Introducing The Agency by Agency Atlas 2026
The United Kingdom is genuinely world-class at agencies. In creative thinking, in strategic counsel, in the craft of building brands and the science of reaching audiences, UK agencies punch above their weight on a global stage. That has always been true. What has been less true, until recently, is our ability to say so with data.
That is why we built Agency by Agency, and why, now in our second year, we have gone further and deeper than ever before in our industry analysis. Nearly 25,000 active agencies. 194,000 people. £33 billion in turnover. £18 billion in gross value added. Close to a billion pounds in investment. These are the numbers of a sector that deserves to be understood properly and supported accordingly.
Read the full introductionIntroduction
Welcome to the most comprehensive mapping of the UK agency sector ever undertaken
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Key findings from The Agency by Agency Atlas 2026
Explore nowThe UK agency sector
Nearly 25,000 agencies, 194,000 people, £18 billion in GVA
Explore nowAgency age
The rate of agency formation has fallen since 2019
Explore nowAgency size
A tale of two industries under one label
Explore nowAgency specialisms
The most common specialisms are not the most valuable ones
Explore nowAgencies and the regions
London dominates, but the productivity data tells a more complicated story
Explore nowAgency clusters
The cities growing fastest are not the ones you might expect
Explore nowGender and agency leadership
Women are not leading agencies at the same rate they are founding them
Explore nowAgency ownership
A tiny proportion of agencies have an outsized influence
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