List of Advertising Companies in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 53,037 advertising companies in the USA, one in every 1,204 US companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 911 firms employ 50 people or more. One in eleven advertising firms is based in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and Houston. Below you find the largest advertising firms in the USA, 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 US company database or through the Company Data API.

53,037 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies53,0371 in1,204 US companiesCities5,475Largest cityNew York 2,048Sole traders9%Employees1-4 (79%)Revenue$100-500K (57%)Email23%Phone62%Website39%

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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 Group INC.	USA	New York	280 Park Ave Fl 31w	New York	10017-1290	omnicomgroup.*****	1944	$17,271,900,000	120,000	Corporation	2371	55569
2	The Interpublic Group Of Companies INC	USA	New York	909 3rd Ave	New York	10022-4731	interpublic.*****	2025	$10,691,700,000	54,095	Corporation	2371	288828
3	Wpp Group USA, INC.	USA	New York	3 World Trade Ctr Greenwich St	New York	10007	N/A	2015	$3,794,279,541	26,250	Corporation	1841	5821759
4	Wpp Clapton Square, LLC	USA	New York	Three World Trade Center 175 Greenwich St	New York	10007	wpp.*****	2005	$3,612,274,627	26,249	Corporation	1841	N/A
5	Stagwell INC.	USA	New York	1 World Trade Ctr Fl 65	New York	10007-0098	stagwellglobal.*****	1980	$2,909,000,000	12,629	Corporation	251	4461668
6	Magnite, INC.	USA	New York	1250 Broadway Fl 9	New York	10001-3749	magnite.*****	2007	$713,953,000	971	Corporation	36	4338545
7	Mh Sub I, LLC	USA	El Segundo	909 N Pacific Coast Hwy Fl 11	Los Angeles	90245-2727	internetbrands.*****	2014	$680,940,220	1,897	Corporation	2232	5372193
8	Havas North America, INC.	USA	New York	200 Hudson St	New York	10013-1807	havas.*****	1986	$575,931,455	10,500	Corporation	620	2092843
9	Omnicom Media Group Holdings INC.	USA	New York	195 Broadway Fl 8	New York	10007-3181	omnicommediagroup.*****	2000	$498,975,162	1,420	Corporation	2371	3291400
10	Groupon, INC.	USA	Chicago	35 W Wacker Dr Fl 25	Cook	60601-1723	groupon.*****	2008	$498,422,000	1,734	Corporation	78	4489613
11	Techtarget, INC.	USA	Auburndale	275 Grove St Ste 1150	Middlesex	02466-2278	techtarget.*****	1999	$486,791,000	1,850	Corporation	535	2871112
12	AD Populum, LLC	USA	Santa Monica	1234 6th St Apt 410	Los Angeles	90401-1654	N/A	2022	$480,528,123	2,250	Corporation	222	201618810364
13	Wunderman Thompson LLC	USA	New York	175 Greenwich St Fl 16	New York	10007	jwt.*****	1980	$480,289,653	1,390	Corporation	1841	133016052
14	Horizon Media LLC	USA	New York	75 Varick St Ste 1404	New York	10013-1917	horizonmedia.*****	1988	$473,002,153	2,566	Corporation	4	6335388
15	Leo Burnett Company, INC.	USA	Chicago	35 W Wacker Dr Fl 21	Cook	60601-1755	35wwacker.*****	1999	$471,271,533	2,000	Corporation	1110	3026660
16	Starcom Mediavest Group, INC.	USA	Chicago	35 W Wacker Dr	Cook	60601-1723	starcomww.*****	1999	$471,049,815	2,000	Corporation	1110	201884700
17	Omd USA LLC	USA	New York	100 W 33rd St	New York	10001-2900	omd.*****	2007	$461,648,347	1,420	Corporation	2371	3217999
18	Bbdo Worldwide INC.	USA	New York	1285 Avenue of the Americas Fl 5	New York	10019-6008	bbdo.*****	1928	$453,904,206	10,000	Corporation	2371	130473120
19	Extreme Reach, INC.	USA	New York	66 Hudson Blvd E Fl 20	New York	10001-2192	extremereach.*****	2007	$445,858,698	1,000	Corporation	42	4364734
20	Vml, LLC	USA	Kansas City	250 Nw Richards Rd Ste 255	Jackson	64116-4279	vml.*****	1992	$432,170,683	15,000	Corporation	1841	LC001561780
21	Young & Rubicam LLC	USA	New York	175 Greenwich St Fl 28	New York	10007-2443	vml.*****	1923	$427,839,290	15,000	Corporation	1841	2674992
22	Mccann-Erickson USA, INC.	USA	New York	622 3rd Ave Fl 3	New York	10017-6949	mccannworldgroup.*****	1964	$410,565,544	1,700	Corporation	2371	N/A
23	Supermedia INC.	USA	Dfw Airport	2200 W Airfield Dr	Tx	75261-4008	dexmedia.*****	1994	$368,548,046	3,200	Corporation	283	2367193
24	Quotient Technology INC.	USA	Jersey City	545 Washington Blvd	Hudson	07310-1607	quotient.*****	2023	$288,766,000	1,163	Corporation	15	4607217
25	Starcom Worldwide, INC.	USA	Chicago	35 W Wacker Dr	Cook	60601-1723	starcomww.*****	2004	$281,939,519	2,000	Corporation	1110	5214350

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How many advertising companies are there in the USA?

Advertising companies and advertising firms in the USA

53,037

21 October 2026

There are 53,037 advertising companies and advertising firms in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 1,204 US companies. About 10 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (2,030 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 48,839 92%
Head offices: 1,548
Branch offices: 2,650

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 7311.

35,475 of the 53,037 are corporations and LLCs (67%); 4,608 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 52,917 US advertising firms with a known headcount, 41,721 (79%) have one to four people, 5,788 have five to nine, 4,497 have ten to 49 and 911 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year (28,626, 57%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 1047,509 90%
Small 10 to 494,497 8%
Medium 50 to 249865 2%
Large 250+46 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

673

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 345 more than $10 million.

2,030

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest advertising firms in the USA

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

VML is the largest advertising firm in the USA by headcount. 911 firms employ 50 people or more; 377 employ 100 or more.

1Kansas City15,000 staff
2New York10,000 staff
3Lewisville10,000 staff
4Boston5,007 staff
5Cedar Rapids5,000 staff
6Norristown3,698 staff
7New York2,566 staff
8Winston-Salem1,700 staff
9Los Angeles1,469 staff
10New York1,458 staff

By employee size · 52,917 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	41,721	79%
5-9	5,788	11%
10-19	2,713	5%
20-49	1,784	3%
50-99	534	1%
100-199	240	0.5%
200-499	91	0.2%
500-999	25	<0.1%
1,000+	21	<0.1%

79% have 1 to 4 people; 1,784 have 20 to 49; 911 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	16,686	33%
$100K-$500K	28,626	57%
$500K-$1M	2,215	4%
$1M-$5M	2,099	4%
$5M-$10M	328	0.7%
$10M-$50M	268	0.5%
$50M-$100M	29	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	40	<0.1%
$500M+	8	<0.1%

57% between $100,000 and $500,000; 2,099 between $1M and $5M; 673 above $5M.

Where in the USA?

New York has the most advertising companies in the USA (2,048), ahead of Los Angeles (842), Miami (814), Chicago (689) and Houston (605). Together the five hold one in eleven of them. Relative to their size, New York, Wilmington Manor and Santa Monica have the most: 3.0 to 3.4 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

5,475 US cities have at least one advertising firm; 965 have ten or more; 2,089 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Advertising firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.08. New York has 3.4 times the national share.

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

By county 1,275 counties

County	Firms	%
Los Angeles	2,636	5%
New York	2,050	4%
Miami-Dade	1,289	2%
Orange	1,263	2%
Maricopa	1,211	2%
Cook	986	2%
Dallas	785	1%
Harris	735	1%
Fulton	696	1%
San Diego	671	1%

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Advertising firms in New York

New York has 2,048 advertising companies and advertising firms, 0.3% of all 732,093 New York companies and 237% above the national share. Three in five New York firms have fewer than five people; 173 have 50 or more. 25 new firms were entered in 2026, 165 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 1,135 · 55%
5-9: 349 · 17%
10-19: 215 · 11%
20-49: 175 · 9%
50+: 173 · 8%

Legal form

Sole traders: 66 · 3%
Partnerships: 57 · 3%
Corporations and LLCs: 1,443 · 70%
Other or none: 482 · 24%

Of the US total: 3.9%
Of all New York companies: 0.3%
Against the national share: 3.4×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 25
Entered 2025: 50
Of USA's 2026 entries: 1.2%

Old

Before 1990: 165 · 8%
1990 or later: 1,883 · 92%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 3.2%

Reachable

Email: 656 · 32%
Phone: 1,513 · 74%
Website: 1,146 · 56%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 334 · 18%
$100K-$500K: 915 · 50%
$500K-$1M: 180 · 10%
$1M and more: 401 · 22%

Largest

115,000
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41,458
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Newcomers in the USA in 2026

2,030 advertising firms were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about 10 a working day, after 3,259 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

1,5002022
1,7112023
2,0272024
3,2592025
2,0302026 so far

1,975 of this year's 2,030 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

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

1New York500 staff
2Greensboro62 staff
3New York50 staff
4Atlanta43 staff
5El Segundo30 staff

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 3 US advertising firms from before 1900, 87 from before 1950 and 5,122 from before 1990.

1895
1. Hackensack
1897
1. Lansing
1898
1. Chicago
1900
1. Denver
1900
1. Traverse City
1904
1. Boston

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5,122

US advertising firms date from before 1990

393

were entered in 1990

Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in twelve US advertising firms work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Two in three are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders4,6089%
Partnerships8932%
Corporations and LLCs35,47567%
No form on record or other12,06123%

Single-site: 92%
Head offices: 1,548
Branches: 2,650

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 17 churches for every advertising firm in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Churches	910,277	45%	88%
Beauticians	139,721	71%	95%
Advertising Companies	53,037	39%	79%
Universities	27,728	92%	41%
Civil Engineers	1,533	63%	78%
Chicken Farmers	1,438	14%	92%

In other countries

The USA has more advertising firms than Brazil or South Africa.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The Czech Republic	70,853	20.1
Poland	62,195	9.8
The USA	53,037	0.8
Brazil	46,301	1.6
South Africa	41,314	5.4

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How reachable are they?

Advertising firms are easier to reach than the average US company: 62% list a phone number and 39% a website.

Email12,078 23%
Phone32,870 62%
Website20,574 39%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

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

Frequently asked questions

How many advertising companies are there in the USA?

There are 53,037 advertising companies and advertising firms in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 1,204 US companies.

Which is the largest advertising firm in the USA?

VML in Kansas City, with 15,000 staff. By revenue Omnicom Group in New York leads with $17.3 billion a year.

Which US city has the most advertising companies?

New York, with 2,048, ahead of Los Angeles (842), Miami (814), Chicago (689) and Houston (605).

How many advertising firms are there in New York?

2,048, which is 0.3% of all 732,093 New York companies and 237% above the national share.

How big is a typical advertising firm?

Small. 79% of the 52,917 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 911 have 50 or more. Most turn over between $100,000 and $500,000 a year.

Are US advertising companies sole traders or companies?

One in twelve (4,608) are sole traders, 2% are partnerships and 67% (35,475) are corporations and LLCs.

How many advertising firms started in 2026?

2,030 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 3,259 in 2025. 1,975 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest advertising firm in the USA?

Magna Media in Hackensack, 1895, followed by D B. Advertising Assoc. in Lansing (1897) and The Cramer-Krasselt Co in Chicago (1898). 3 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers advertising companies?

Our platform filters them on SIC 7311 (advertising agencies).

Can I download the full list?

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