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Top 25 Creative advertising agencies based in South Africa

Name: Creative advertising agencies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 3,786 companies tracked

There are 3,786 creative advertising agencies headquartered in South Africa (RevenueBase, August 2026). RevenueBase tracks 22,025 professional contacts across them, including 5,566 with verified work emails and 1,313 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers creative 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.

3,786Companies

22,025Contacts tracked

5,566Verified emails

1,313Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest creative advertising agencies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 3,786 creative 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	Design Bridge And Partners	Johannesburg	501-1,000	1,106	513
2	Tradeway	Durban	n/a	645	125
3	Ogilvy South Africa	Cape Town	501-1,000	591	309
4	Ninety9cents	Cape Town	201-500	351	203
5	JOE Public	Umhlanga Rocks Durban	201-500	296	144
6	Tbwa South Africa	Sandton	201-500	265	105
7	Flume Digital Marketing	Cape Town	51-200	168	105
8	The Mediashop	La Lucia	51-200	165	51
9	Machine	Bryanston	51-200	158	32
10	Avatar Agency Group	Sandton	51-200	122	91
11	King James	Parktown Johanesburg Johannesburg	201-500	98	28
12	Dentsu SSA	Cape Town	1,001-5,000	96	51
13	Mustard Seed Relationship Marketing	Stellenbosch	51-200	91	49
14	Penquin	Orchards	51-200	91	49
15	Promise Agency	Johannesburg	51-200	81	52
16	The Hardy Boys	Ethekwini	51-200	76	16
17	Sauce Advertising	Bedfordview	51-200	74	48
18	Hklm Branding	Johannesburg	51-200	72	8
19	The Up&up Group Affiliated To The Global M&c Saatchi Group	Johannesburg	501-1,000	65	17
20	Røering Creative KIN	Johannesburg	51-200	64	40
21	FCB Africa	Sandton	201-500	61	18
22	Mccann Joburg	Bryanston	51-200	48	9
23	Digi Worx	Durban	201-500	47	12
24	Eclipse Communications	Johannesburg	51-200	47	11
25	Oliver Agency South Africa	Johannesburg	51-200	44	21

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Creative advertising agencies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

JohannesburgLargest hub · 975 HQs

1,313Contacts with mobile numbers

13Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

2,991

11-50

664

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Creative advertising agencies by metro

Metro	Companies
Creative advertising agencies in Johannesburg	975
Creative advertising agencies in Cape Town	857
Creative advertising agencies in Pretoria	244
Creative advertising agencies in Durban	151
Creative advertising agencies in Sandton	145
Creative advertising agencies in Randburg	68
Creative advertising agencies in Bryanston	57

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 “creative 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; 13 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 creative advertising agencies are there based in South Africa?

There are 3,786 creative advertising agencies headquartered in South Africa as of August 2026 (RevenueBase).

What is the largest company on this list?

Design Bridge And Partners, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most creative advertising agencies?

Johannesburg leads with 975 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (857) and Pretoria (244).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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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.