Creative agency
BigTime Creative Shop
Riyadh independent, Dubai Lynx Independent Agency of the Year 2025 and first in the Loeries 2025 MENA ranking.
BigTime Creative Shop is an independent agency in Riyadh, set up by founders from multinational networks as the creative partner of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority and Riyadh Season. At Dubai Lynx 2025 it was Independent Agency of the Year and third for MENA Agency of the Year; it tops the MENA agency ranking of the Loeries 2025 Official Rankings and is the highest-ranked regional agency in the WARC Creative 100 2026.
Standing in the Report's landscape
No. 1 in Top agencies in the Middle East and Africa, 2026
9 points: Independent Agency of the Year and third MENA Agency of the Year at Dubai Lynx 2025, first MENA agency in the Loeries 2025 Official Rankings, and a placing in the WARC Creative 100 2026.
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The rankings behind it
- Dubai Lynx 2025 — #1 Independent Agency of the Year
- Dubai Lynx 2025 — #3 MENA Agency of the Year
- Loeries Official Rankings 2025 — #1 agency, MENA
- WARC Creative 100 2026 — highest-ranked Middle East agency
- Cannes Lions 2025 — Independent Entertainment Agency of the Year
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Where it shines
- Ranked at the top of three regional tables in 2025–26: Dubai Lynx, the Loeries and the WARC Creative 100.
- Cannes Lions 2025 Independent Entertainment Agency of the Year, a first for an independent from the region.
Check before signing
- Much of its awarded work is for one client group (Riyadh Season and the entertainment sector): ask for work in your category.
- Offices beyond Riyadh were not confirmed by the sources read.
What it offers
- Industries
- Media and entertainment
- Markets
- Saudi Arabia
How it is classified
- Category
- Creative
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Our six checks
- Ownership is public: not known yet
- Services are published: not known yet
- Offices are listed: not known yet
- Privacy is published: not known yet
- Effectiveness is evidenced: not known yet
- Work is shown: not known yet
- Ownership is publicNot assessed
It names its owner (the holding group) or states that it is independent, and names its leadership.
Trade press names it independent and names its three founders; its own pages were not checked.
- Services are publishedNot assessed
A services or capabilities page says what it does.
Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.
- Offices are listedNot assessed
It publishes where it operates: its offices or markets.
Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.
- Privacy is publishedNot assessed
Its site has a privacy notice, and a code of conduct where one was seen.
Not checked on the agency's own pages for this listing.
- Effectiveness is evidencedNot assessed
An independent effectiveness ranking or award from 2023 to 2026 names it (the Effie Index, the IPA Effectiveness Awards, the WARC Effective 100).
No 2023–2026 effectiveness ranking or award (Effie, IPA, WARC Effective 100) was found in the sources read for this list.
- Work is shownNot assessed
It publishes case studies or named client work.
Trade press names its Riyadh Season work; its own case pages were not checked.
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Evidence
Sources
- Saudi brands and agencies win seven Grand Prix trophies at Dubai Lynx Awards 2025To re-check
- Dubai Lynx announces 2025 winnersTo re-check
- BigTime Creative Shop tops MENA list in the Loeries 2025 rankingsTo re-check
- WARC Rankings 2026: how did the region do?To re-check
- BigTime named Independent Entertainment Agency of the Year at CannesTo re-check
- Saudi's BigTime and Impact BBDO Dubai dominate regional wins at CrestaTo re-check
Every attribute
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Identity
| Type | Agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Categories | Creative | |
| Founded | Not recorded | |
| Headquarters | Saudi Arabia | |
| Ownership | Not recorded | |
| Parent company | Not recorded | |
| Stock ticker | Not recorded | |
| Added by | IMC Report team |
Fit
Trust
The community
| "Looks right" confirmations | 0 | |
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| Community experiences | 0 |
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