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Leo Burnett Worldwide

Logo: Leo Burnett Worldwide, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American advertising company

Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc., also known as Leo Burnett Company, Inc., is an American advertising company, founded on August 5, 1935, in Chicago by Leo Burnett. In September 2002, the company was acquired by Publicis Groupe, the world's third largest advertising agency holding group and one of the largest agency networks.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 5, 1935Founded1

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Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc., also known as Leo Burnett Company, Inc., is an American advertising company, founded on August 5, 1935, in Chicago by Leo Burnett. In September 2002, the company was acquired by Publicis Groupe, the world's third largest advertising agency holding group and one of the largest agency networks.2

Corporate structure

Leo Burnett Worldwide is part of a group headed by Publicis. 100 entities, 22 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Publicis Paris, France
    • Bartle Bogle Hegarty London, United Kingdom
    • Leo Burnett Worldwide Chicago
    • Digitas Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • MSLGROUP Subsidiary · Paris
    • Performics Subsidiary · Chicago
    • Publicis Sapient Subsidiary · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    • Razorfish Subsidiary · New York City
    • The Program Exchange Subsidiary
    • ZenithOptimedia Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
      • Moxie Subsidiary · Atlanta
        • Engauge Marketing Subsidiary · United States
    • BBH COMMUNICATIONS (ASIA PACIFIC) PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • BBH PARTNERS LLP Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • BEEHIVE COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
    • BRANDMAP COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
    • CNC-COMMUNICATIONS & NETWORK CONSULTING LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • CONVONIX SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
    • DENUO LIMITED Subsidiary · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • DIGITASLBI LIMITED Subsidiary · Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    • ETO Subsidiary
    • HEMISPHERE LEO-BURNETT INC. Subsidiary · Makati, Philippines
    • LBI Australia Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • LEO BURNETT LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • LEO BURNETT LIMITED Subsidiary · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Leo Burnett Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Leo Germany GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • Lion Communications s.r.o. Subsidiary · Praha 8, Czechia
    • and 58 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Leo Burnett on Aug 5, 1935, in Chicago.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. Aug 5, 1935Founded Founded in Chicago1

Sources

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