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WPP plc
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| Company type | Public |
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| LSE: WPP NYSE: WPP FTSE 100 Component | |
| ISIN | JE00B8KF9B49  |
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| Founded |
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| Founders | (as an advertising company) |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Services |
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| Revenue |  £14.8 billion (2023)[2] |
 £531.0 million (2023)[2] | |
| £197.2 million (2023)[2] | |
Number of employees | 115,000 (2024)[3] |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | www |
WPP plc is a British multinational communications, advertising, public relations, technology, and commerce holding company headquartered in London, England. It is the world's largest advertising company, as of 2023.[4] WPP plc owns many companies, which include advertising, public relations, media, and market research networks such as AKQA, BCW, CMI Media Group, Essence Global, Finsbury, Grey, Hill & Knowlton, Mindshare, Ogilvy, Wavemaker, and VML. It is one of the "Big Four" agency companies, alongside Publicis, The Interpublic Group of Companies, and Omnicom Group.[5] WPP has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.[6]
On 14 April 2018, Martin Sorrell retired 33 years after founding the company, following allegations of bullying and sexual indescretions,[7][8] and Roberto Quarta was appointed chairman.[9] Mark Read was appointed CEO in September 2018.[10]
- ^ "Our companies". WPP plc. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Preliminary Results 2023" (PDF). WPP plc. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "About us". WPP. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "The world's biggest ad agency is going all in on AI with Nvidia's help". CNN. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Elliott, Stuart (31 March 2002). "Advertising's Big Four: It's Their World Now". The New York Times.
- ^ "WPP". London Stock Exchange. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Goodley, Simon; Davies, Rob (11 June 2018). "Martin Sorrell's WPP exit came amid bullying and sex worker allegations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Martin Sorrell's downfall: why the ad king left WPP". Financial Times. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "WPP CEO Sorrell Quits After Three Decades at Top of Ad World". Bloomberg.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Holton, Kate (3 September 2018). "Ad giant WPP names Read as CEO for post-Sorrell era". Reuters.
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