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Top 25 Competitive intelligence providers based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 2,054 competitive intelligence providers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 54,369 professional contacts across them, including 20,270 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers competitive intelligence providers headquartered in the 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.

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The 25 largest competitive intelligence providers based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,054 competitive intelligence providers based in the 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 providers: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202610001+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
2Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0005,514 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Accenture Strategy combines deep industry expertise, advanced analytics capabilities and human-led design methodologies that enable clients to act with speed and confidence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500574 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Market Research Future (MRFR) is one of the most trusted firms for syndicated research services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000539 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Grand View Research is an end-to-end market research technology and consulting business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000529 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Tegus, by AlphaSense is the leading company intelligence platform for key decision makers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000513 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MediaRadar equips marketing, sales and analytics leaders with the intelligence they need to stay ahead.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceWilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Driven by innovation and value addition approach, Allied Market Research is instrumental in market research and business consulting across various industry verticals since its…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500356 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Contify is a market and competitive intelligence (M & CI) software that helps companies discover what’s changing in their competitive landscape.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceAnnapolis, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500350 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Deep Water Point & Associates is composed of industry veterans and government experts who dedicate their expertise to maximize our clients’ competitive edge.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSelbyville, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500339 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Global Market Insights Inc, headquartered in Selbyville Delaware, USA, is a global market research and consulting service provider; offering syndicated and custom research reports…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500337 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Phronesis Partners, we turn complexity into clarity for the world's leading organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceNewark, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000325 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Celebrating a decade of excellence, Future Market Insights (FMI) has been at the forefront of providing customized, syndicated market research and comprehensive consulting…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceWilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500325 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Transparency Market Research Pvt.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceWashington Dc, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500319 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Verified Market Research (VMR) boasts the most extensive library of B2B niche market insights, with over 323,742 cutting-edge reports as of Q3 2023, reflecting a robust growth…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200269 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fuld are competitive strategy advisors that help clients anticipate competitive activity, see beyond market disruptions and develop or refine forward-looking business strategies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceDover, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200246 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“QL2 provides a real-time view of competitor assortments and pricing positions compared to your own to drive repricing efforts and promotional strategies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200244 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Grata is the leading private market intelligence platform delivering complete, verified visibility across every company, relationship, and opportunity that matters.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000243 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mergermarket blends market-leading human insights, advanced machine learning and 30+ years of Dealogic data to deliver the earliest possible signals of potential M&A…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200240 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Your trusted custom research and data analysts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceTroy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200238 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Named one of America's Top Management Consulting Firms 2026 by Business Insider, Ducker Carlisle is a global market research, strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm that helps…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a231 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Smarter Insights for Sustainable Brand Growth Navigate your market with confidence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200230 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Companies rely on us for strategic business-building guidance to optimize brand offerings, identify clear innovations, and develop compelling customer propositions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceFremont, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200228 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BIS Research is a leading global market intelligence, research, and advisory company that focuses on those emerging trends in technology which are likely to disrupt the dynamics…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceRedwood City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500225 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Owler is the world’s largest community-based business information and insights platform.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Partial evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200202 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BWG Global has set the industry standard as the premier provider of industry intelligence to more than professionals across investment firms and corporations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Competitive intelligence providers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
37.3%Verified-email coverage
26.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
8.1%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,302
11-50
483
51-200
190
201-500
56
501-1,000
15
1,001-5,000
3
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
4

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 2,054 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 providers, 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 the United States whose own description of what they do matches “competitive intelligence providers”. 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 providers), 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 providers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States 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, 20,270 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
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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 competitive intelligence providers, 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 providers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,054 competitive intelligence providers headquartered in the 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 providers?

New York leads with 167 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (65) and Los Angeles (53).

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 20,270 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,054 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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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.