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Young & Rubicam

Logo: Alejandrozarate, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons2

Young & Rubicam is an American marketing and communications company based in New York City, founded in 1923.1 It was founded by Raymond Rubicam and John Orr Young.1 It is part of WPP plc.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1923Founded1
  • Industryadvertising industry1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Founded inPhiladelphia1
  • Websitewww.yr.com

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Corporate structure

Young & Rubicam is part of a group headed by WPP plc. 74 entities, 16 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • WPP plc London, United Kingdom
    • WPP JUBILEE LIMITED London, United Kingdom
      • Syzygy (Unternehmen) Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
        • Syzygy Performance Marketing GmbH Subsidiary · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
      • WPP FINANCE 2010 Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • WPP FINANCE 2016 Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Young & Rubicam New York City
    • Bates 141 Subsidiary · Hong Kong
    • Burson Subsidiary · New York City
    • Cohn & Wolfe Subsidiary · New York City
    • Essence Global Subsidiary
    • FGS Global Subsidiary
    • Hill & Knowlton Subsidiary · New York City
    • Kantar Group Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • Landor Associates Subsidiary · San Francisco
    • Ogilvy Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
    • Peclers Paris Subsidiary · Paris
    • Scholz & Friends Subsidiary · Berlin
    • VMLY&R Subsidiary · Kansas City
    • Xaxis Subsidiary · New York City
    • Russell Square Holding B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Rotterdam, Netherlands
      • QUASAR MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
      • WPP Business Services, Inc Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • BATES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
    • BRAND DAVID COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
    • Burson Cohn & Wolfe Subsidiary · Brussels, Belgium
    • EssenceMediacom Subsidiary · Germany
    • Finsbury Glover Hering Subsidiary
    • GREY WORLDWIDE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
      • BATEY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
    • Group SJR Subsidiary
    • GroupM Proprietary Media Company Limited (บริษัท กรุ๊ปเอ็ม โพรพริเอทารี มีเดีย จำกัด) Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
    • GROUPM TRADING BELGIUM Subsidiary · Brussels, Belgium
    • and 29 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 John Orr Young and Raymond Rubicam in 1923, in Philadelphia.1

Leadership

Who has led Young & Rubicam, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by VMLY&R1

Timeline

  1. 2000Acquired Acquired by WPP plc1
  2. 1923Founded Founded in Philadelphia1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.6B 2015–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2015–2026: $1.6B in all. Federal contracts $1.6B.$0$200M$400M$600M2015 · Federal contracts: $13.9M20152016 · Federal contracts: $59.7M2017 · Federal contracts: $70.0M20172018 · Federal contracts: $167.8M2019 · Federal contracts: $428.2M20192020 · Federal contracts: $279.7M2021 · Federal contracts: $58.6M20212022 · Federal contracts: $112.4M2023 · Federal contracts: $133.6M20232024 · Federal contracts: $114.8M2025 · Federal contracts: $103.6M20252026 · Federal contracts: $83.5M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal contractsTotal
2026$83.5M$83.5M
2025$103.6M$103.6M
2024$114.8M$114.8M
2023$133.6M$133.6M
2022$112.4M$112.4M
2021$58.6M$58.6M
2020$279.7M$279.7M
2019$428.2M$428.2M
2018$167.8M$167.8M
2017$70.0M$70.0M
2016$59.7M$59.7M
2015$13.9M$13.9M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2015–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Nov 21, 2018$404.5M from U.S. Census Bureau: Award of or 015 under 2020 icc igf::ot::igf4 To YOUNG & RUBICAM LLC Award 1333LB19F00000010
  2. Nov 21, 2018$66.3M from U.S. Census Bureau: Award of order 012 under 2020 icc igf::ot::igf5 To YOUNG & RUBICAM LLC Award 1333LB19F00000008
  3. Dec 21, 2018$56.4M from U.S. Census Bureau: Award of 2020 icc or 17 eso media igf::ot::igf6 To YOUNG & RUBICAM LLC Award 1333LB19F00000034
  4. Mar 29, 2023$36.0M from Department of the Navy: Space charges media placement fy23 q3 & q47 To YOUNG & RUBICAM LLC Award N0018923FZ303
  5. Jun 2, 2026$35.0M from Department of the Navy: Digital media and internet advertising services in support of the navy recruiting command (nrc), fy 26 q3 - q48 To YOUNG & RUBICAM LLC Award N0018926FD069

Sources

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