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Authorised and issued share capital - Summary of Authorized and Issued Share Capital (Details) £ / shares in Units, £ in Millions, number in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 GBP (£) £ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2023 GBP (£) shares | Dec. 31, 2022 GBP (£) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£) shares
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Exercise of share options (in shares) | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Issued and fully paid capital, Beginning balance | £ 114 |  |  |  |
Share cancellations | 0 | [1] |  | £ (807) |
Issued and fully paid capital, Ending balance | £ 109 |  | £ 114 |  |
Ordinary shares |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Equity ordinary shares, authorised (in shares) | shares | 1,750,000,000 |  | 1,750,000,000 | 1,750,000,000 | 1,750,000,000
Nominal value of authorised shares | £ 175 |  | £ 175 | £ 175 | £ 175
Number of shares issued and fully paid, Beginning balance (in shares) | shares | 1,141,513,196 |  | 1,141,427,296 | 1,224,459,550 |
Exercise of share options (in shares) | shares |  |  | 85,900 |  |
Share cancellations (in shares) | shares | (50,367,570) |  |  | (83,157,954) |
Number of shares issued and fully paid, Ending balance (in shares) | shares | 1,091,394,251 |  | 1,141,513,196 | 1,141,427,296 |
Issued and fully paid capital, Beginning balance | £ 114 |  | £ 114 | £ 122 |
Exercise of share options | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Share cancellations | (5) |  |  | (8) |
Issued and fully paid capital, Ending balance | £ 109 |  | £ 114 | £ 114 |
Par value per share (in pound sterling per share) | £ / shares | £ 0.10 |  |  |  |
[1] | 5 In December 2024, WPP cancelled 50,367,570 treasury shares.

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