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Top 25 Social research organizations worldwide

Name: Social research organizations worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 8,284 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 8,284 social research organizations worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 135,658 professional contacts across them, including 32,413 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers social research organizations 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 22, 2026. Country and city lists for social research organizations 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 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest social research organizations worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 8,284 social research organizations worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to social research organizations: 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	IPSOS	Indirect evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	16,377 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 22, 2026
2	ABT Global	Partial evidence	Rockville, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,323 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Abt is a mission-driven consulting and research firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Westat	Partial evidence	Bethesda, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,248 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Westat offers innovative professional services to help clients improve outcomes in health, education, and social policy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	RAND	Partial evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,660 contacts →
	Partial evidence “RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that provides leaders with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	American Institutes For Research	Strong evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,984 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1946, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	Wested	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	1,227 contacts →
	Partial evidence “WestEd, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency, operates with a clear vision to support thriving learners and empowered communities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	The PEW Charitable Trusts	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	961 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For more than 75 years we have used data to make a difference-addressing the challenges of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	Sintef	Strong evidence	Trondheim, NorwayHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	886 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	Norstat	Partial evidence	Oslo, NorwayHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	764 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Norstat is one of the leading data collectors for market research and insight in Europe and the Americas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Verian Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	741 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Verian is a world leading research, evidence, evaluation, and communications agency, providing services to government and the public realm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Hansa Research Group	Partial evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	741 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hansa Research is a full-service global market research agency conducting research in over 100 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Salsoft Technologies PVT LTD	Indirect evidence	Karachi, PakistanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	683 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Salsoft is a team.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Market Xcel	Indirect evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
14	Kadence International	Partial evidence	Tokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	643 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kadence International is a worldwide market research agency with a distinctly local feel.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	MOA	Indirect evidence	Amsterdam, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	593 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Het Data & Insights Network (voorheen MOA) verbindt iedereen die zich professioneel bezighoudt met human data, insights en onderzoek, biedt kennis & inspiratie en borgt &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Acumen, LLC	Indirect evidence	Burlingame, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	570 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Acumen, LLC works to improve the information provided to policymakers who design and revise welfare, health, education, labor, and business programs at the national, state, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	GMI Global Market Insite, INC	Indirect evidence	Bellevue, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	530 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GMI is now Lightspeed.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	ROY Morgan	Strong evidence	Vic, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	460 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The longest-established social & political market research and public opinion statistics company in Australia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	IFF Research	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	420 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1965, IFF is a social and market research agency who helps people make better informed decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	Hanover Research	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	405 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hanover is a leading provider of research and analytics for thousands of organizations worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	TKW Research Group	Partial evidence	Seaford, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	393 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TKW Research Group is Australia's most trusted research data collection and recruitment organisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Groupe Ifop	Partial evidence	Paris, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	341 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Fondé en 1938 par le sociologue Jean Stoetzel, l’Ifop est le pionnier de la méthode des sondages et le premier à déployer en France des enquêtes d’opinion publique.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	Busara	Partial evidence	Nairobi, KenyaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	322 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Busara is a nonprofit organization that uses social and behavioral science to solve problems in development and poverty alleviation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	Plus 94 Research	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	319 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plus 94 Research is a market research company that is so unique in its thinking and vision it is set to significantly enhance the service experience of clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Populus Empowerment Network	Strong evidence	Chennai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	290 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Populus Empowerment Network (PEN) is a distinguished socio-political research organization committed to upholding democracy with a social scientific approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 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: social research organizations. 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 social research organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of social research organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name social research organizations. 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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Social research organizations worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

23.9%Verified-email coverage

16.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.1%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

4,549

11-50

2,697

51-200

704

201-500

168

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 social research organizations, 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 social research organizations are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “social research organizations”. 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 social research organizations), 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 social research organizations, 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, 32,413 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 22, 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.

Social research organizations by location

43 lists · largest first

Every Social research organizations 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 social research organizations, 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 social research organizations are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 8,284 social research organizations 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?

IPSOS, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most social research organizations?

The United States leads with 1,470 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (660) and India (468). Every social research organizations list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most social research organizations?

London leads with 259 headquartered companies, followed by Paris (106) and New Delhi (104).

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 32,413 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 8,284 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 22, 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.