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Performance marketing agencies, ranked
rankedagencies.com/performance-marketing-agenciesThe top performance marketing agencies on RankedAgencies in October 2026 are ATRA, LOCOMOTIVE and Somebody Digital, out of 26 checked agencies.
scandiweb is ranked #4 here. More from scandiweb: Traffic acquisition and Paid ads case study: ROAS up 600%.
| Rank | Agency | Fact that decided the rank | Team | Founded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ATRA Tempe, United States | Best PPC Campaign, US Search Awards 2025ussearchawards.com · 14 Oct 2026 | 10-49 people | 2017 | 80/100 |
| 02 | LOCOMOTIVE Pittsboro, United States | Best Large PPC Agency, US Search Awards 2026ussearchawards.com · 14 Oct 2026 | 10-49 people | 2012 | 74/100 |
| 03 | Somebody Digital London, United Kingdom | 4 PPC wins at the US Search Awards 2025ussearchawards.com · 14 Oct 2026 | 10-49 people | 2013 | 73/100 |
| 04 | Riga, Latvia · New York · Montreal | Google Premier Partnerpartnersdirectory.withgoogle.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 250-999 people | 2003 | 72/100 |
| 05 | AIMCLEAR Duluth, United States | Best Small Integrated Search Agency, US Search Awards 2026ussearchawards.com · 14 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 72/100 |
| 06 | Tombras Knoxville, United States | Best Large PPC Agency, US Search Awards 2025ussearchawards.com · 14 Oct 2026 | 250-999 people | 1946 | 70/100 |
| 07 | Precis Stockholm, Sweden | Best PPC Campaign (Large), European Search Awards 2026europeansearchawards.com · 14 Oct 2026 | 50-249 people | 2012 | 70/100 |
| 08 | WeDiscover London, United Kingdom | Best Large PPC Agency, European Search Awards 2024europeansearchawards.com · 14 Oct 2026 | Not public | 2020 | 65/100 |
| 09 | Eight Oh Two Myrtle Beach, United States | Best Use of Data (PPC), US Search Awards 2026ussearchawards.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 10-49 people | 2007 | 65/100 |
| 10 | Online Marketing Gurus Sydney, Australia | Best Global Large PPC Agency, Global Search Awards 2026globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | 50-249 people | 2012 | 64/100 |
| 11 | Peak Ace Berlin, Germany | Best Global PPC Campaign (Large), Global Search Awards 2026globalsearchawards.net · 14 Oct 2026 | 50-249 people | 2007 | 64/100 |
| 12 | JudeLuxe Birmingham, United Kingdom | Best Small PPC Agency, European Search Awards 2026europeansearchawards.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 2-9 people | 2022 | 60/100 |
| 13 | TIDAL Digital Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3 PPC wins at the Global Search Awards 2025globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 60/100 |
| 14 | Ceedr Reykjavik, Iceland | 3 PPC wins at the Global Search Awards 2026globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | 10-49 people | 2005 | 58/100 |
| 15 | Hive Digital Holly Springs, United States | Best Small PPC Agency, US Search Awards 2024ussearchawards.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 10-49 people | 2002 | 57/100 |
| 16 | Grow Up Digital Amsterdam, Netherlands | Best Local Campaign (PPC): Small, Global Search Awards 2026globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | 2018 | 52/100 |
| 17 | Hallam London, United Kingdom | Best Global Large PPC Agency, Global Search Awards 2024globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | 50-249 people | 1999 | 52/100 |
| 18 | Refyne Copenhagen, Denmark | Best Use of AI in PPC, European Search Awards 2026europeansearchawards.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 2-9 people | 2020 | 52/100 |
| 19 | Roots Network Amsterdam, Netherlands | Best Global Small PPC Agency, Global Search Awards 2026globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | 2-9 people | 2022 | 52/100 |
| 20 | Adwise Almelo, Netherlands | Best Local Campaign (PPC): Large, Global Search Awards 2025globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | 2005 | 48/100 |
| 21 | DAC Toronto, Canada | Best US PPC Campaign, Global Search Awards 2026globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | 250-999 people | 1972 | 45/100 |
| 22 | Kokos Agency Ljubljana, Slovenia | Best Travel / Leisure PPC (Small), Global Search Awards 2026globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | 10-49 people | Not public | 45/100 |
| 23 | Chain Reaction Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Best Low Budget Campaign (PPC): Large, Global Search Awards 2026globalsearchawards.net · 20 Oct 2026 | 50-249 people | 2010 | 45/100 |
| 24 | Block & Tam New York, United States | Best Large PPC Agency, US Search Awards 2024ussearchawards.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 10-49 people | 2018 | 42/100 |
| 25 | PaperDigits Alkmaar, Netherlands | 2 PPC wins at the European Search Awards 2025europeansearchawards.com · 20 Oct 2026 | Not public | Not public | 42/100 |
| 26 | Fingerspitz Breda, Netherlands | Best Low Budget Campaign (PPC): Large, European Search Awards 2025europeansearchawards.com · 20 Oct 2026 | 50-249 people | 2011 | 33/100 |
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Questions about this ranking
Which are the best performance marketing agencies in 2026?
In the RankedAgencies ranking, checked 20 Oct 2026, the top five are ATRA, LOCOMOTIVE, Somebody Digital, scandiweb and AIMCLEAR.
How are these performance marketing 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 26 agencies checked, 7 are headquartered in United States, 5 are headquartered in Netherlands and 4 are headquartered in United Kingdom.
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