Worldwide fees of top PR firms with major U.S. operations
| Firm | 2012 Net Fees | Empl. | |
| 1. | Edelman, New York | $655,900,289 | 4,518 |
| 2. | APCO Worldwide, Wash., D.C. | $121,800,000 | 606 |
| 3. | Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, Bellevue, WA | $118,426,000 | 939 |
| 4. | W2O Group, San Francisco | $62,005,000 | 262 |
| 5. | Ruder Finn, New York | $56,148,000 | 485 |
| 6. | Text 100 Global PR, San Francisco | $50,930,028 | 472 |
| 7. | MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ | $42,875,000 | 207 |
| 8. | ICR, Norwalk, CT | $36,554,283 | 97 |
| 9. | DKC, New York | $32,896,560 | 154 |
| 10. | Finn Partners, New York | $32,293,000 | 233 |