WPP at a glance

WPP is the world leader in marketing communications services. We are made up of leading companies in:

Advertising; Media Investment Management; Information, Consumer Insight;
Public Relations & Public Affairs; Branding & Identity; Healthcare Communications;
Direct, Promotion & Relationship Marketing; Specialist Communications

Facts & figures

Number of employees	138,000 (including associates)
Number of offices	2,400+
Number of countries	107
Reported revenues	£7.5bn (as at 31 December 2008)
Reported billings	£36.9bn (as at 31 December 2008)
Market capitalisation	£5.3bn (as at 31 December 2008)

Recognition & awards

Member: FTSE100, Euro FT300, Forbes Global 2000.
Winner in the UK’s 2009 Building Public Trust Awards, FTSE100 category, for excellence in corporate reporting – based on the Annual Report, Corporate Responsibility Report and investor presentations.
In 2009, WPP’s website was named Best of Industry for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development by the US Web Marketing Association.
In the 2009 International ARC Awards, WPP took Gold for Best Online Annual Report in Class and Honors for Best Annual Report across All Classes.
The Annual Report on Annual Reports 2009 gave WPP an A Rating ‘Excellent’ and ranked it 11 out of 300 companies.
WPP’s global newspaper, The WIRE, was voted No.1 out of an international field of over 400 in the 2008 LACP Inspire Awards, taking the top overall Platinum Award and a second Platinum Award for Most Engaging Publication.
WPP’s Corporate Responsibility Report contains information on WPP’s ratings by socially-responsible investors and is available on WPP.com here.