And the year is off to a good start for Adrenalead! After our ranking in the Champions of Growth 2025, we’re back again, this time in the prestigious FT1000 ranking: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2025, established by the Financial Times, in partnership with Statista.
Scaling new heights on the European stage
The FT1000 2025 highlights the 1,000 European companies with the strongest sales growth between 2020 and 2023. To be included in the ranking, companies had to meet strict criteria: turnover of at least €100,000 in 2020, €1.5 million in 2023, mainly organic growth and structural independence.
Our constant innovation and high-performance marketing solutions stood out, achieving the:
- 166th place in Europe (out of 1,000 companies!)
- 19th place among French companies
- 14th place, all countries combined, in the advertising and marketing sector
A booming sector
The presence of advertising and marketing companies in this ranking shows that the sector is far from finished.
In 2024, the European digital advertising market experienced a robust growth of 16%, reaching a total investment of €118.9 billion. This marks the highest annual revenue recorded in constant currency terms, underscoring the sector’s resilience and adaptability.
The growth was predominantly driven by significant increases in the social media and video advertising segments. Social media advertising grew by 23.9%, while video advertising led the display category with a 24.5% increase. These trends reflect shifting consumer behaviors and the industry’s swift adaptation to new media consumption patterns.
Notably, video advertising now accounts for over 50% of display advertising in nine European markets, highlighting its dominant role in the digital landscape.
At the same time, advertising agencies continue to play a central role in the advertising ecosystem. Their ability to innovate and integrate emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, enables them to offer increasingly personalized and engaging campaigns. For example, the use of augmented reality in advertising campaigns enables consumers to interact directly with products, offering an immersive experience that reinforces brand engagement and memorability.
In addition, major events such as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have boosted advertising investment, with a notable increase in net advertising revenues for French media, reaching 8.4 billion euros in the first half of 2024, up 9.3% on the same period in 2023. This growth underlines the importance of sporting and cultural events in advertisers’ strategies, and the ability of agencies to capitalize on these opportunities to maximize brand visibility.
In short, the advertising and marketing sector is demonstrating its resilience and ability to adapt, in the face of technological developments and changing consumer expectations. Communication agencies and tech companies, as key players in this transformation, continue to innovate and position themselves as essential strategic partners for brands wishing to stand out in an ever-changing competitive environment.
Thanks
Of course, our inclusion in this Financial Times ranking would not have been possible without our publisher, advertiser and agency customers, who place their trust in us on a daily basis to acquire, retain and monetize audiences.
And of course, all our innovations, such as the launching of Display this year and our exclusive In-Page Push format, would not be possible without our dream team, who outdo themselves a little more every day 💙.
