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Top 25 Creative agencies based in South Africa

Name: Creative agencies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 6,348 companies tracked

There are 6,348 creative agencies headquartered in South Africa (RevenueBase, August 2026). RevenueBase tracks 36,164 professional contacts across them, including 8,512 with verified work emails and 2,038 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers creative 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.

6,348Companies

36,164Contacts tracked

8,512Verified emails

2,038Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest creative agencies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 6,348 creative 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	Ogilvy South Africa	Cape Town	501-1,000	591	309
3	SAOTA	Cape Town	201-500	351	221
4	Ninety9cents	Cape Town	201-500	351	203
5	Provantage	Ferndale	201-500	327	124
6	JOE Public	Umhlanga Rocks Durban	201-500	296	144
7	Haba R̈i Media	Cape Town	201-500	276	58
8	Tbwa South Africa	Sandton	201-500	265	105
9	MVC	Johannesburg	201-500	116	1
10	Leegra	Bryanston	501-1,000	103	7
11	King James	Parktown Johanesburg Johannesburg	201-500	98	28
12	Dentsu SSA	Cape Town	1,001-5,000	96	51
13	M2m	Randburg	201-500	84	23
14	Frontseat Group PTY LTD	Northriding Randburg	201-500	79	8
15	The Up&up Group Affiliated To The Global M&c Saatchi Group	Johannesburg	501-1,000	65	17
16	FCB Africa	Sandton	201-500	61	18
17	Groupm Sub-Saharan Africa	Bryanston	1,001-5,000	48	20
18	Digi Worx	Durban	201-500	47	12
19	Carat South Africa	Cape Town And Johannesburg	201-500	44	31
20	NEW ERA Brand Management PTY LTD T A NEW ERA Agency	Johannesburg	201-500	43	21
21	Nahana Communications Group	Sandton	201-500	40	12
22	AMPED	Cape	501-1,000	33	4
23	Aqua Agency	Johannesburg	201-500	29	2
24	Wunderman Thompson South Africa	Johannesburg	201-500	22	6
25	Captivate Brand Activations	Johannesburg	201-500	21	2

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Creative agencies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

JohannesburgLargest hub · 1663 HQs

2,038Contacts with mobile numbers

20Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

5,056

11-50

1,050

51-200

168

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Creative agencies by metro

Metro	Companies
Creative agencies in Johannesburg	1663
Creative agencies in Cape Town	1531
Creative agencies in Pretoria	391
Creative agencies in Durban	238
Creative agencies in Sandton	222
Creative agencies in Randburg	107
Creative agencies in Bryanston	82

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 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; 20 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 agencies are there based in South Africa?

There are 6,348 creative 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 agencies?

Johannesburg leads with 1663 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (1531) and Pretoria (391).

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.