| Rank | Parent Company | Ad Dollars Spent | ||
| 1 | Procter & Gamble Co | $2,342,319,397 | ||
| 2 | General Motors Corp | $1,441,747,399 | ||
| 3 | AT&T Inc | $1,317,893,377 | ||
| 4 | Verizon | $1,125,700,512 | ||
| 5 | Johnson & Johnson | $1,059,109,138 | ||
| 6 | Time Warner Inc | $878,355,332 | ||
| 7 | Toyota Motor Corp | $819,377,026 | ||
| 8 | General Electric Co | $807,869,688 | ||
| 9 | Ford Motor Co | $742,708,529 | ||
| 10 | Pepsico Inc | $730,503,931 | ||
| Source: Nielsen | ||||