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Top 25 Design research consultants worldwide

Name: Design research consultants worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Nov 6, 2026 6,539 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 6,539 company matches for design research consultants worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 47,333 professional contacts across them, including 12,732 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for design research consultants worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for design research consultants follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built

6,539Companies

47,333Contacts tracked

12,732Verified emails

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The 25 largest design research consultants worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 6,539 company matches for design research consultants worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#	Company	RevenueBase SmartSearch	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Smithgroup	Exact match	Detroit, NC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,938 contacts →
	Exact match “SmithGroup is an award-winning, multi-national integrated design firm that employs research, data, advanced technologies and design thinking to help clients solve their greatest…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2	IDEO	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	1,303 contacts →
	Exact match “IDEO (pronounced “EYE-dee-oh”) is a global design consultancy helping the world’s most audacious dreamers create braver tomorrows.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3	Smart Design	Exact match	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	896 contacts →
	Exact match “Smart Design is a strategic design company that helps people live better and work smarter.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4	Azure Knowledge Corporation	Exact match	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	1,001-5,000	448 contacts →
	Exact match “Azure Knowledge Corporation, headquartered at Piscataway, NJ, is a globally trusted provider of market research and digital experience solutions.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5	Fjord, Part Of Accenture Song	Exact match	London, TX, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	1,001-5,000	380 contacts →
	Exact match “Fjord, part of Accenture Song, is a design and innovation consultancy that reimagines people’s relationships with the digital and physical world around them.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6	Kaleidoscope Innovation	Exact match	Cincinnati, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	362 contacts →
	Exact match “When clients come to us for product design and development, they get a full range of technical expertise and laboratory resources, but they also get a team that’s relentless when…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7	Fieldwork	Exact match	Chicago, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	501-1,000	302 contacts →
	Exact match “Fieldwork is a qualitative research partner.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8	Logotel	Exact match	Milan, ItalyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	297 contacts →
	Exact match “Siamo una Design Company che, dal 1993, progetta servizi, esperienze, sistemi e piattaforme innovativi su scala internazionale.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9	ALIDA	Exact match	Toronto, NY, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	501-1,000	282 contacts →
	Exact match “Build better products, refine user experiences, and test marketing campaigns, all with the leading community-centered research platform.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
10	SAM Sensory And Consumer Research	Exact match	Munich, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	258 contacts →
	Exact match “SAM is the leading international sensory and consumer research provider for product performance and design.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11	Blackstone Group	Exact match	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	248 contacts →
	Exact match “Blackstone Group is a full-service custom marketing research and consulting firm providing clients with actionable insights for over 25 years.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12	CID Gallup	Exact match	San José, Costa RicaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	232 contacts →
	Exact match “CID Gallup, leader in market research, has all the tools to design the study that your company needs.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
13	PAMI	Exact match	Humboldt, MB, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	232 contacts →
	Exact match “PAMI is an engineering solutions provider and research and development consultancy that focuses on bringing creative solutions to difficult and complex problems.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
14	Blink UX	Exact match	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	220 contacts →
	Exact match “Blink UX is a product design consulting firm that partners with ambitious companies to turn insight into action-creating breakthrough products and experiences through strategy…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15	株式会社グッドパッチ	Exact match	渋谷区, JapanHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	211 contacts →
	Exact match “UI/UX Goodpatch Anywhere UI/UX” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
16	Marketvision Research	Exact match	Blue Ash, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	206 contacts →
	Exact match “For 40 years, MarketVision Research has provided its clients with innovative design, execution and interpretation of marketing research to deliver fresh consumer insights and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
17	Rayden Interactive	Exact match	Pune, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	501-1,000	198 contacts →
	Exact match “Rayden Interactive, the brainchild of an entrepreneurial duo, was founded in 2019.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
18	YUJ A Global Design Company	Exact match	Pune-38, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	194 contacts →
	Exact match “About Us: We are a global UX Design Company with offices in the USA and India, committed to infusing innovation and creativity into every design we craft.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
19	Spotless B Corp	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	n/a	192 contacts →
	Exact match “We’re a London based service design agency that transforms businesses through innovation.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
20	DCA Design International	Exact match	Warwick, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	181 contacts →
	Exact match “Founded in 1960, today we are one of the world's leading product design and development consultancies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
21	Think Design Collaborative	Exact match	Bangalore, CO, IndiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	176 contacts →
	Exact match “We work with visionary organizations and transform the way we live, work, and interact.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
22	FIVD	Exact match	Frisco, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	168 contacts →
	Exact match “fivD is the advisory firm for building in the AI era.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
23	Spiegel Institut	Exact match	Mannheim, GermanyHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	201-500	162 contacts →
	Exact match “Das Spiegel Institut - 1950 als erstes marktpsychologisches Institut in Deutschland gegründet - ist heute von seinen Standorten in Mannheim, Ingolstadt, Stuttgart, Hamburg…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
24	Crux Product Design	Exact match	Bristol, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	146 contacts →
	Exact match “Crux is an innovation-driven research, design and development consultancy that develops intelligent products for some of the biggest brands in the medical, consumer and technology…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
25	The Link Group	Exact match	Durham, GA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026	51-200	143 contacts →
	Exact match “At The Link Group, we make complexity feel simple.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

RevenueBase SmartSearch

Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.

This list uses Exact for “design research consultants”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.

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Design research consultants worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026

26.9%Verified-email coverage

7.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.5%Largest-city concentration · London

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Companies by employee count

1-10

5,116

11-50

1,164

51-200

201

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for design research consultants are linked below.
What qualifies: Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “design research consultants” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch: Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview: The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality: RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 12,732 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context: Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Design research consultants by location

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What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “design research consultants”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many design research consultants are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 6,539 company matches for design research consultants worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Smithgroup tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most design research consultants?

The United States leads with 1,620 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (519) and India (414). Every design research consultants list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most design research consultants?

London leads with 231 company records, followed by New York (122) and San Francisco (100).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 12,732 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 6,539 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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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 SmartSearch, 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.