Ranking · East Flanders · NACE 73
Activities of advertising, market research and public relations: the largest companies in East Flanders
As of 14 Nov 2026, 1,387 companies in Activities of advertising, market research and public relations (NACE 73) in East Flanders publish total assets in recent accounts (financial years 2023 to 2026). The top 10 account for €362.3m, out of €1.10bn for all of them; median total assets are 186,705 €. Human8 Europe leads with €121.8m (financial year 2025).
Top 50 · Activities of advertising, market research and public relations · East Flanders
Ranked by total assets in the latest filed accounts. This is a size criterion, not an assessment.
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human8 Europe 9000 Ghent | €121.8m | €43.6m | €48.0m | — | 2025 |
| 2 | InSites Compages 9000 Ghent | €88.1m | €19.7m | €2.76m | 31.7 | 2025 |
| 3 | Elfil 9700 Oudenaarde | €44.9m | — | €40.6m | — | 2026 |
| 4 | Quality Belgian Meat Processors 9880 Aalter | €20.0m | 279,086 € | €15.7m | — | 2025 |
| 5 | Across Health 9000 Ghent | €18.3m | €12.2m | €14.3m | 17.8 | 2025 |
| 6 | Citizens Holding 9000 Ghent | €14.6m | — | €5.74m | — | 2025 |
| 7 | E.M.V. 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €14.6m | — | €13.2m | — | 2025 |
| 8 | Insites 9000 Ghent | €13.6m | €4.35m | €2.77m | 27.2 | 2025 |
| 9 | D.Art 9980 Sint-Laureins | €13.5m | — | €13.4m | 1.0 | 2025 |
| 10 | ATH3NA 9200 Dendermonde | €13.0m | — | €13.0m | — | 2025 |
| 11 | Feadon 9950 Lievegem | €11.5m | — | €5.82m | — | 2025 |
| 12 | MaLou-Invest 9940 Evergem | €9.40m | — | €3.79m | 36.5 | 2025 |
| 13 | Sarawak Belux 9700 Oudenaarde | €7.28m | €21.7m | €1.23m | 185.8 | 2025 |
| 14 | Claerhout 9000 Ghent | €7.14m | — | €6.66m | 12.4 | 2025 |
| 15 | RUE 9300 Aalst | €6.57m | — | €2.82m | 3.6 | 2025 |
| 16 | B&T Consultancy 9000 Ghent | €6.54m | — | €4.35m | — | 2024 |
| 17 | Leie Consult 9831 Sint-Martens-Latem | €6.42m | — | €1.34m | — | 2025 |
| 18 | Flexus Group 9000 Ghent | €6.18m | — | €3.60m | 0.9 | 2025 |
| 19 | Edisa 9968 Assenede | €6.05m | — | €2.39m | — | 2025 |
| 20 | FIN-Consult 9790 Wortegem-Petegem | €5.81m | — | €5.52m | — | 2025 |
| 21 | Thearth Belgium 9051 Ghent | €5.68m | — | €5.52m | — | 2025 |
| 22 | Support 9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas | €5.60m | — | €1.58m | — | 2025 |
| 23 | JN Consulting 9200 Dendermonde | €5.13m | — | €1.98m | — | 2025 |
| 24 | Mabelfin 9160 Lokeren | €4.82m | — | €2.88m | — | 2025 |
| 25 | BBIS 9052 Ghent | €4.79m | — | €4.77m | — | 2025 |
| 26 | Abbysleep 9870 Zulte | €4.78m | — | 734,200 € | 9.2 | 2023 |
| 27 | Brieck 9000 Ghent | €4.64m | — | €2.43m | — | 2025 |
| 28 | De Smet Investments 9420 Erpe-Mere | €4.57m | — | €4.37m | — | 2025 |
| 29 | Unifin 9200 Dendermonde | €4.50m | — | €4.38m | — | 2025 |
| 30 | Vadecas Groep 9080 Lochristi | €4.48m | — | 50,398 € | — | 2025 |
| 31 | Immobilien Algemene Bouw Constructies 9300 Aalst | €4.43m | — | €4.42m | — | 2025 |
| 32 | DE BACKER FinCo 9700 Oudenaarde | €4.38m | — | €3.70m | — | 2025 |
| 33 | ELAX 9500 Geraardsbergen | €4.37m | — | €2.20m | — | 2025 |
| 34 | Cycling Vlaanderen 9000 Ghent | €4.33m | — | €1.43m | 22.5 | 2025 |
| 35 | TableFever 9500 Geraardsbergen | €4.32m | — | €1.01m | 4.6 | 2025 |
| 36 | Cost Management International 9930 Lievegem | €4.23m | — | €1.30m | — | 2025 |
| 37 | CJWM 9790 Wortegem-Petegem | €4.22m | — | 745,385 € | — | 2025 |
| 38 | Lithium 9830 Sint-Martens-Latem | €3.91m | — | €3.49m | — | 2026 |
| 39 | No²nsense 9770 Kruisem | €3.86m | — | €2.44m | — | 2025 |
| 40 | Publi-FDM 9520 Sint-Lievens-Houtem | €3.69m | — | 247,397 € | 35.5 | 2025 |
| 41 | Amcor Flexibles Packaging Europe 9000 Ghent | €3.64m | — | €2.03m | 34.1 | 2025 |
| 42 | Anima Plus 9000 Ghent | €3.62m | — | €3.35m | — | 2025 |
| 43 | Madeco Invest 9820 Merelbeke-Melle | €3.48m | — | €2.41m | — | 2025 |
| 44 | Peter Dossche & C° 9800 Deinze | €3.46m | — | €1.61m | — | 2025 |
| 45 | Maenhout Koen 9992 Maldegem | €3.46m | — | €3.42m | — | 2025 |
| 46 | Clockwork 9000 Ghent | €3.46m | — | 403,473 € | 6.0 | 2025 |
| 47 | Vermeersch-de Langhe 9870 Zulte | €3.35m | — | €2.51m | — | 2025 |
| 48 | G-Groep 9220 Hamme (Vl.) | €3.31m | — | −17,939 € | — | 2025 |
| 49 | SDL Management Consulting 9402 Ninove | €3.30m | — | €2.37m | — | 2025 |
| 50 | HLV Consulting 9140 Temse | €3.28m | — | €1.47m | — | 2025 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
Activities of advertising, market research and public relations across Belgium → All sectors · East Flanders →
Other sectors · East Flanders
- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities1,004
- 02 Forestry and logging43
- 08 Other mining and quarrying13
- 10 Manufacture of food products795
- 11 Manufacture of beverages98
- 13 Manufacture of textiles175
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel79
- 15 Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials16
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials238
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products52
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media325
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products146
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations81
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products123
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products232
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals57
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment882
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products95
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment107
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.255
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers64
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment25
- 31 Manufacture of furniture228
- 32 Other manufacturing164
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment520
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply131
- 36 Water collection, treatment and supply12
- 37 Sewerage32
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities138
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities32
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings2,554
- 42 Civil engineering796
- 43 Specialised construction activities7,924
- 46 Wholesale trade4,896
- 47 Retail trade5,351
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines1,584
- 50 Water transport53
- 51 Air transport39
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation423
- 53 Postal and courier activities109
- 55 Accommodation382
- 56 Food and beverage service activities3,202
- 58 Publishing activities178
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities325
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities35
- 61 Telecommunication49
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities4,086
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities515
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding4,362
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security32
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities1,172
- 68 Real estate activities6,689
- 69 Legal and accounting activities2,828
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy8,003
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis2,350
- 72 Scientific research and development169
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities737
- 75 Veterinary activities251
- 77 Rental and leasing activities493
- 78 Employment activities226
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities140
- 80 Investigation and security activities61
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities1,085
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities2,178
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security32
- 85 Education534
- 86 Human health activities5,697
- 87 Residential care activities133
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation184
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities461
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities18
- 92 Gambling and betting activities33
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities551
- 94 Activities of membership organisations107
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles637
- 96 Personal service activities847
Municipalities with the most companies in the sector · East Flanders
- 9000 Ghent205
- 9800 Deinze (Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, …)52
- 9100 Sint-Niklaas (Nieuwkerken-Waas)43
- 9300 Aalst42
- 9200 Dendermonde (Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, …)40
- 9070 Destelbergen (Heusden)39
- 9050 Ghent (Gentbrugge, Ledeberg)35
- 9830 Sint-Martens-Latem33
- 9160 Lokeren (Daknam, Eksaarde)31
- 9700 Oudenaarde (Bevere, Edelare, Eine, …)29
- 9140 Temse (Elversele, Steendorp, Tielrode)28
- 9040 Ghent (Sint-Amandsberg)26
Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest company in Activities of advertising, market research and public relations in East Flanders?
By total assets, it is Human8 Europe (€121.8m, financial year 2025).
How many companies in Activities of advertising, market research and public relations in East Flanders are ranked?
1,387 out of 1,411 active companies in the sector with their registered office in the area: those whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 14 Nov 2026.