Advertising & marketing · Thurgau

444 companies in advertising and marketing in the canton of Thurgau.

The commercial register lists 444 active companies in advertising and marketing in the canton of Thurgau, placing Thurgau 14th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 253 of them (57 %) are VAT-registered, and 141 (32 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

444active companies
5registered in the past 30 days
253VAT-registered
14thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Advertising & marketing in the canton of Thurgau: what the register shows.

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 Thurgau, against 2 % across Switzerland. 5 companies in advertising and marketing were registered in the canton of Thurgau over the past 30 days, 14 over 90 days.

Thurgau is a farming and industrial canton on Lake Constance: fruit and vegetables, food processing, mechanical engineering and plastics (Arbon, Frauenfeld, Kreuzlingen), and heavy cross-border activity with Germany. Family SMEs dominate, with an above-average share of construction and crafts.

Market analysis

The market in advertising and marketing in the canton of Thurgau, in figures

66companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 11 Mof combined share capital (259 capital companies)
253VAT-registered
5are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 444 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (41 %), Sole proprietorship (36 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (15 %). 66 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 15 % of the active base; 35 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (30 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 259 companies (58 %): CHF 11 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 66 of them (25 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

253 companies (57 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 444 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 115 publish a general phone or email, 133 have a website verified by ciblr, and 5 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 14 new registrations, 1 changes of directors, 7 relocations of seat, 6 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0102030402020 : 363620202021 : 373720212022 : 232320222023 : 282820232024 : 383820242025 : 353520252026 : 31312026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
18241 %
Sole proprietorship
16136 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
6615 %
General partnership
163,6 %
Association
10,2 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
40591 %
Small companies
265,9 %
Medium companies
102,3 %
Large companies
30,7 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Kreuzlingen
6815 %
Frauenfeld
5312 %
Bottighofen
184,1 %
Tägerwilen
184,1 %
Arbon
173,8 %
Amriswil
153,4 %
Ermatingen
153,4 %
Weinfelden
143,2 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in advertising and marketing are active in the canton of Thurgau?

444 companies in advertising and marketing are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Thurgau, or 3 % of the 16 862 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

253 of these companies (57 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 661 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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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

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