With the world affected by the pandemic, the need for spending saw a steep decline in the past few months. Many brands curbed their advertisement expenses and marketing agencies bore the losses.

AdAge has recently given out names of the largest advertisers this year and how much they spent in billion dollars.

The AdAge World’s Largest Advertisers 2021 report includes an exclusive ranking of the top 100 advertisers; a ranking of advertisers with the sharpest ad spending increases and decreases; and stats about the top 100 advertisers by category, country, and region.

1. Procter & Gamble

Annual Ad Spent: $11.5 Billion

2. Amazon

Annual Ad Spent: $10.9 Billion

3. L’oreal

Annual Ad Spent: $9.9 Billion

4. Samsung Electronics Co

Annual Ad Spent: $8.6 Billion

5. Alibaba Group Holding

Annual Ad Spent: $8.4 Billion

6. Unilever

Annual Ad Spent: $8.1 Billion

7. Nestle

Annual Ad Spent: $7.8 Billion

8. Comcast Corp.

Annual Ad Spent: $6.7 Billion

9. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

Annual Ad Spent: $5.8 Billion

10. Alphabet (Google)

Annual Ad Spent: $5.4 Billion