CREATIVE

FCB claims top spot in One Club’s 2025 Global Creative Rankings

By Reel Chicago
January 3, 2026

As it enters its final year operating under the FCB agency brand, FCB closed out 2025 on a high note, once again topping The One Club for Creativity’s Global Creative Rankings. The network secured two of the industry’s most coveted honors, with FCB New York named Global Agency of the Year and FCB earning Agency Network of the Year for the third consecutive year.

Released annually, the Global Creative Rankings serve as a free, industry-wide benchmark and are widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive measures of creative excellence across advertising and design worldwide. The report reflects performance across a broad spectrum of disciplines, markets, and creative cultures, offering a clear snapshot of where global creativity is thriving.

“Our annual Global Creative Rankings and Global College Creative Rankings are free to view and built on a fully open methodology, with no secret weightings or hidden formulas,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO, The One Club for Creativity. “They provide the clearest and most comprehensive picture of the ideas, agencies, and brands that are truly leading the industry, from local markets to the global stage.”

The rankings are determined through a transparent, weighted points system that aggregates results from major international award show,s including The One Show, the ADC Annual Awards, and the Type Directors Club’s TDC competition. They also factor in regional programs such as the ONE Asia Creative Awards and Art Directors Club Europe’s ADCE Creative Awards, as well as national competitions hosted by ADCE member clubs and local shows run by The One Club’s U.S. chapters.

In addition to the overall global standings, the rankings allow users to explore performance by country and region, underscoring both international reach and local creative strength. For FCB, the repeat wins reinforce the network’s sustained momentum and creative consistency at a moment of transition, capping off its run as an agency brand with a clear statement of global leadership.

The full 2025 Global Creative Rankings are available on The One Club for Creativity, continuing the organization’s mission to provide open access to data that reflects the state of creativity worldwide.