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Operations
The agency is majority owned by WPP and operates as an autonomous subsidiary. It is managed by founder and chief executive, Ajaz Ahmed, and AKQA is named for his initials. The agency's services include experience design, as well as product and spatial design. The company is known for its focus on technology and innovation, including web and mobile app development, e-commerce and interactive campaigns.

As of 2020, prior to the merger with Grey Group, AKQA had approximately 2,000 employees globally, in around 30 studios. The agency's locations included studios in: Europe in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom; in the US, Brazil and El Salvador; in Asia in China, India, Japan, and Singapore; in Australia and New Zealand; and in Africa and the Middle East in Egypt, the UAE and South Africa.

In 2020, WPP announced that Grey Group would be merged with AKQA to form AKQA Group. According to WPP, the company plans to make Ahmed the chief executive of AKQA Group, and Michael Houston, chief executive of Grey, will become president and chief operating officer. The combined operations of AKQA and Grey has 6000 employees in over 50 countries.