WPP plc

British multinational advertising and public relations company
Organization business Q1318049
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WPP plc

Summary

WPP plc is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,705 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WPP plc is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • WPP plc is in the country of JE[4].
  • WPP plc's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • WPP plc's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • WPP plc's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • WPP plc's headquarters location is recorded as London[8].
  • WPP plc's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Helier[9].
  • WPP plc's headquarters location is recorded as Dublin[10].
  • WPP plc's chief executive officer is recorded as Cindy Rose[11].
  • WPP plc's has organizational division is recorded as Kantar Group[12].
  • WPP plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Kantar Group[13].
  • WPP plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Finsbury Glover Hering[14].
  • WPP plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Ogilvy[15].
  • WPP plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Hill & Knowlton[16].
  • WPP plc is part of FTSE 100 Index[17].
  • WPP plc's Commons category is recorded as WPP[18].
  • WPP plc's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[19].
  • WPP plc's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[20].
  • WPP plc's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[21].
  • WPP plc's industry is recorded as marketing[22].
  • WPP plc's chairperson is recorded as Roberto Quarta[23].
  • January 1, 1971 marks the founding of WPP plc[24].
  • 2012-10-25 marks the founding of WPP plc[25].
  • WPP plc's location of formation is recorded as London[26].
  • WPP plc's official website is recorded as http://www.wpp.com[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300LSGBXPYHXGDT93[28]

  • Registered legal name: Wpp PLC[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: JE[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): JOX1[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 2012-10-25[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-10-18[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2025-09-10[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-09-28[38]

  • Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000414[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 111714[41]

  • Other names: Wpp 2012 PLC[42]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1971[24] and 2012-10-25[25]. WPP plc's location of formation is recorded as London[26].

Identity

WPP plc is part of FTSE 100 Index[17].

Leadership

WPP plc's chief executive officer is recorded as Cindy Rose[11]. Its chairperson is recorded as Roberto Quarta[23].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London[8], a metropolis[44], in Roman Empire[45], founded in 0047[46]; Saint Helier[9], a port city[47], in Jersey[48]; and Dublin[10], a big city[49], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[50], founded in 0841[51]. Subsidiaries include Kantar Group[13], a business[52], founded in 1963[53], headquartered in London[54]; Finsbury Glover Hering[14]; Ogilvy[15], an advertising agency[55], in United States[56], founded in 1948[57], headquartered in New York City[58]; and Hill & Knowlton[16], a business[59], in United States[60], founded in 1927[61], headquartered in New York City[62].

Industry

WPP plc's industry is recorded as marketing[22].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Nasdaq[19], London Stock Exchange[20], and New York Stock Exchange[21].

Why It Matters

WPP plc ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,705 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

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  1. [28] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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