Leading PR firms in the United States in 2017, by number of employees

Leading public relations firms with major U.S. operations in 2017, by number of employees

The data displays a ranking of the leading public relations firms with major U.S. operations in 2017, by the number of employees. According to the ranking, APCO Worldwide had the second biggest number of employees for a PR agency in 2017, with a total of 682 employees. Edelman had the highest number of employees, counting 5940 people on its payroll.

Edelman 5940
APCO Worldwide 682
W2O Group 651
Finn Partners 533
Hotwire 222
Padilla 206
ICR 177
Fahlgren Mortine 160
5W Public Relations 148
Racepoint Global 148
G&S Business Communications 146
Coyne PR 139
Prosek Partners 137
PAN Communications 124
Matter Communications 123