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Top 25 Design research firms worldwide
RevenueBase identified 3,692 company matches for design research firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 28,682 professional contacts across them, including 8,498 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for design research firms 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 September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for design research firms 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.
The 25 largest design research firms worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,849 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 664 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “At Market Xcel, we're dedicated to delivering high-quality results for our clients.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 596 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “With unrivaled experience across food and drink, household and personal care and beyond, we design qualitative and quantitative solutions that address your business issues -…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 256 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “SAM is the leading international sensory and consumer research provider for product performance and design.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 229 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 208 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 206 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 204 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Rayden Interactive, the brainchild of an entrepreneurial duo, was founded in 2019.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 195 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 179 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Quadrant Strategies helps the world’s most prominent companies navigate their most important brand, reputation, and product challenges.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 163 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We work with visionary organizations and transform the way we live, work, and interact.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 159 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 153 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 136 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “GIM is ranked among the ten most important full-service market research institutes in Germany and conducts international research in over 50 markets for brand name companies…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 135 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “At the heart of innovation is our company's focus - you.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 128 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 123 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Rahbar Bazaar is a full-service market research and insight consultancy with over two decades of experience delivering applied research and decision-support studies across a wide…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 118 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Phitopolis is a research and development firm focused on doing fascinating work for global clients.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 118 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Starting from 1996 MARC helps Clients to solve different marketing tasks by selecting and implementing of optimum research methodology and effective use of results.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 112 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We believe the Experience Matters.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 111 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Ironwood Insights is a team of expert-level insights consultants who solve critical marketing and business problems for forward-thinking companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 108 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “1998 yılından beri sektörde yer alan Method Research Company, özellikle farklı araştırma teknikleriyle müşterilerine hizmet vermektedir.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 106 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Researchbods delivers insight that drives action for ambitious brands.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 105 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “CRG Global is a vertically integrated company that offers extensive capabilities across most research methodologies, unequaled savings, and the benefit of working with one…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 101 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Desmania is a team of mindful & heartful people who provide meaningful and gainful solutions through Design Thinking!” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 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.
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- 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 firms are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “design research firms” 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 8,498 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.
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- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Record context
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Design research firms by location
22 lists · largest firstEvery Design research firms list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Design research firms based in the United States1,070
- Design research firms based in the United Kingdom240
- Design research firms based in India203
- Design research firms based in Canada121
- Design research firms based in Germany116
- Design research firms based in Brazil88
- Design research firms based in Australia84
- Design research firms based in France80
- Design research firms based in the Netherlands76
- Design research firms based in Spain70
- Design research firms based in Italy57
- Design research firms based in Poland44
- Design research firms based in Türkiye33
- Design research firms based in Sweden32
- Design research firms based in Switzerland27
Cities
- Design research firms based in New York, United States61
- Design research firms based in San Francisco, United States54
- Design research firms based in Chicago, United States48
- Design research firms based in Los Angeles, United States42
- Design research firms based in Seattle, United States30
- Design research firms based in Boston, United States28
- Design research firms based in Austin, United States26
Frequently asked
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 firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many design research firms are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 3,692 company matches for design research firms worldwide as of September 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 firms?
The United States leads with 1,070 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (240) and India (203). Every design research firms list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most design research firms?
London leads with 122 company records, followed by New York (61) and San Francisco (54).
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 8,498 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 3,692 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
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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.
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Top 25 design research firms worldwide
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RevenueBase records 3,692 matching company records for design research firms worldwide, with 28,682 tracked contacts and 8,498 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
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Top 25 design research firms worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Smithgroupsmithgroup.comHQ: Detroit, MI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Detroit, MI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,849 contacts → |
“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 description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Market Xcelmarket-xcel.comHQ: New Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | New Delhi, India | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 664 contacts → |
“At Market Xcel, we're dedicated to delivering high-quality results for our clients.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  MMR Researchmmr-research.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 501-1,000 | London, United Kingdom | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 596 contacts → |
“With unrivaled experience across food and drink, household and personal care and beyond, we design qualitative and quantitative solutions that address your business issues -…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  SAM Sensory And Consumer Researchsamresearch.comHQ: Munich, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Munich, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 256 contacts → |
“SAM is the leading international sensory and consumer research provider for product performance and design.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Blackstone Groupbgglobal.comHQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chicago, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 229 contacts → |
“Blackstone Group is a full-service custom marketing research and consulting firm providing clients with actionable insights for over 25 years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Blink UXblinkux.comHQ: Seattle, WA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Seattle, WA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 208 contacts → |
“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 description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  CID Gallupcidgallup.comHQ: San José, Costa RicaReported employees: 201-500 | San José, Costa Rica | 201-500 | Exact match | 206 contacts → |
“CID Gallup, leader in market research, has all the tools to design the study that your company needs.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  Rayden Interactiveraydeninteractive.comHQ: Pune, IndiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Pune, India | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 204 contacts → |
“Rayden Interactive, the brainchild of an entrepreneurial duo, was founded in 2019.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Marketvision Researchmv-research.comHQ: Blue Ash, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Blue Ash, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 195 contacts → |
“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 description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Quadrant Strategiesquadrantstrategies.comHQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Washington, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 179 contacts → |
“Quadrant Strategies helps the world’s most prominent companies navigate their most important brand, reputation, and product challenges.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Think Design Collaborativethink.designHQ: Bengaluru, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | Bengaluru, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 163 contacts → |
“We work with visionary organizations and transform the way we live, work, and interact.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  DCA Design Internationaldca-design.comHQ: Warwick, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Warwick, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 159 contacts → |
“Founded in 1960, today we are one of the world's leading product design and development consultancies.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  Spiegel Institutspiegel-institut.deHQ: Mannheim, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Mannheim, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 153 contacts → |
“Das Spiegel Institut - 1950 als erstes marktpsychologisches Institut in Deutschland gegründet - ist heute von seinen Standorten in Mannheim, Ingolstadt, Stuttgart, Hamburg…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: Heidelberg, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Heidelberg, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 136 contacts → |
“GIM is ranked among the ten most important full-service market research institutes in Germany and conducts international research in over 50 markets for brand name companies…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: SingaporeReported employees: 201-500 | Singapore | 201-500 | Exact match | 135 contacts → |
“At the heart of innovation is our company's focus - you.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Crux Product Designcruxproductdesign.comHQ: Bristol, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Bristol, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 128 contacts → |
“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 description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  Rahbar Bazaarrahbarbazaar.comHQ: Tehran, IranReported employees: 51-200 | Tehran, Iran | 51-200 | Exact match | 123 contacts → |
“Rahbar Bazaar is a full-service market research and insight consultancy with over two decades of experience delivering applied research and decision-support studies across a wide…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Phitopolisphitopolis.com HQ: Bonifacio Global City, PhilippinesReported employees: 11-50 | Bonifacio Global City, Philippines | 11-50 | Exact match | 118 contacts → |
“Phitopolis is a research and development firm focused on doing fascinating work for global clients.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  MARCmarc-analytics.comHQ: Boston, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Boston, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 118 contacts → |
“Starting from 1996 MARC helps Clients to solve different marketing tasks by selecting and implementing of optimum research methodology and effective use of results.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Uxbert Labsuxbert.comHQ: Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaReported employees: 11-50 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 11-50 | Exact match | 112 contacts → |
“We believe the Experience Matters.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Ironwood Insights Group, LLCironwoodinsights.comHQ: Chandler, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chandler, AZ, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 111 contacts → |
“Ironwood Insights is a team of expert-level insights consultants who solve critical marketing and business problems for forward-thinking companies.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Method Research Companymethodresearchcompany.com.tr HQ: Üsküdar, TürkiyeReported employees: 51-200 | Üsküdar, Türkiye | 51-200 | Exact match | 108 contacts → |
“1998 yılından beri sektörde yer alan Method Research Company, özellikle farklı araştırma teknikleriyle müşterilerine hizmet vermektedir.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Strat7 Researchbodsresearchbods.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 106 contacts → |
“Researchbods delivers insight that drives action for ambitious brands.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  CRG Globalcrgglobalinc.comHQ: Ormond Beach, FL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Ormond Beach, FL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 105 contacts → |
“CRG Global is a vertically integrated company that offers extensive capabilities across most research methodologies, unequaled savings, and the benefit of working with one…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  Desmania Design Pvt. LTDdesmania.comHQ: Imt Manesar, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | Imt Manesar, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 101 contacts → |
“Desmania is a team of mindful & heartful people who provide meaningful and gainful solutions through Design Thinking!” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Design research firms: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
3,691 records in the displayed employee bands.
1 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 3,692 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
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Design research firms by location
22 lists · largest firstEvery Design research firms list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Design research firms based in the United States1,070
- Design research firms based in the United Kingdom240
- Design research firms based in India203
- Design research firms based in Canada121
- Design research firms based in Germany116
- Design research firms based in Brazil88
- Design research firms based in Australia84
- Design research firms based in France80
- Design research firms based in the Netherlands76
- Design research firms based in Spain70
- Design research firms based in Italy57
- Design research firms based in Poland44
- Design research firms based in Türkiye33
- Design research firms based in Sweden32
- Design research firms based in Switzerland27
Cities
- Design research firms based in New York, United States61
- Design research firms based in San Francisco, United States54
- Design research firms based in Chicago, United States48
- Design research firms based in Los Angeles, United States42
- Design research firms based in Seattle, United States30
- Design research firms based in Boston, United States28
- Design research firms based in Austin, United States26
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for design research firms?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many design research firms did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 3,692 matching company records, 28,682 tracked contacts and 8,498 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 19, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 design research firms worldwide. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/design-research-firms.
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RevenueBase records 3,692 matching company records for design research firms worldwide, with 28,682 tracked contacts and 8,498 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 design research firms worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smithgroupsmithgroup.com HQ: Detroit, MI, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Detroit, MI, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,849 contacts → |
“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 description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Market Xcelmarket-xcel.com HQ: New Delhi, IndiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | New Delhi, India | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 664 contacts → |
“At Market Xcel, we're dedicated to delivering high-quality results for our clients.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | MMR Researchmmr-research.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 501-1,000 | London, United Kingdom | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 596 contacts → |
“With unrivaled experience across food and drink, household and personal care and beyond, we design qualitative and quantitative solutions that address your business issues -…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | SAM Sensory And Consumer Researchsamresearch.com HQ: Munich, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Munich, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 256 contacts → |
“SAM is the leading international sensory and consumer research provider for product performance and design.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Blackstone Groupbgglobal.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chicago, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 229 contacts → |
“Blackstone Group is a full-service custom marketing research and consulting firm providing clients with actionable insights for over 25 years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Blink UXblinkux.com HQ: Seattle, WA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Seattle, WA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 208 contacts → |
“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 description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | CID Gallupcidgallup.com HQ: San José, Costa RicaReported employees: 201-500 | San José, Costa Rica | 201-500 | Exact match | 206 contacts → |
“CID Gallup, leader in market research, has all the tools to design the study that your company needs.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Rayden Interactiveraydeninteractive.com HQ: Pune, IndiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Pune, India | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 204 contacts → |
“Rayden Interactive, the brainchild of an entrepreneurial duo, was founded in 2019.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Marketvision Researchmv-research.com HQ: Blue Ash, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Blue Ash, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 195 contacts → |
“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 description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Quadrant Strategiesquadrantstrategies.com HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Washington, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 179 contacts → |
“Quadrant Strategies helps the world’s most prominent companies navigate their most important brand, reputation, and product challenges.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Think Design Collaborativethink.design HQ: Bengaluru, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | Bengaluru, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 163 contacts → |
“We work with visionary organizations and transform the way we live, work, and interact.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | DCA Design Internationaldca-design.com HQ: Warwick, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Warwick, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 159 contacts → |
“Founded in 1960, today we are one of the world's leading product design and development consultancies.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Spiegel Institutspiegel-institut.de HQ: Mannheim, GermanyReported employees: 201-500 | Mannheim, Germany | 201-500 | Exact match | 153 contacts → |
“Das Spiegel Institut - 1950 als erstes marktpsychologisches Institut in Deutschland gegründet - ist heute von seinen Standorten in Mannheim, Ingolstadt, Stuttgart, Hamburg…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | HQ: Heidelberg, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Heidelberg, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 136 contacts → |
“GIM is ranked among the ten most important full-service market research institutes in Germany and conducts international research in over 50 markets for brand name companies…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | HQ: SingaporeReported employees: 201-500 | Singapore | 201-500 | Exact match | 135 contacts → |
“At the heart of innovation is our company's focus - you.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Crux Product Designcruxproductdesign.com HQ: Bristol, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Bristol, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 128 contacts → |
“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 description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Rahbar Bazaarrahbarbazaar.com HQ: Tehran, IranReported employees: 51-200 | Tehran, Iran | 51-200 | Exact match | 123 contacts → |
“Rahbar Bazaar is a full-service market research and insight consultancy with over two decades of experience delivering applied research and decision-support studies across a wide…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Phitopolisphitopolis.com HQ: Bonifacio Global City, PhilippinesReported employees: 11-50 | Bonifacio Global City, Philippines | 11-50 | Exact match | 118 contacts → |
“Phitopolis is a research and development firm focused on doing fascinating work for global clients.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | MARCmarc-analytics.com HQ: Boston, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Boston, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 118 contacts → |
“Starting from 1996 MARC helps Clients to solve different marketing tasks by selecting and implementing of optimum research methodology and effective use of results.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Uxbert Labsuxbert.com HQ: Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaReported employees: 11-50 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 11-50 | Exact match | 112 contacts → |
“We believe the Experience Matters.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Ironwood Insights Group, LLCironwoodinsights.com HQ: Chandler, AZ, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Chandler, AZ, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 111 contacts → |
“Ironwood Insights is a team of expert-level insights consultants who solve critical marketing and business problems for forward-thinking companies.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Method Research Companymethodresearchcompany.com.tr HQ: Üsküdar, TürkiyeReported employees: 51-200 | Üsküdar, Türkiye | 51-200 | Exact match | 108 contacts → |
“1998 yılından beri sektörde yer alan Method Research Company, özellikle farklı araştırma teknikleriyle müşterilerine hizmet vermektedir.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Strat7 Researchbodsresearchbods.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 106 contacts → |
“Researchbods delivers insight that drives action for ambitious brands.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | CRG Globalcrgglobalinc.com HQ: Ormond Beach, FL, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Ormond Beach, FL, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 105 contacts → |
“CRG Global is a vertically integrated company that offers extensive capabilities across most research methodologies, unequaled savings, and the benefit of working with one…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Desmania Design Pvt. LTDdesmania.com HQ: Imt Manesar, IndiaReported employees: 51-200 | Imt Manesar, India | 51-200 | Exact match | 101 contacts → |
“Desmania is a team of mindful & heartful people who provide meaningful and gainful solutions through Design Thinking!” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Design research firms: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
3,691 records in the displayed employee bands.
1 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 3,692 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Design research firms by location
22 lists · largest firstEvery Design research firms list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Design research firms based in the United States1,070
- Design research firms based in the United Kingdom240
- Design research firms based in India203
- Design research firms based in Canada121
- Design research firms based in Germany116
- Design research firms based in Brazil88
- Design research firms based in Australia84
- Design research firms based in France80
- Design research firms based in the Netherlands76
- Design research firms based in Spain70
- Design research firms based in Italy57
- Design research firms based in Poland44
- Design research firms based in Türkiye33
- Design research firms based in Sweden32
- Design research firms based in Switzerland27
Cities
- Design research firms based in New York, United States61
- Design research firms based in San Francisco, United States54
- Design research firms based in Chicago, United States48
- Design research firms based in Los Angeles, United States42
- Design research firms based in Seattle, United States30
- Design research firms based in Boston, United States28
- Design research firms based in Austin, United States26
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for design research firms?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many design research firms did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 3,692 matching company records, 28,682 tracked contacts and 8,498 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 19, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 design research firms worldwide. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/design-research-firms.
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