THE HISTORY OF DENTSU
Defining moments in the Group's growth trajectory
1901–
Dentsu's History Begins in 1901,
at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century
1947–
Hideo Yoshida—Japanese Advertising's Great Modernizer—
and the Start of Commercial Broadcasting in Japan
1964–
A Decade of Milestones;
Dentsu Becomes the World's Largest Advertising Agency
1978–
From an Advertising Company to a Communications Company
1998–
A Tectonic Shift Begins;
Future Strategy Launched for a 21st-Century Dentsu
2001–
Dentsu's Centenary and Stock Market Listing
2008–
Realizing "Good Innovation."
through Integrated Communication Design
2013–
Dentsu Establishes a New Global Operating Unit,
Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd.
2019–
Involvement in Large-scale Events that Give Expression to People's Hopes and Dreams and Bring Excitement
2020–
Moving to a Pure Holding Company Structure
