Activities of advertising, market research and public relations: largest employers
1,470 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 73) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Transformics leads with 7,231.0 FTE (financial year 2025).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transformics 3583 Beringen | €59.2m | €264.2m | −651,688 € | 7,231.0 | 2025 |
| 2 | "I.D.E.A. S.C" 7000 Mons | €441.3m | €28.7m | €279.3m | 333.9 | 2025 |
| 3 | Jcdecaux Street Furniture Belgium 1000 Brussels | €431.3m | €90.7m | €316.8m | 230.3 | 2025 |
| 4 | Bauer Media Outdoor Belgium 1800 Vilvoorde | €72.2m | €71.0m | €24.4m | 214.1 | 2025 |
| 5 | MMS Communications Belgium 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | €61.1m | €32.5m | −€8.19m | 200.5 | 2025 |
| 6 | BD Media 2880 Bornem | €32.1m | €61.6m | 311,126 € | 188.8 | 2025 |
| 7 | Sarawak Belux 9700 Oudenaarde | €7.28m | €21.7m | €1.23m | 185.8 | 2025 |
| 8 | Impact Sales & Marketing Belux 1932 Zaventem | €5.48m | €13.9m | €1.70m | 174.7 | 2026 |
| 9 | FCR Media Belgium 2600 Antwerp | €8.87m | €26.3m | −303,460 € | 163.3 | 2025 |
| 10 | Conseil Europeen de l'Industrie Chimique - European Chemical Industry Council 1040 Etterbeek | €52.5m | €4.44m | €24.4m | 157.0 | 2025 |
| 11 | IQVIA Solutions Belgium 1930 Zaventem | €78.1m | €33.1m | €17.2m | 134.8 | 2025 |
| 12 | Shelf Service 1731 Asse | €9.23m | €19.9m | €3.48m | 130.3 | 2025 |
| 13 | Ads & Data 1800 Vilvoorde | €58.7m | €27.8m | €1.14m | 125.6 | 2025 |
| 14 | Strand Associates Consulting 2000 Antwerp | €8.85m | €21.2m | €2.27m | 123.6 | 2025 |
| 15 | Omnicom Media Belgium 1560 Hoeilaart | €95.6m | €213.6m | €15.6m | 115.0 | 2025 |
| 16 | IDAL Belgique 5004 Namur | 548,325 € | — | 26,681 € | 104.9 | 2025 |
| 17 | Fleishman-Hillard 1040 Brussels | €10.1m | €21.3m | €6.74m | 92.9 | 2024 |
| 18 | VML Belgium 2018 Antwerp | €13.5m | €21.0m | €7.94m | 89.5 | 2025 |
| 19 | Regie Media Belge 1160 Auderghem | €58.5m | €106.0m | €16.9m | 89.4 | 2025 |
| 20 | Ogilvy Social Lab 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | €14.6m | €34.3m | €3.85m | 88.2 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
← The whole Activities of advertising, market research and public relations sector
Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Activities of advertising, market research and public relations?
Transformics, with 7,231.0 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).
How many Activities of advertising, market research and public relations companies report employees?
1,470 out of 12,036, in accounts less than 3 years old.
Analyse companies in Activities of advertising, market research and public relations
Filter these companies by size, soundness and trend, follow them and get an alert when their accounts or publications change.
Open the full file →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.