The commercial register lists 1 264 active companies in advertising and marketing in the canton of Geneva, placing Geneva 4th nationally for this sector (7 % of the national total). 723 of them (57 %) are VAT-registered, and 530 (42 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Advertising and marketing: communications agencies, design studios, digital agencies and event companies. New registrations are numerous and the structures small; a newly registered agency is looking for its first tools, freelancers and fiduciary.
This sector accounts for 2 % of companies classified in the canton of Geneva, against 2 % across Switzerland. 12 companies in advertising and marketing were registered in the canton of Geneva over the past 30 days, 22 over 90 days.
Geneva is the leading centre in French-speaking Switzerland: private banking and wealth management, international commodity trading, international organisations and their suppliers, luxury watchmaking, hospitality, and a very high density of law firms, fiduciaries and property management companies. The Geneva register is the most active in French-speaking Switzerland, with a rapid turnover of companies.
Of these 1 264 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (47 %), Sole proprietorship (27 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (19 %). 245 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 19 % of the active base; 145 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (92 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.
Share capital is known for 845 companies (67 %): CHF 51 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 236 of them (28 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
721 companies (57 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 257 (99 %) have at least one registered director; 608 publish a general phone or email, 498 have a website verified by ciblr, and 5 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 20 new registrations, 9 changes of directors, 16 relocations of seat, 20 other amendments, 27 liquidations or deletions.
1 264 companies in advertising and marketing are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Geneva, or 7 % of the 16 862 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
723 of these companies (57 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 2,976 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.
Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.
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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.