Advertising & marketing · Zug

992 companies in advertising and marketing in the canton of Zug.

The commercial register lists 992 active companies in advertising and marketing in the canton of Zug, placing Zug 7th nationally for this sector (6 % of the national total). 662 of them (67 %) are VAT-registered, and 391 (39 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

992active companies
6registered in the past 30 days
662VAT-registered
7thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Advertising & marketing in the canton of Zug: 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 3 % of companies classified in the canton of Zug, against 2 % across Switzerland. 6 companies in advertising and marketing were registered in the canton of Zug over the past 30 days, 17 over 90 days.

Zug is, relative to its size, the canton with the highest density of companies in Switzerland: commodity trading, holdings, international head offices, crypto and blockchain (Crypto Valley), and financial and fiduciary services. A very high proportion of companies are domiciled there, with an exceptional pace of new registrations and amendments.

Market analysis

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

144companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 455 Mof combined share capital (821 capital companies)
662VAT-registered
6are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 992 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (46 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (35 %), Sole proprietorship (15 %). 144 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 15 % of the active base; 89 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (79 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 821 companies (83 %): CHF 455 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 350 of them (43 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

662 companies (67 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 991 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 240 publish a general phone or email, 281 have a website verified by ciblr, and 6 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 17 new registrations, 27 changes of directors, 18 relocations of seat, 17 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0501001502020 : 656520202021 : 10710720212022 : 717120222023 : 818120232024 : 868620242025 : 898920252026 : 55552026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
45946 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
35135 %
Sole proprietorship
14915 %
Branch of a foreign company
101 %
General partnership
50,5 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
86187 %
Small companies
686,9 %
Medium companies
505 %
Large companies
131,3 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Zug
38038 %
Baar
20821 %
Cham
11411 %
Steinhausen
656,6 %
Rotkreuz
505 %
Hünenberg
474,7 %
Unterägeri
303 %
Oberägeri
242,4 %
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 Zug?

992 companies in advertising and marketing are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Zug, or 6 % of the 16 800 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

662 of these companies (67 %) 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: 2 days ago. 1,907 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.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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