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Young & Rubicam

American marketing and communications company
Organization advertising_agency Q1971703
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Young & Rubicam

Summary

Young & Rubicam is an advertising agency[1]. It draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (advertising_agency category, ranking #5 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • Young & Rubicam is in the country of United States[3].
  • Young & Rubicam's instance of is recorded as advertising agency[4].
  • Young & Rubicam's founder is recorded as John Orr Young[5].
  • Young & Rubicam's founder is recorded as Raymond Rubicam[6].
  • Young & Rubicam is owned by WPP plc[7].
  • Young & Rubicam's Commons category is recorded as Young & Rubicam[8].
  • Young & Rubicam's industry is recorded as advertising industry[9].
  • January 1, 1923 marks the founding of Young & Rubicam[10].
  • Young & Rubicam's location of formation is recorded as Philadelphia[11].
  • Young & Rubicam's parent organization or unit is recorded as WPP plc[12].
  • Young & Rubicam's official website is recorded as http://www.yr.com/[13].
  • Young & Rubicam's replaced by is recorded as VMLY&R[14].

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Founding

Founders include John Orr Young[5] and Raymond Rubicam[6]. January 1, 1923 marks the founding of Young & Rubicam[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Philadelphia[11].

Operations

Young & Rubicam's parent organization or unit is recorded as WPP plc[12].

Industry

Young & Rubicam's industry is recorded as advertising industry[9].

Ownership

Young & Rubicam is owned by WPP plc[7].

Why It Matters

Young & Rubicam draws 163 Wikipedia views per month (advertising_agency category, ranking #5 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → advertising agency
    Owned by → WPP plc
    Website → —
    Replaced by → VMLY&R
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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