In 2023, the leading market research company in terms of global research revenue was Gartner, generating approximately *** billion U.S. dollars. In the same year, American company IQVIA accrued roughly *** billion U.S. dollars.Â
Market research companies - global players
Market research is an important business strategy involving the gathering of information about an organization’s target market. In terms of global research revenue, American company Gartner was the leading market research company worldwide. Headquartered in the United States, the number of employees working for the company totaled * people in 2023.Â
The sixth largest market research company in terms of global research revenue was Kantar. Kantar Group is a UK-based international network of ** companies, including Millward Brown and IMRB International. In 2022, the research revenue of Kantar amounted to approximately billion U.S. dollars. Another European leader, and ranked seventh in the global ranking, was Ipsos. The company had a research revenue of over *** billion U.S. dollars. The largest share of market research revenue made by Ipsos was generated in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2023.Â
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