Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Business research services worldwide

Name: Business research services worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 9,362 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 9,362 business research services worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 125,285 professional contacts across them, including 25,126 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Pune the largest hub.

This list covers business research services worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026. Country and city lists for business research services follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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125,285Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest business research services worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 9,362 business research services worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to business research services: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Marcus Evans Group	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,845 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “It's been more than 30 years since entrepreneur and Chairman of the Group, Marcus Evans, launched the first of his businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Globaldata PLC	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,779 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In a world drowning in data, we deliver clarity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Dialectica	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,437 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dialectica is a B2B information services firm that serves the world's top business professionals, by enabling them to gather real-time information and insights from industry…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Marketsandmarkets	Indirect evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,862 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2009, MarketsandMarkets recognized uncharted business potentials within disruptive trends, forecasting a surge of $25 trillion in new B2B revenues by 2030.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Mintel	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,475 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Mintel, we empower businesses to navigate the future with confidence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	GD Research Center Pvt. LTD	Strong evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,260 contacts →
	Strong evidence “GD Research Center Pvt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Yipitdata	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	795 contacts →
	Strong evidence “YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and most recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Hansa Research Group	Strong evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	741 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hansa Research is a full-service global market research agency conducting research in over 100 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Jasper Colin	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	734 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2007, Jasper Colin is a leading provider of comprehensive research and analytics services, powered by technology and backed by a growing team of industry experts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	The Smart Cube	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	702 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We provide high performing intelligence that answers critical business questions for leading companies around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Ipsos In Romania	Indirect evidence	Bucharest, RomaniaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	694 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In our world of rapid change, the need for reliable information to make confident decisions has never been greater.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Cheers Interactive	Strong evidence	Navi Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	685 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cheers Interactive is a specialised custom research, analytics and sales & marketing solutions company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	IDG International Data Group	Indirect evidence	Needham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	677 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “International Data Group (IDG) is the parent organization of International Data Corporation (IDC), the technology intelligence layer of the AI economy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	GREYB	Indirect evidence	SingaporeHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	667 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GreyB is an innovation consulting firm that helps technology leaders at Fortune Global 500 companies and leading IP professionals turn complex patent and R&D landscapes into…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Market Xcel	Indirect evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	664 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Market Xcel, we're dedicated to delivering high-quality results for our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Infiniti Research LTD	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	651 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Infiniti Research is a leading provider of market intelligence and customer intelligence solutions with 20+ years’ experience spanning across 20+ industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Mordor Intelligence	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	647 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a fully revenue-funded organization from founding in 2014.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Unimrkt Research	Strong evidence	Great Neck, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	581 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Unimrkt Research is a Market Research Outsourcing firm that helps global Market Research organizations with their primary and secondary research and support needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Market Research Future Mrfr	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	574 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Market Research Future (MRFR) is one of the most trusted firms for syndicated research services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Ascentrik Research PVT LTD	Strong evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	564 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Over the last 15 years Ascentrik Research has served top companies in Europe, US, Middle East, Africa and Asia, across multiple industries and sectors, from 3 facilities in India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	The Insight Partners	Strong evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	548 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Insight Partners is a one stop industry research provider of actionable solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	High Beam Global HBG	Strong evidence	Gurugram, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	546 contacts →
	Strong evidence “HBG is a market intelligence firm offering insightful, validated & high quality qualitative & quantitative research data solutions to clients across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Grand View Research, INC	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	539 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Grand View Research is an end-to-end market research technology and consulting business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	GMI Global Market Insite, INC	Indirect evidence	Bellevue, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	530 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GMI is now Lightspeed.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	TEGUS	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	529 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tegus, by AlphaSense is the leading company intelligence platform for key decision makers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: business research services. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names business research services.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of business research services, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name business research services. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Business research services worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

20.1%Verified-email coverage

13.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.4%Largest-city concentration · Pune

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

4,885

11-50

3,060

51-200

1,037

201-500

226

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among business research services, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for business research services are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “business research services”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names business research services), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among business research services, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 25,126 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Business research services by location

49 lists · largest first

Every Business research services list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names business research services, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many business research services are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 9,362 business research services worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Marcus Evans Group, headquartered in Worldwide, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most business research services?

The United States leads with 1,652 companies, followed by India (1,460) and the United Kingdom (598). Every business research services list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most business research services?

Pune leads with 314 headquartered companies, followed by London (288) and New Delhi (176).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 25,126 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 9,362 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.