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Creative agencies, ranked
rankedagencies.com/creative-agenciesThe top creative agencies on RankedAgencies in October 2026 are Rethink, Serviceplan and Special, out of 23 checked agencies.
| Rank | Agency | Fact that decided the rank | Team | Founded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rethink Toronto, Canada | Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year 2026 and 2024canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 50-249 people | 1999 | 73/100 |
| 02 | Serviceplan Munich, Germany | Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year 2025canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 250-999 people | 1970 | 67/100 |
| 03 | Special Los Angeles, United States | Media Grand Prix, Cannes Lions 2026 (Uber Eats)canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 55/100 |
| 04 | Klick Health Toronto, Canada | One Show Independent Agency of the Year 2025oneclub.org · 20 Oct 2026 | 1000-9999 people | 1997 | 55/100 |
| 05 | Isle of Any New York, United States | Film Craft Grand Prix, Cannes Lions 2026 (Coinbase)canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 53/100 |
| 06 | Wieden+Kennedy Portland, United States | Titanium Grand Prix, Cannes Lions 2024 (DoorDash)canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 1000-9999 people | 1982 | 53/100 |
| 07 | Motion Sickness Auckland, New Zealand | Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year, Good track, 2026canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 53/100 |
| 08 | Artplan São Paulo, Brazil | Glass Grand Prix, Cannes Lions 2026 (Nigrum Corpus)canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 46/100 |
| 09 | Mother London, United Kingdom | Film Grand Prix, Cannes Lions 2026 (Claude)canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 1000-9999 people | 1996 | 44/100 |
| 10 | L&C New York, United States | Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year, Good track, 2025canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | 2019 | 40/100 |
| 11 | NoA Åkestam Holst Stockholm, Sweden | One Show 2026 Best of Discipline, Print & Promotional (IKEA)oneclub.org · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | 1998 | 40/100 |
| 12 | Bear Meets Eagle On Fire Sydney, Australia | Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year #3, 2025canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | 2019 | 40/100 |
| 13 | BigTime Creative Shop Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year, Entertainment, 2025canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | 2023 | 40/100 |
| 14 | Differ Stockholm, Sweden | Lions Health Grand Prix for Good, Cannes Lions 2026canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 40/100 |
| 15 | Mischief New York, United States | One Show 2026 Best of Discipline, The Indies (Coors Light)oneclub.org · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | 2020 | 37/100 |
| 16 | Modern Arts Los Angeles, United States | Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year, Entertainment, 2024canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 37/100 |
| 17 | WESAYHI Sliema, Malta | Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year, Experience, 2026canneslions.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 37/100 |
| 18 | APOYO Comunicación Lima, Peru | D&AD Top Independent Agency #2, 2025dandad.org · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | 2004 | 30/100 |
| 19 | ALTO New York, United States | D&AD Top Independent Agency #6, 2026dandad.org · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 30/100 |
| 20 | Purple Goat London, United Kingdom | D&AD Top Independent Agency #7, 2025dandad.org · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 25/100 |
| 21 | Jung von Matt Hamburg, Germany | D&AD Top Independent Agency #12, 2024dandad.org · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 25/100 |
| 22 | Courage Toronto, Canada | One Show Independent Agency of the Year #3, 2026oneclub.org · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 25/100 |
| 23 | Mallandrich Barcelona, Spain | D&AD Top Independent Agency #12, 2026dandad.org · 20 Oct 2026 | 2-9 people | Not public | 25/100 |
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Questions about this ranking
Which are the best creative agencies in 2026?
In the RankedAgencies ranking, checked 20 Oct 2026, the top five are Rethink, Serviceplan, Special, Klick Health and Isle of Any.
How are these creative agencies ranked?
Each agency is scored with one published formula (v0.2) on award wins, client reviews and how recent each fact is. Every fact links to the page it was checked on and shows the check date. RankedAgencies is run by scandiweb, which also appears in these rankings.
Where are these agencies based?
Of the 23 agencies checked, 7 are headquartered in United States, 3 are headquartered in Canada and 2 are headquartered in Germany.
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