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PwC

PwC

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PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) is one of the world's Big Four professional services firms that plays a notable role in the advertising and media industry through research, consulting, and measurement.

Last updated Oct 25, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Oct 26, 2026

Founded
1998
HQ
London, United Kingdom
Connections
44

AI-drafted from public sources27 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
100000+
Revenue
$50B+
11integrations6competitors3corporate family10partners1acquisitions

About

One of the Big Four global professional services firms; a leading auditor and research partner for internet advertising revenue measurement via the IAB

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) is one of the world's Big Four professional services firms that plays a notable role in the advertising and media industry through research, consulting, and measurement. The report also provides insights into shifting consumer engagement and the impact of AI on ad spend, examining how AI, creators, and performance-driven strategies are reshaping digital advertising. PwC's Customer Transformation practice advises clients across media, technology, and telecommunications, and has supported the development of the IAB Advertising Revenue Report and Podcast Advertising Revenue Report for over seven years. PwC's Deals Strategy practice brings over 25 years of experience in AdTech, MarTech, e-commerce, and media. On the marketing side, PwC works with agencies including Initiative Media for media planning and buying, The Gate for business-to-business work, and CCHM:Ping for integrated financial and professional services communications. Source 1: marketingweek.com — PwC starts trawl for advertising agency Source 2: iab.com — IAB/PwC Internet Advertising Revenue Report: Full Year ...

Business model

Professional Services

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report

    Annual and semi-annual report auditing and benchmarking US internet advertising revenues, produced in partnership with the IAB for over seven years.

  • IAB Podcast Advertising Revenue Report

    Annual report measuring and benchmarking podcast advertising revenues in partnership with the IAB.

  • Customer Transformation Practice

    Consulting practice advising media, technology, and telecommunications clients on customer strategy and transformation.

  • Deals Strategy Practice

    Advisory practice with over 25 years of experience in AdTech, MarTech, e-commerce, and media M&A and strategy.

Key features

Authoritative internet advertising revenue auditing and measurementAdTech and MarTech M&A and deals advisoryMedia and telecommunications customer transformation consultingAI and digital advertising trend analysisCreator economy and performance marketing insights

Use cases

Benchmarking internet advertising revenues for the industryAdvising on AdTech and MarTech mergers and acquisitionsConsulting media and telecom companies on customer transformationAnalyzing the impact of AI on advertising spend and strategySupporting podcast advertising revenue measurement

Customer segments

Media companiesTechnology companiesTelecommunications firmsAdTech and MarTech companiesAdvertisers and agenciesPrivate equity and M&A investors in media

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Proprietary data analytics platformsMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformSalesforcePower BIPython and R for data analysis

Security & compliance

SOC 2GDPRISAE 3000

Deployment

On-premiseCloudHybrid

API

No

Corporate history
  1. 1998 · Founded
How it came together
  • 2012·Merged → PwC↗
  • 2014·Acquired → PwC↗
  • 2016·Merged → PwC↗
  • 2017·Merged → PwC↗
  • 2020·Merged → PwC↗
Year unknown
  • · merged↗
  • · merged↗
  • · merged↗
See the full lineage →
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