Top 12 social media companies in the US
12 social media companies in the US that are actually operating, each checked against its own site and a second source. What they do, who it’s for, and the one reason it made the list. No pay-to-rank.
- 01
- New York, NY
- Since 2009
- 500+ people
VaynerMedia is an independent creative and media agency co-founded in New York in 2009 by Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk that says it puts social at the centre of everything it does. It has grown to more than 1,000 people across offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chattanooga, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Mexico City and Asia-Pacific, working for PepsiCo, Mondelēz, Diageo and Duracell among others.
Why it’s hereThe largest independent agency built on social media, with a global office network and named Fortune 500 clients. Ownership: independent (VaynerX).
Known forsocial-centred creative · media · influencer marketing · live shopping and commerce · consulting
Named clientsPepsiCo, Mondelēz, Diageo, Duracell, Anheuser-Busch, Bose, Coach, Indeed, Meta, Tinder, Wingstop
Checked against vaynermedia.com, garyvaynerchuk.com, designrush.com
- 02
- New York, NY
- 201–500 people
Laundry Service is a New York content and social agency founded by Jason Stein that was acquired by Wasserman in 2015 and now operates as the sports, music and entertainment group's creative department. It combines content creation, media buying and influencer management for Nike, Amazon, Pepsi and Gatorade, and has been an Ad Age A-List honoree four times.
Why it’s hereBehind Nike and Jordan Brand social content and a four-time Ad Age A-List agency. Ownership: Wasserman.
Known forsocial content at scale · sports, music and entertainment · influencer management · media buying
Named clientsNike, Amazon, Pepsi, Moët Hennessy, Stanley, Gatorade, Taco Bell, Jordan, Michael Kors
Checked against 247laundryservice.com, builtinnyc.com, sportsagentblog.com
- 03
- Denver, CO
- Since 2008
- 51–200 people
Movement Strategy is an independent social media agency founded by Jason Mitchell with offices in Denver, New York and Los Angeles and roughly 90 staff. It builds social personas and daily community programs for entertainment and consumer brands including Netflix, Prime Video, WarnerMedia and e.l.f., and Clutch records social media marketing as 60 percent of its work.
Why it’s hereShorty, ADDY, Promax and OMMA award recognition for social work with Netflix and Amazon. Ownership: independent.
Known forsocial-led brand strategy · community management · paid social · creator partnerships · entertainment brands
Named clientsNetflix, Amazon Prime Video, WarnerMedia, Klarna, E.L.F. Cosmetics, Intuit
Checked against movementstrategy.com, clutch.co, agencyspotter.com
- 04
- New York, NY
- Since 2014
- 51–200 people
Day One Agency (D1A) is an independent New York agency founded in 2014 by Josh Rosenberg, Brad Laney and Rob Longert, with a second office in Los Angeles. It blends PR, social and creative to build brand stories that travel on social platforms, and is best known for its Chipotle and Nike work. Ad Age named it to its Best Agencies list in 2024 and 2025.
Why it’s hereAd Age Best Agencies honoree two years running and PRovoke's 2020 SABRE Creative Agency of the Year. Ownership: independent.
Known forsocial-first creative · internet culture and Gen Z · earned media · brand storytelling
Named clientsChipotle, Nike, American Express, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Converse, e.l.f., Canada Goose, L.L.Bean
Checked against d1a.com, provokemedia.com, adage.com
- 05
- New York, NY
- Since 2011
- 11–50 people
Socialfly is a woman-founded, social-first agency in Manhattan started in 2011 by Stephanie Cartin and Courtney Spritzer. It manages social channels, influencer campaigns, paid media and creative for consumer and entertainment brands including Madison Square Garden, Summit One Vanderbilt and Conair.
Why it’s hereTwice on the Inc. 5000, an Adweek fastest-growing agency and a Shorty Award honoree. Ownership: independent.
Known forsocial media management · influencer marketing · paid media · creative production · women-founded
Named clientsMadison Square Garden, Summit One Vanderbilt, Conair, SlimFast, DevaCurl, Weleda, Alex and Ani, Max
Checked against socialflyny.com, clutch.co
- 06
- Cary, NC
- Since 2007
- 11–50 people
Ignite Social Media, founded in 2007 by Jim Tobin in Cary, North Carolina, calls itself the first social-only agency in the United States and holds a registered mark on The Original Social Media Agency. With a second office in Birmingham, Michigan, it provides strategy, community management, paid social, content and influencer programs to more than 150 brands including Dell, IKEA and Samsung. It is WBENC-certified.
Why it’s hereThe earliest dedicated social media agency in the country and a Ragan PR Social Media Agency of the Year. Ownership: independent, WBENC-certified.
Known forsocial strategy · community management · paid social · influencer marketing · B2B and enterprise
Named clientsDell, IKEA, Gillette, Jeep, Samsung, Lenovo, Eaton, Hitachi Vantara, American Heart Association
Checked against ignitesocialmedia.com, clutch.co
- 07
- Atlanta, GA
- Since 2011
- 51–200 people
Sociallyin is a minority-owned, social-first agency headquartered in Atlanta and founded in 2011. It has served more than 500 brands with strategy, content production, paid social, multilingual community management and influencer work, and holds partner status with Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Reddit. Clients include Samsung, Carnival and the National Park Service.
Why it’s hereOne of the most-reviewed social-only agencies on Clutch, with 300-plus published case studies. Ownership: independent.
Known forsocial media strategy · content production · paid social · community management in 50+ languages · influencer marketing
Named clientsSamsung, Carnival, Hitachi, National Park Service, Angi, Nikon, Shokz
Checked against sociallyin.com, clutch.co
- 08
- Atlanta, GA
- Since 2011
- 11–50 people
LYFE Marketing is an Atlanta agency founded in 2011 that sells packaged social media management and advertising to small and mid-sized businesses, with monthly plans starting around $600 to $1,000. It reports more than 980,000 leads generated for clients through social and has appeared on the Inc. 5000 two years in a row.
Why it’s hereA national volume provider of small-business social management with Inc. 5000 recognition. Ownership: independent.
Known forsocial media management for small business · social advertising · short video · email and SMS
Named clientsWestmar Lofts, Private Label Extensions, Cardinal Group Management
Checked against lyfemarketing.com, clutch.co
- 09
- New York, NY
- Since 2006
- 11–50 people
Likeable is a New York social media agency founded in 2006 by Dave and Carrie Kerpen, before the Facebook like button existed. It provides social strategy, content production, channel management and paid and influencer media for retail, hospitality, finance and CPG brands including Peloton, Capital One and Hilton. It was acquired by digital services firm 10Pearls in April 2021 and continues to operate under its own name.
Why it’s hereTwo decades of social work for national consumer brands. Ownership: 10Pearls (acquired 2021).
Known forsocial strategy · content production · social media management · paid media and influencer
Named clientsPeloton, Capital One, Hilton, Aspen Dental, Great Wolf Lodge, Hannaford, Wet Ones
Checked against likeable.com, adweek.com
- 10
- Chattanooga, TN
- Since 2021
- 11–50 people
Ubiquitous is a TikTok-native influencer marketing agency founded in Chattanooga in 2021 by Alex Elsea, Jess Flack and Brandon Gambucci. It manages creator campaigns end to end across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and reports having activated more than 40,000 creators for Disney, Lyft, Amazon and Netflix. Creator-economy platform Humanz acquired the agency in December 2025.
Why it’s hereGrew to Amazon, Disney and Netflix creator campaigns within four years of founding. Ownership: Humanz (acquired 2025).
Known forTikTok influencer marketing · creator campaigns · TikTok Shop · paid amplification · sales attribution
Named clientsAmazon, Disney, Lyft, Netflix, Crocs, GNC, Adobe, Aerie, J.Crew Factory, BlueChew
Checked against ubiquitousinfluence.com, clutch.co, everything-pr.com
- 11
- New York, NY
- Since 2000
- 51–200 people
Big Spaceship is a New York creative agency founded in 2000 by Michael Lebowitz that has spent much of the last decade as social agency of record for brands such as the NFL and Starbucks, producing native storytelling at scale. It briefly rebranded as SPCSHP, was acquired by UK group MSQ in October 2024 and restored the Big Spaceship name in 2026.
Why it’s hereWebby-winning NFL social work and Cannes Grand Prix history; a long-running social AOR for major US brands. Ownership: MSQ (acquired 2024).
Known forsocial and native storytelling · creative technology · brand social AOR · sports and entertainment
Named clientsNFL, HBO, Chase, Starbucks, Paze, Tia
Checked against bigspaceship.com, adage.com, morningstar.com
- 12
- Northfield, IL
- Since 2014
- 11–50 people
Fresh Content Society is an independent social media agency in Chicago's northern suburbs founded in 2014 by Scott Emalfarb. It runs strategy, content, community and paid social for national brands and reports more than 2 billion organic impressions and 1 billion organic video views; case studies include 250 million organic video views for PEAK and a 5,000 percent follower increase for Dan-O's Seasoning. Clutch records social media marketing as 70 percent of its work.
Why it’s hereA Chicago-area social-only shop with KFC, Samsung and National Geographic on its client list and 14 Clutch reviews.
Known forsocial-first strategy · organic video · community management · influencer marketing · paid social
Named clientsKFC, Samsung, National Geographic, Hilton, Graco, LINE-X, PEAK, Dan-O's Seasoning, Gildan, Stern Pinball
Checked against freshcontentsociety.com, clutch.co
Checked, not scraped.
Every firm on this page was found through directories, press and client mentions, then verified two ways: its own website had to be live and describe the work, and a second, independent source had to agree it exists and does that work. Founding years, headcounts and client names appear only where the firm or a directory states them; where we couldn’t confirm, the field is blank rather than guessed.
The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism, in roughly that weight — not a score, and nobody on the list paid to be on it. The one exception is marked: the featured card is our own bench and says so.
Lists are re-checked each quarter. Missing a firm that belongs here, or listed and want a correction? Write to lists@primortul.com.
Hiring a social media company in the US, answered plainly
- How many social media companies in the US are on this list, and where are they?
- 12. The 12 firms are spread across New York, Denver, Cary, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Northfield. Each was verified against its own website and a second source before it was listed.
- How do I choose between social media companies in the US?
- Start from the job, not the agency: write down what done looks like in one paragraph, then read the "why it's here" line on each entry and shortlist the two or three whose reason matches your job. Ask each for one comparable piece of work and who on their team would actually do yours. 6 of the 12 here are under 50 people, which usually means the people you meet are the people who do the work.
- Did any of these firms pay to be listed?
- No. The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism — and no firm on the ranked list paid for its place. The one paid card is marked "Featured" and is our own bench, Fracs; it is not ranked.
- How long have these social media companies been around?
- The oldest firm on the list dates from 2000; founding years are shown on each entry where the firm states one, and left blank where it doesn't.
- What should I bring to a first call with a social media company?
- Your revenue band, what you sell and to whom, the one number you want moved, a budget range, and a start date. Firms price faster and more honestly when the brief is concrete; the match form on this page asks for exactly those five things.
- How is this list kept current?
- It was checked September 2026 and is re-checked each quarter: dead sites come off, mergers and renames are updated, and firms that belong here are added. Corrections go to lists@primortul.com.
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