Cheil Worldwide
Anchored by Samsung Group, Cheil is South Korea's dominant agency network with global reach via acquired creative shops in the UK (BMB, Iris), US (McKinney, Barbarian Group, Attention Arc), India (Cheil India), China (Cheil PengTai), and the Middle East (One Agency UAE).
Founded: 1973Connections: 18
Last updated Jun 22, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Jun 24, 2026
At a glance
- Employees
- 7000
- Revenue
- ₩4.34T (FY2024; ~$3.1B)
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About
South Korea #1 agency; world's #10 by 2022 revenues; Samsung-anchored
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