8%
1990 or later: 1,016 · 92%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 5.0%

Reachable

Email: 246 · 22%
Phone: 426 · 39%
Website: 299 · 27%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 721 · 77%
$100K-$500K: 187 · 20%
$500K-$1M: 1 · 0.1%
$1M and more: 23 · 2%

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Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 14,093 Belgian advertising agencies with a known headcount, 13,711 (97%) have one to four people, 192 have five to nine, 165 have ten to 49 and 25 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (10,034, 78%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 1013,903 99%
Small 10 to 49165 1%
Medium 50 to 24924 0.2%
Large 250+1 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 38 more than $10 million.

963

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most advertising companies in Belgium (1,099), ahead of Gent (575), Liège (364), Ixelles (357) and Bruxelles (352). Together the five hold one in six of them. Relative to their size, Forest, Uccle and Liège have the most: 1.6 to 1.7 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

593 Belgian cities have at least one advertising agency; 340 have ten or more; 28 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Advertising agencies per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.64. Forest has 1.7 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By province 20 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Antwerpen	2,798	18%
Bruxelles Capitale	2,184	14%
Oost Vlaanderen	1,899	12%
Vlaams Brabant	1,535	10%
West Vlaanderen	1,468	10%
Liège	1,060	7%
Hainaut	983	6%
Limburg	982	6%
Brabant Wallon	849	6%
Namur	466	3%

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Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

963 advertising agencies were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 4 a working day, after 1,110 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.9% of the inflow.

6702022
7642023
8292024
1,1102025
9632026 so far

109 of this year's 963 are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Gent10 staff
2Namur4 staff
3Zottegem4 staff
4Willebroek4 staff
5Wavre4 staff

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian advertising agencies from before 1900, 18 from before 1950 and 1,644 from before 1990.

1900
1. Namur
1912
1. Antwerpen
1923
1. Mechelen
1923
1. Antwerpen
1925
1. Péruwelz
1929
1. Schaerbeek

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1,644

Belgian advertising agencies date from before 1990

261

were entered in 1990

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 8 advertising agencies for every one of the driving schools in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Advertising Companies	15,298	27%	90%
Primary Education	6,244	61%	54%
Churches	5,340	24%	88%
Secondary Schools	3,912	69%	47%
Interior Designers	2,589	37%	96%
Driving Schools	1,901	40%	77%

In other countries

Belgium has more advertising agencies than Italy or the Czech Republic, and more per company than either.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	36,206	4.1
Belgium	15,298	6.4
Italy	4,036	0.6
The Czech Republic	3,188	0.9
Ireland	1,902	4.7

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Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

Half Belgian advertising agencies work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in four is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)7,04946%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)8516%
BV/SRL and NV/SA3,93626%
No form on record or other3,46223%

Single-site: 70%
Head offices: 2,140
Branches: 2,456

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How reachable are they?

Advertising agencies are harder to reach than the average Belgian company: 42% list a phone number and 27% a website.

Email3,508 23%
Phone6,446 42%
Website4,087 27%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many advertising companies are there in Belgium?

There are 15,298 advertising companies and advertising agencies in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 156 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest advertising agency in Belgium?

Global Information Systems in Oudenaarde, with 342 staff. By revenue Omnicom Media Belgium in Hoeilaart leads with $247.6 million a year.

Which Belgian city has the most advertising companies?

Antwerpen, with 1,099, ahead of Gent (575), Liège (364), Ixelles (357) and Bruxelles (352). Relative to its size, Forest has the most: 1.7 times the national share.

How many advertising agencies are there in Antwerpen?

1,099, which is 1.0% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 58% above the national share.

How big is a typical advertising agency?

Small. 97% of the 14,093 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 25 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian advertising companies sole traders or companies?

Half (7,049) are sole traders, 6% are partnerships and 26% (3,936) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many advertising agencies started in 2026?

963 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 1,110 in 2025. 109 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest advertising agency in Belgium?

Laprod in Namur, 1900, followed by Compagnie Immobilière d'Anvers in Antwerpen (1912) and Koninklijke Mechelse Tennis-En Hockeyclub in Mechelen (1923). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers advertising companies?

Belgian advertising companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 7311, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 7311. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 7311.

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