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Top 25 Local advertising platforms based in South Africa

Name: Local advertising platforms based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 151 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 151 local advertising platforms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,543 professional contacts across them, including 359 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers local advertising platforms headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

151Companies

1,543Contacts tracked

359Verified emails

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The 25 largest local advertising platforms based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 151 local advertising platforms based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to local advertising platforms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Primedia OUT Of Home	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	274 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Primedia Out-of-Home, a division of Primedia (Pty) Ltd, is the largest wholly South African-owned OOH media specialist.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Frontseat Group PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Northriding, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	79 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are the Emerging Market Specialists who provide innovative out-of-home media solutions for our client partners and develop signage that breaks through the clutter, connects…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Wideopenplatform	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wideopen Platform, a Subsidiary of Primedia-Unlimited, specializes in ground breaking, high impact outdoor media for the South African market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Habari Media	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2004, Habari Media is a dynamic and award-winning multi-media sales company with a core focus in digital, offering advertisers exclusive access to a wide selection…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Brandiq South Africa	Partial evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Outdoor Advertising has never been so simple.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	BOO Surprising Media Solutions	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Creativity is thinking up new ideas Innovation is doing them" BOO!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	NEW Wave Outdoor Media	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a leading outdoor media and signage company, specializing in mega sites, we help brands reach their target audiences in a big way.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Green Media	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Brands often can't get the impact they want because they're stuck with unsold products, which reduces their marketing budget.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	AD Outpost	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ad Outpost (Pty) Ltd, and its group of companies, have been assisting South African, Mozambican and Namibian businesses to build their brands, by providing them with prime…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	SB Outdoor	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SB Outdoor is a premier out of home advertising company, specialising in billboard and large format communication.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Network X OOH	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Network X is a leading outdoor advertising company, known for innovation and excellence in the development of out-of-home media properties and platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Think Digital X	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ThinkZone is a programmatic advertising network purpose-built to connect brands with South Africa’s high-growth mainstream market at scale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Face First Media	Partial evidence	Hilton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Face First Media is a specialised outdoor advertising company with over a decade’s specialised expertise in the outdoor advertising industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Ivie Media	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Specialising in broadcast, out-of-home advertising and public relations, Ivie Media promises a dedicated, personalised service, offering you more value for money through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Duck And Craig	Partial evidence	Gauteng, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Duck and Craig Advertising was founded in May 2011.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Community Advertiser CC T A Cherry Apple Media	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Community Advertiser t/a Cherry Apple Media is a young, vibrant business thriving in the Marketing & Advertising fields.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Polygonprop	Partial evidence	Bellville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Polygonprop is an independent and secure advertising website focused specifically on the retail leasing industry (Tenant, Broker, Landlord, Managing Agent).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Primedia Retail SA	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Primedia Retail owes its uniqueness and success to its presence in Airports, urban & rural environments, malls, the pharmaceutical industry, gyms, nightlife environments, Retail…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Alive Advertising Dooh	Partial evidence	Bramley, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alive Advertising began in 1996 with a vision to put up the very first Digital billboard in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Sishuba Media	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sishuba Media is dedicated to delivering bold, impactful brand experiences through out-of-home advertising – from billboards and wall murals to engaging activations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Sapphire Media	Partial evidence	Johannesburg/ Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Where iconic advertising meets innovation!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Bloudruk Media	Indirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER Radio: Effective radio marketing campaigns that are broadcasted to a unique audience by combining various radio stations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Clout Media	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “One of KZN's Largest Independent OOH Networks \| Reaching 12 Million Consumers Across 10 Districts Clout Media is more than an Out-of-Home company; we are the strategic bridge for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Blackstone Media	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “In January 2018 Blackstone Media acquired the Royal Media business which had been operating in the out-of-home advertising space for over 10 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	PPC Media	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PPC Media is a company focused on helping smaller businesses get into the pay-per-click advertising spaces.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: local advertising platforms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names local advertising platforms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of local advertising platforms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name local advertising platforms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Local advertising platforms based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

23.3%Verified-email coverage

10.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

24.5%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 151 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among local advertising platforms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “local advertising platforms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names local advertising platforms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among local advertising platforms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 359 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Local advertising platforms by metro

Local advertising platforms in Johannesburg37

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names local advertising platforms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many local advertising platforms are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 151 local advertising platforms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Primedia OUT Of Home, headquartered in Weltevreden Park Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most local advertising platforms?

Johannesburg leads with 37 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (18) and Sandton (8).

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 359 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 151 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 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 with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.