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Top 25 Competitive intelligence firms based in Chicago, United States

Name: Competitive intelligence firms based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 71 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 71 competitive intelligence firms headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 27,000 professional contacts across them, including 12,077 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers competitive intelligence firms headquartered in Chicago, United States, 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 19, 2026.

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 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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27,000Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest competitive intelligence firms based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 71 competitive intelligence firms based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to competitive intelligence 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	Nielseniq	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	25,856 contacts →
	Partial evidence “NielsenIQ (NIQ) is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	TEGUS	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	529 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Tegus, by AlphaSense is the leading company intelligence platform for key decision makers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Market Track	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	170 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Owned by Vista Equity Partners (the fourth largest software company in the world), Market Track delivers the omnichannel market intelligence that brands and retailers need to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	TRC Advisory	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TRC Advisory is a boutique consulting firm focused on working with clients to define and deploy the strategies and tactics necessary to consistently outperform competitors and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Minding Your Business	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	42 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At MYB (Minding Your Business), we believe that if you dare to look at things differently the possibilities are endless.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	GIO Global Intelligence	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Strong evidence “GIO Intelligence is a consulting firm specializing in qualitative global competitive analysis.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Arcalea	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Arcalea is a marketing intelligence and performance firm built on a single conviction: marketing challenges are, at their core, data challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Livingpath	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “LivingPath is a leading competitive market data analytics firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Sparketing	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sparketing is a data insights consultancy that brings a new, multi-disciplinary approach to market research, consulting and analytics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Axium Consulting	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Axium assists clients worldwide in understanding risks and making informed decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	NEW Paradigm Resources Group, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “NEW PARADIGM RESOURCES GROUP, Inc.(NPRG) is among the nation’s leading strategic consulting and research firms serving clients within the communications industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	BRADY	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Brady Intel is a boutique consulting firm dedicated to helping companies predict and control business outcomes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Strategy Here	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Strategy Here is a provider of research and market intelligence services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Phronesis Group Holdings, LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Phronesis Group is a global management consulting firm focused on strategic advice driven by business intelligence and insightful analysis.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Studio B	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our expertise in cultivating high-impact partnerships with business leaders at Fortune 50, 100, and 500 companies has enabled our team to unlock new business opportunities, expand…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Willow Research, LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WILLOW RESEARCH, a boutique market research firm, is deeply rooted in proven methodologies yet flexible enough to find unexpected insights.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	SA Market Insights	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SA Market Insights (affectionately known as SAMI) is a full-service market research agency, with a twist.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Gridlines	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Customized Intelligence for Investment Banking and Financial Services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Advancing Global Edu, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Advancing Global Edu helps education companies understand market trends and state and federal funding, create powerful brand identity, determine new market share, and strategize…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	PWW Consulting	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2005, PWW Consulting is the culmination of decades of management consulting and strategic planning on behalf of a broad range of client partners that require more…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	10 10 Research	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “10/10 Research delivers comprehensive, end-to-end research and insights solutions that empower organizations to make confident, data-driven decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Mcgarity Consulting Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At McGarity LLC, we specialize in providing comprehensive consulting and strategy solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of businesses across diverse industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Greenhouse Associates, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Greenhouse Associates is a research and strategy firm firm serving clients in publishing, media, online information services, and technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Cognati Labs	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cognati Ventures is a dynamic organization made up of young and ambitious entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping other entrepreneurs reach their full potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	KG Insights, LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Market research consulting with a strategic focus.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 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: competitive intelligence 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 competitive intelligence firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of competitive intelligence firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name competitive intelligence 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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Competitive intelligence firms based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

44.7%Verified-email coverage

380.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

254.9%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 71 companies.

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 competitive intelligence 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “competitive intelligence 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 competitive intelligence 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 competitive intelligence firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 12,077 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 19, 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.

Competitive intelligence firms by metro in the United States

Competitive intelligence firms in New York181
Competitive intelligence firms in Chicago71
Competitive intelligence firms in Los Angeles60
Competitive intelligence firms in San Francisco52
Competitive intelligence firms in Austin44
Competitive intelligence firms in Dallas44
Competitive intelligence firms in Washington39
Competitive intelligence firms in Atlanta38
Competitive intelligence firms in Boston38
Competitive intelligence firms in Miami36
Competitive intelligence firms in Houston28
Competitive intelligence firms in Minneapolis26
Competitive intelligence firms in San Diego26
Competitive intelligence firms in Seattle25

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 competitive intelligence 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 competitive intelligence firms are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 71 competitive intelligence firms headquartered in Chicago, United States 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?

Nielseniq, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most competitive intelligence firms?

New York leads with 181 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (71) and Los Angeles (60).

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 12,077 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 71 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 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase 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.