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Top 25 Industry associations worldwide

Name: Industry associations worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 8,535 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 8,535 industry associations worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 149,646 professional contacts across them, including 24,484 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Paris the largest hub.

This list covers industry associations 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 20, 2026. Country and city lists for industry associations 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

8,535Companies

149,646Contacts tracked

24,484Verified emails

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The 25 largest industry associations worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 8,535 industry associations worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to industry associations: 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	CASA	Strong evidence	Bedfordview, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	34,061 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CASA is an industry leading association that can provide you with the edge you need to be an effective business owner with a substantial property portfolio and gives you the power…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	National Association Of Realtors	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	3,166 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is America’s largest trade association, representing more than 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	National Restaurant Association	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,215 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At the National Restaurant Association, we strive to help every one of our members build customer loyalty, find financial success and provide rewarding careers in foodservice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	International Chamber Of Commerce	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,055 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the institutional representative of 45 million companies in more than 170 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	National Association Of Home Builders	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,010 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) strives to protect the American Dream of housing opportunities for all, while working to achieve professional success for its…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	COCA	Indirect evidence	Edmotnon, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	966 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Canadian Organization of Campus Activities, better known by its acronym COCA, repre-sents more than 60 post-secondary institutions from Vancouver to St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Associated Builders And Contractors	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	960 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 67 chapters nationwide help our members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Confcommercio	Partial evidence	Roma, ItalyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	872 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Italian General Confederation of Enterprises, Professions and Self-Employment today count more than with almost employees, making it the largest business association in Italy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Property Council Of Australia	Partial evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	815 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Property Council of Australia is the leading advocate for Australia’s second-largest industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Automóvil Club Argentino	Indirect evidence	Recoleta - Caba, ArgentinaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	748 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “El Automóvil Club Argentino es una institución sin fines de lucro fundada en 1904, con más de 120 años de historia acompañando la movilidad, el turismo y el desarrollo vial de la…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	U.S. Chamber Of Commerce	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	693 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Chamber of Commerce of the United States is the world’s largest business organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Cámara Chilena DE LA Construcción	Indirect evidence	Las Condes, ChileHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	665 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “La CChC es una asociación gremial cuyo objetivo primordial es promover el desarrollo y fomento de la actividad de la construcción, como una palanca fundamental para el desarrollo…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	American Bankers Association	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	569 contacts →
	Partial evidence “American Bankers Association is a banking trade association of community, regional, and money center banks, holding companies, savings associations, trust companies, and savings…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Universo AGV	Indirect evidence	Belo Horizonte, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	528 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Orgulho em ser associação.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Danish Agriculture And Food Council	Indirect evidence	Copenhagen, DenmarkHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	499 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Landbrug & Fødevarer er erhvervsorganisation for landbruget, fødevare- og agroindustrien.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	IAB	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	469 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) empowers the media and marketing industries to thrive in the digital economy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Associated General Contractors Of America	Strong evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	458 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For more than 100 years the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has been and still is the leading association for the construction industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Dansk Erhverv	Indirect evidence	Copenhagen, DenmarkHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	453 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Vi er erhvervsorganisation og arbejdsgiverforening for et af verdens mest handlekraftige erhvervsliv.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Capricorn	Indirect evidence	West Perth, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	450 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Capricorn Society was established in 1974 to support small business owners in the automotive aftermarket.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Lapam Confartigianato Modena	Indirect evidence	Modena, ItalyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	445 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “INSIEME PER CREARE VALORE Artigiani, commercianti, piccole e medie imprese e agricoltori: è grazie a loro se la nostra economia è ricca e crea valore, opportunità, posti di lavoro.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	National Retail Federation	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	444 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, passionately advocates for the people, policies and ideas that help retail thrive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Housing Industry Association HIA	Strong evidence	Campbell, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	434 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Housing Industry Association (HIA) is the official body of Australia’s home building industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Irrigation Association	Partial evidence	Fairfax, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	413 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Irrigation Association is the leading membership organization for irrigation equipment and system manufacturers, dealers, distributors, designers, consultants, contractors and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	IBEC	Indirect evidence	Dublin, IrelandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	408 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ibec is Ireland’s largest lobby and business representative group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Agricultural Retailers Association	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	403 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) advocates, influences, educates and provides services to support sellers of seeds, nutrients, crop protection products, farm…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: industry associations. 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 industry associations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of industry associations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name industry associations. 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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Industry associations worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

16.4%Verified-email coverage

17.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

2.1%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

4,911

11-50

2,082

51-200

770

201-500

375

501-1,000

137

1,001-5,000

116

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 industry associations, 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 industry associations are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “industry associations”. 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 industry associations), 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 industry associations, 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, 24,484 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 20, 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.

Industry associations by location

37 lists · largest first

Every Industry associations 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 industry associations, 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 industry associations are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 8,535 industry associations 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?

CASA, headquartered in Bedfordview, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most industry associations?

The United States leads with 1,976 companies, followed by Canada (531) and Italy (517). Every industry associations list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most industry associations?

Paris leads with 181 headquartered companies, followed by Sao Paulo (151) and Washington (119).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 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.