COMvergence New Business Barometer H1 2026 for India
COMvergence: Wavemaker, Zenith, Starcom lead agency rankings
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Published: Sep 21, 2026 12:31 PM | 1 min read
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- Publicis Media topped the New Business Barometer for India in H1 2026 with a net new-business value of +$218 million, followed by WPP Media at +$198 million and Omnicom Media Group at +$18 million.
- The report, released by COMvergence, assessed 62 account moves and retentions, totaling an estimated $838 million in media spend.
- Major account changes included Reckitt, L’Oréal, Wipro, and Netflix, among others, influencing the Indian market during this period.
- Leading media agencies included Wavemaker (+$147M), Zenith (+$126M), and Starcom (+$71M), with 16 global or multi-market pitches contributing $119 million to the new-business value.
As per COMvergence’s New Business Barometer for India, at agency-group level, Publicis Media led with net new-business value of +$218M, followed by WPP Media (+$198M), Omnicom Media Group (+$18M).
COMvergence has released its New Business Barometer for India covering January to June 2026, including account retentions.
Reckitt, L’Oréal, Wipro, AMFI, Netflix, JSW Motors, Flipkart, Jaguar Land Rover, Abbott Nutrition, Hewlett Packard, Red Bull and Skechers were among the prominent account moves that shaped the Indian market during the period.
The leading media agencies in H1 2026 were Wavemaker, with a net new-business value of +$147M, followed by Zenith at +$126M, Starcom at +$71M, Initiative at +$29M and Motivator at +$21M.
At the agency-group level, Publicis Media led the market with a net new-business value of +$218M, followed by WPP Media at +$198M and Omnicom Media Group at +$18M.
COMvergence assessed 62 account moves and retentions in India during H1 2026, representing an estimated $838M in media spend.
Of these, 16 were global or multi-market pitches, representing $119M in new-business value.
The remaining 46 were local pitches, representing $719M.
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