Dentsu

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Dentsu, a publicly owned company headquartered in Japan, functions as an international advertising and public relations joint stock company. Founded in 1901, the company employs approximately 13,500 individuals and reported $9.6B in revenue as of 2025. Its primary offerings include content rights.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1901

Headcount

13,491

Headquarters

Japan

Primary Segment

Content rights

Ownership

Publicly Owned

Deployments

News Summary:

On July 10, 2026, Harsha Razdan, CEO of Dentsu South Asia, issued a new mandate for agencies to focus on making Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) successful rather than famous. Razdan highlighted that the role of agencies is being fundamentally redefined as marketing leaders grapple with AI disruption, mounting profitability pressures, and increased accountability for business outcomes, suggesting the traditional brand-agency relationship is no longer fit for purpose. Previously, on July 9, 2026, Dentsu's New Stream Media launched an in-house commerce data platform, integrating with The Trade Desk as its first partner, to help retailers and brands extract greater value from first-party data. Concurrently, the Dentsu-IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 8 successfully concluded, celebrating excellence and recognizing talent within the OTT and web entertainment sector.

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Dentsu offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services and ad tech and services industries. Dentsu's product portfolio comprises of content rights and advertising, marketing, media agencies.

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Dentsu's revenues were $9.6B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Dentsu's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is sports sublicensing, which represents 23% of Dentsu's revenue.

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Jul

19th

2026

05:48

Management Changes, Financial Results, Corporate Restructuring, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Management Changes, Business Restructuring, Financial Performance

Is Dentsu (TSE:4324) Using South Asia Leadership Changes To Prove Its Transformation Narrative?

Dentsu Group has appointed Ajay Gupte as chief operating officer for South Asia, working alongside CEO Harsha Razdan to drive transformation, efficiency and a more agile, collaborative network across the region. By bringing in a leader with deep experience in media, digital transformation and large-scale business change, Dentsu is explicitly tying its South Asia operational overhaul to its broader Business to Business to Society model and client-centric growth ambitions.

Simply Wall Street

Jul

18th

2026

04:48

Management Changes, Emerging Tech, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Management Changes

Talent tracker of the week: Leadership moves across media, marketing and corporate

BestMediaInfo.com tracks last week’s major leadership appointments, promotions, and exits impacting the world of advertising, marketing, and media New Delhi: The past week saw a series of leadership appointments and organisational changes across advertising, media, marketing, technology, consumer goods and corporate communications.

Best Media Info

Jul

17th

2026

10:53

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, New Offerings, Partnerships, Events and Conferences

Riviera Unfolded @ Cannes Lions Continues in 2026

This is the third year of Riviera Unfolded in Cannes, Meta morning sessions designed exclusively for dentsu and dentsu clients. This year, Meta hosted Olya Dyachuk, Global Head of Media & Digital Commerce, HEINEKEN, and Will Swayne, Global Practice President, Media at dentsu.

Dentsu X

Jul

17th

2026

06:30

Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Award Wins

house: Innovation in People & Skills” Award at the FT Innovative Lawyers Asia

- Recognized for Developing Legal Talent for the AI Era - Dentsu (Headquarters: Dentsu Group Inc.; Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & Global CEO: Takeshi Sano) has won the “In-house: Innovation in People & Skills” award for innovative initiatives in talent development and organizational capability building, at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific 2026 Awards* which recognize innovative law firms, lawyers, and in-house legal teams across the Asia-Pacific region.

Dentsu

Jul

17th

2026

06:06

One in four gamers expect to cut social media time for gaming, one in five to reduce streaming TV: Dentsu

Gaming is drawing attention away from social media and streaming, and the shift is starting to show up in the numbers. Research from advertising group Dentsu, drawn from its Consumer Navigator study, found that one in four gamers expect to spend less time on social media in future to make more room for gaming, while one in five expect to reduce the time they spend watching streaming television.

The Economic Times

Jul

16th

2026

06:30

B2B Tag, Employee Related Initiatives

What Does “Building Diverse Teams” Mean at Dentsu Inc.? — New Employee Training × HERALBONY ACADEMY —

▼A Gateway to DEI. An experiential training program that deepens understanding not just through knowledge, but through “hands-on experience”▼From Student to Professional.The challenge of “thinking creatively” faced by new employees joining an organization▼Rethinking what you

Dentsu HO

Jul

16th

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, Volleyball, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Partnerships

Volleyball World and Dentsu Partner to Drive Commercial Growth of the VNL (Volleyball Nations League)

Dentsu to support sponsorship development and marketing initiatives for one of the world's premier volleyball competitions Volleyball World and Dentsu Inc. have entered into a strategic partnership to drive the Volleyball World and Dentsu Inc. have entered into a strategic partnership to drive the commercial growth of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Japan Round.

dentsu Japan

Jul

16th

2026

06:30

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Management Changes

Dentsu appoints Ajay Gupte as Chief Operating Officer for South Asia

DENTSU HAS APPOINTED Ajay Gupte as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for South Asia, strengthening its leadership team as the global marketing and advertising network looks to accelerate growth and deepen client-centric transformation across the region. Gupte joins Dentsu from WPP, where he most recently served as President, Client Solutions at WPP Media South Asia and Chief Executive Officer of Wavemaker South Asia.

SportzPower

Jul

16th

2026

06:30

Management Changes, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Management Changes

Dentsu India Strengthens Leadership With Ajay Gupte Appointment

Dentsu India has appointed Ajay Gupte as Chief Operating Officer (COO), South Asia, strengthening its leadership team as the company advances its integrated business strategy across media, creative, data and technology. In his new role, Gupte will focus on enhancing operational alignment across Dentsu's businesses, strengthening client partnerships and driving greater collaboration between teams to deliver integrated marketing solutions.

BW People

Jul

16th

2026

01:30

Big Data/Analytics, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities

The Model Did Not Fail. You Applied It in the Wrong Market.

Most marketers in Africa are not optimising performance. They are optimising what their tools can see. And those are not the same thing. Every week, budget decisions are made off attribution outputs that do not reflect how people purchase.

Dentsu South Africa

Jul

15th

2026

20:48

B2B Tag

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Optimism Meets Intentional Spending: How APAC Consumers Are Balancing Confidence with Value Dentsu’s APAC Consumer Mindset Q2 2026 report reveals that consumers across Asia-Pacific remain broadly optimistic about both the economy and their personal financial situation, even as spending decisions become more deliberate and value-driven.

Dentsu Singapore

Jul

15th

2026

11:18

Management Changes, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Management Changes

Dentsu appoints Ajay Gupte as Chief Operating Officer, South Asia

Dentsu has announced the appointment of Ajay Gupte as chief operating officer, South Asia. Partnering closely with Harsha Razdan, CEO, South Asia, Ajay will accelerate dentsu's transformation by advancing strategic priorities and strengthening a future-ready operating model.■

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Dentsu's customers primarily consist of content rights and broadcast television and radio companies. Examples of Dentsu's customers include Fuji Television Network, Nippon Television Network and DAZN Group. Examples of Dentsu's suppliers include Smartly.io, PubMatic and Rakuten TV Enterprise.

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Dentsu currently holds 4 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football, winter sports and multi-sport.

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