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Top 25 Global market research firms based in the United Kingdom

Name: Global market research firms based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 3, 2026 902 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 902 global market research firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 17,337 professional contacts across them, including 5,222 with verified work emails and 1,299 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers global market research firms headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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 3, 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 RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 3, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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17,337Contacts tracked

5,222Verified emails

1,299Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest global market research firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 902 global market research firms based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 3, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to global market 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 In The UK	Indirect evidence	Manchester, United Kingdom	1,001-5,000	1,620 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 3, 2026
2	Aranca	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	501-1,000	741 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a global research analytics and advisory firm with over 20 years of experience in helping organizations take strategic business and investment decisions fearlessly and with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
3	The Smart Cube	Indirect evidence	London, United Kingdom	501-1,000	717 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We provide high performing intelligence that answers critical business questions for leading companies around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
4	Consulting By Kantar	Partial evidence	London, United Kingdom	501-1,000	505 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kantar is the world’s leading marketing data and analytics company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
5	Savanta	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	501-1,000	469 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Savanta is a fast-growing data, market research and advisory company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
6	IFF Research	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	414 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 3, 2026
7	Gdcc Global Data Collection Company	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	201-500	380 contacts →
	Strong 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 3, 2026
8	Ronin International	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	308 contacts →
	Strong evidence “RONIN International is an independent B2B market research company specialising in business, healthcare and tech studies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
9	NEPA	Indirect evidence	London, United Kingdom	201-500	307 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Nepa, we believe that every brand has the potential to achieve long-term success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
10	Mindforce Research	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	271 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MindForce Research is a primary research firm helping organizations who aim at increasing their presence in local markets by assisting them in retrieval and analysis of endless…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
11	M Science	Partial evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	203 contacts →
	Partial evidence “M Science is a data-driven research and analytics firm, uncovering new insights for leading financial institutions and corporations since 2016.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
12	MTM	Indirect evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	168 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MTM is the trusted insight and strategy partner tackling the biggest challenges for the world's biggest brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
13	Eyesee	Partial evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	166 contacts →
	Partial evidence “EyeSee is a tech-enabled consumer research partner, providing highly predictive insights for shopper, advertising, innovation, and e-commerce optimization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
14	Yougov Sport	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	501-1,000	163 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a global sports, sponsorship and entertainment research company, working with the industry’s key players to unlock meaningful, actionable insights.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
15	Strat7 Incite	Partial evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	148 contacts →
	Partial evidence “STRAT7 Incite is a strategic research and planning consultancy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
16	Ampere Analysis	Indirect evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	116 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in January 2015 and based in London, Ampere Analysis is a fast-growing analyst firm with an experienced team of sector-leading industry analysts specialising in media…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
17	Curve Analytics	Indirect evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	101 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Curve is a fast-growing digital insights consultancy which harnesses the power of unstructured data to generate actionable insights, unleashing growth for businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
18	marketresearch.com	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	80 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MarketResearch.com is a leading provider of global market intelligence products and services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
19	Cognition Solutions	Indirect evidence	London, United Kingdom	201-500	79 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With 26+ years of experience and more than 500+ professionals, Cognition empowers growth for B2B organizations by delivering reliable data, intelligence, and actionable insights…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
20	2cv	Indirect evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Not just insight.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
21	Solici	Partial evidence	Cambridge, United Kingdom	51-200	72 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We're Solici, the strategic competitive intelligence division of Cambridge Healthcare Research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
22	Censuswide	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	71 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Censuswide is a consultancy that specialises in quantitative and qualitative market research for PR, marketing and insight purposes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
23	Vista Research	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	61 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Guidepoint Global acquired Vista Research from Standard & Poor's in May 2009.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
24	Synthesis	Indirect evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Synthesis is a Creative Data Consultancy based in Singapore, New York and London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 2026
25	MIS Group	Strong evidence	London, United Kingdom	51-200	54 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2001, MIS Group assists institutes, marketing agencies, research firms, company founders and managers, marketing professionals, researchers and academic institutions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 3, 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: global market 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 global market research firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of global market research firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name global market 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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Global market research firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 3, 2026

30.1%Verified-email coverage

7.5%Mobile-number coverage

19.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

48.9%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 3, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

556

11-50

215

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

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 global market 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “global market 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 global market 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 global market research firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom 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, 5,222 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 3, 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.

Global market research firms by metro

Global market research firms in London441

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 global market 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 global market research firms are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 902 global market research firms headquartered in the United Kingdom 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 In The UK, headquartered in Manchester, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most global market research firms?

London leads with 441 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (24) and Birmingham (12).

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 5,222 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 902 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 3, 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.