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Top 25 Advertising agencies based in South Africa

Name: Advertising agencies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 1,542 companies tracked

There are 1,542 advertising agencies headquartered in South Africa (RevenueBase, August 2026). RevenueBase tracks 10,645 professional contacts across them, including 2,805 with verified work emails and 588 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers advertising agencies headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of August 28, 2026.

1,542Companies

10,645Contacts tracked

2,805Verified emails

588Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest advertising agencies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,542 advertising agencies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data verified Aug 28, 2026. Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	HQ	Employees	Contacts	Verified emails
1	Ogilvy South Africa	Cape Town	501-1,000	591	309
2	Ninety9cents	Cape Town	201-500	351	203
3	JOE Public	Umhlanga Rocks Durban	201-500	296	144
4	Haba R̈i Media	Cape Town	201-500	276	58
5	Tbwa South Africa	Sandton	201-500	265	105
6	The Mediashop	La Lucia	51-200	165	51
7	Avatar Agency Group	Sandton	51-200	122	91
8	King James	Parktown Johanesburg Johannesburg	201-500	98	28
9	Mustard Seed Relationship Marketing	Stellenbosch	51-200	91	49
10	Penquin	Orchards	51-200	91	49
11	Promise Agency	Johannesburg	51-200	81	52
12	The Hardy Boys	Ethekwini	51-200	76	16
13	Hklm Branding	Johannesburg	51-200	72	8
14	Brave Group	Johannesburg	51-200	68	18
15	The Up&up Group Affiliated To The Global M&c Saatchi Group	Johannesburg	501-1,000	65	17
16	Røering Creative KIN	Johannesburg	51-200	64	40
17	Paton Tupper	Cape Town	51-200	61	40
18	FCB Africa	Sandton	201-500	61	18
19	This IS MH	Johannesburg	51-200	55	9
20	OFYT	Cape Town	51-200	50	30
21	Groupm Sub-Saharan Africa	Bryanston	1,001-5,000	48	20
22	Mccann Joburg	Bryanston	51-200	48	9
23	DNA Brand Architects	Cape Town	51-200	40	25
24	Nahana Communications Group	Sandton	201-500	40	12
25	100 Degrees Online Marketing	Sandton	51-200	36	12

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Advertising agencies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

JohannesburgLargest hub · 415 HQs

588Contacts with mobile numbers

25Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,123

11-50

333

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Advertising agencies by metro

Metro	Companies
Advertising agencies in Johannesburg	415
Advertising agencies in Cape Town	292
Advertising agencies in Pretoria	100
Advertising agencies in Durban	79
Advertising agencies in Sandton	61
Advertising agencies in Bryanston	33
Advertising agencies in Randburg	27

How this list was built

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources.
Inclusion: Companies whose own business descriptions match “advertising agencies”, with match quality audited by blind human judging, and headquartered in South Africa.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Contact records re-verify on a rolling cadence; 25 contacts on this list were re-verified in the last 30 days.
Refresh: Lists are refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. Last verified Aug 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

How many advertising agencies are there based in South Africa?

There are 1,542 advertising agencies headquartered in South Africa as of August 2026 (RevenueBase).

What is the largest company on this list?

Ogilvy South Africa, headquartered in Cape Town, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most advertising agencies?

Johannesburg leads with 415 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (292) and Pretoria (100).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,805 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,542 companies.

How current is this list?

The list is refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. It was last verified on August 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B contact data platform. Its company graph covers 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph, the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products and the free research portal.