Ad spending stats and facts for the top 100 advertisers

Published on Oct. 23, 2023

Overall spending for the world's biggest advertisers increased in 2022, but caution signs emerged in 2023. Key rankings, stats and analysis from Ad Age’s 37th annual global report on marketers.

What's up (and down) with the top 100

Total ad spending for top global marketers rose 2.3% in 2022. Spending shifts varied markedly by company, country and category

Fast facts and figures

Summary stats about the World's Largest Advertisers

25 biggest advertisers

Top advertisers based on total worldwide ad spending

Datacenter: Advertisers database

Ad spending, key agency relationships, executives and marketer profiles for world's 100 biggest advertisers. Expanded content from Ad Age Datacenter available exclusively to Ad Age All Access subscribers

Who spent more (and less)

Marketers with the sharpest worldwide ad spending increases and decreases in 2022

Datacenter: Deeper rankings and analysis

The full set of rankings and data from Ad Age’s annual global report on marketers. Expanded content from Ad Age Datacenter available exclusively to Ad Age All Access subscribers

Top 100 based on category and headquarters

Summary tables for World's Largest Advertisers

World's Largest Advertisers

Percent change in total worldwide ad spending for the top 100 advertisers

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