Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 User research firms worldwide

Name: User research firms worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 6,776 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 6,776 user research firms worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 105,756 professional contacts across them, including 27,999 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers user research firms 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 user research firms 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

6,776Companies

105,756Contacts tracked

27,999Verified emails

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The 25 largest user research firms worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 6,776 user research firms worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to user research firms: 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	Numerator	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,633 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Numerator is a data and tech company bringing speed and scale to market research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Escalent	Indirect evidence	Livonia, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,155 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Escalent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Amplitude	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	948 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We help companies unlock the power of their products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	SAGO	Partial evidence	Iselin, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	795 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Today’s markets demand new research methods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	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
7	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
8	Metrixlab	Partial evidence	Rotterdam, MexicoHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	665 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MetrixLab is now Toluna, the global research and insights leader that enables businesses to make smarter, data-driven decisions faster.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	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
10	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
11	Azure Knowledge Corporation	Partial evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	600 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Azure Knowledge Corporation, headquartered at Piscataway, NJ, is a globally trusted provider of market research and digital experience solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	MMR Research	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	596 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With unrivaled experience across food and drink, household and personal care and beyond, we design qualitative and quantitative solutions that address your business issues -…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Unimrkt Research	Partial evidence	Great Neck, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	581 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Unimrkt Research is a Market Research Outsourcing firm that helps global Market Research organizations with their primary and secondary research and support needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	High Beam Global HBG	Partial evidence	Gurugram, IndiaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	546 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HBG is a market intelligence firm offering insightful, validated & high quality qualitative & quantitative research data solutions to clients across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Borderless Access	Indirect evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	488 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Borderless Access is a global insights and panel access company established in 2008.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	M3 Global Research	Partial evidence	Fort Washington, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	444 contacts →
	Partial evidence “M3 Global Research provides the most comprehensive and highest quality market research recruitment and support services available to the global healthcare industry with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	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
18	INJ Partners	Partial evidence	Kowloon, Hong KongHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	404 contacts →
	Partial evidence “INJ Partners is a leading provider of end-to-end market research solutions, helping businesses navigate complex market landscapes with data-driven insights that drive real impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	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
20	Stop And Shop	Partial evidence	Browns Summit, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	391 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stop and Shop is a market research company based out of Osceola Ossipee Rd, Browns Summit, North Carolina, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Gdcc Global Data Collection Company	Partial evidence	Rotterdam, NetherlandsHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	384 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GDCC is an independent data collection company providing international fieldwork services to leading market research- and consultancy agencies globally, both offline and online.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Zintro	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	363 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Zintro was founded in 2007 to disrupt the existing market research model by offering the same high-quality participants but with more flexibility and for a lower price.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	Profiles By Kantar	Indirect evidence	Bridgewater, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	350 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A division of Kantar, Kantar Profiles is a market-leading data company and home to the world’s largest audience network.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	American Directions Research Group	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	344 contacts →
	Partial evidence “American Directions Research Group is one of the largest and most experienced market research survey providers in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Groupe Ifop	Indirect evidence	Paris, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	341 contacts →
	Indirect 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

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: user research firms. 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 user research firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of user research firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name user research firms. 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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User research firms worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

26.5%Verified-email coverage

15.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.6%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

3,982

11-50

2,053

51-200

526

201-500

117

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 user research firms, 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 user research firms are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “user research firms”. 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 user research firms), 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 user research firms, 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, 27,999 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.

User research firms by location

39 lists · largest first

Every User research firms 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 user research firms, 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 user research firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 6,776 user research firms 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 user research firms?

The United States leads with 1,715 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (564) and India (563). Every user research firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most user research firms?

London leads with 243 headquartered companies, followed by New Delhi (110) and New York (110).

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 27,999 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 6,776 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.