Private company

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 20, 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

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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

Sources

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