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Native name | 株式会社電通グループ |
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Formerly | Japan Advertising Ltd. (1901-1907) Japan Telegraphic Communications (1907-1955) Dentsu Inc. (1955-2020) |
Company type | Public (K.K.) |
TYO: 4324 | |
Industry | Advertising Public relations Information, Communication |
Founded | July 1, 1901 | (as Japan Advertising Ltd.)
Founder | Hoshiro Mitsunaga |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Hiroshi Igarashi (President) |
Revenue | ¥1.018 trillion (2018)[1] |
¥61.4 billion (FY 2018)[1] | |
Number of employees | 62,608 (2018)[2] |
Subsidiaries | Dentsu International |
Website | www |
Dentsu Group Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社電通 Kabushiki-gaisha Dentsū or 電通 Dentsū for short, stylized as dentsu) is a Japanese international advertising and public relations joint stock company headquartered in Tokyo. Dentsu is the largest advertising agency in Japan and the fifth largest advertising agency network in the world in terms of worldwide revenues.[3][4][verification needed]