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Top 25 Market research companies based in South Africa

Name: Market research companies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026 79 companies tracked

This directory lists 79 market research companies based in South Africa, with 1,322 business contacts and 270 email addresses. The list was updated in September 2026; Cape Town is the single most-represented city among the companies listed.

Market research companies collect and analyze information about markets, customers, competitors, and consumer behavior to support business decisions. This list covers companies that provide market research, market analysis, consumer research, competitive research, or related research services. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of September 14, 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 14, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest market research companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 79 market research companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 14, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to market research companies: 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	Plus 94 Research	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1,001-5,000	319 contacts →
	Strong 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 14, 2026
2	Ipsos In South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	501-1,000	167 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 14, 2026
3	KLA	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At KLA, we get it.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
4	BMI Research	Strong evidence	Craighall Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BMi Research is a full-service market research provider with over 50 years of experience across the South African market value chain.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
5	Frontline Research Group	Strong evidence	Gqeberha, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Frontline Research Group is a full-house research facility, which focuses on the emerging markets that drive the economy of Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
6	Consulta	Strong evidence	Highveld Techno Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A trusted Market Research partner that helps clients understand and map their stakeholder environment by utilizing industry leading internationally recognized scientific research…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
7	African Response	Strong evidence	Bryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At African Response, we pride ourselves on being a leading full-service market research agency with a special focus on the low to middle income market segment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
8	Bureau Of Market Research PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Bureau of Market Research (Pty) Ltd (BMR) operates as an independent market research entity within the University of South Africa (Unisa) Corporate Group structure.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
9	ASK Afrika PTY LTD	Strong evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	51-200	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ask Afrika is a full service market research company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
10	Livingfacts PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A B2B research and insights company, Livingfacts uses appropriate research methodologies to answer questions about your clients, markets, products, strategy and company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
11	Market Instinct Specialised Market Research Company	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CONSUMER RESEARCH, PRODUCT TESTING, PACKAGING EVALUATION Market Instinct delivers high quality market research, specialising in product research and packaging testing for the FMCG…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
12	React Insights	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1994, REACT Insights has been providing cost effective and strategic Customer Experience Research for top performing brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
13	Apex Market Research	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Apex MR is a traditional market research firm specializing in customer and employee relationship management, market research and strategic consulting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
14	Surveyfiesta	Strong evidence	Allens Nek, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Surveyfiesta® is a market research and surveying platform that simplifies the collection, analysis and reporting of market related data.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
15	Greenfields Research	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Greenfields Research offers quantitative and qualitative market research intelligence that will enable you to achieve your competitive edge within your selected markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
16	Insiteq	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are on a mission to make connections that Matter.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
17	Butterfly Effect Intelligence	Partial evidence	Lonehill, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Butterfly Effect Intelligence provides brands with an intimate knowledge of the market and competitive environment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
18	Research Matrix PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Are you seeking to make strategic business decisions with precision and confidence?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
19	The Brand Surgeon	Strong evidence	Douglasdale, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a Market Research Consultancy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
20	Wild AIR Agency	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We help consumer brands establish product-market fit, scale trial, and make better commercial decisions by capturing in-the-moment consumer insight.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
21	Dashboard Marketing Intelligence	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dashboard Marketing Intelligence has been restructured as Dashboard Consulting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
22	Reveal	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Reveal specialises in transforming market intelligence with fact-based data.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
23	Newway Insight	Strong evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a market research company combining business & marketing strategy, psychology about human choice behavior, advanced statistics, and AI.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
24	Confluence Digital Research	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a niched research and strategy firm with over ten years solid track record of on-time, on-budget project delivery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026
25	Lodestar Marketing Research	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 14, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Lodestar Marketing Research provides intelligent quantitative and qualitative research solutions, with in-depth analysis of research data and its implications for client’s…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 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: market research companies. 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 market research companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of market research companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name market research companies. 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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Market research companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 14, 2026

20.4%Verified-email coverage

16.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

19.0%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 14, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 79 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 market research companies, 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 South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “market research companies”. 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 market research companies), 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 market research companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa 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, 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 14, 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.

Frequently asked

How many market research companies are based in South Africa?

This directory lists 79 market research companies based in South Africa.

Which city has the most market research companies in this list?

Cape Town is the single most-represented city among the companies on this list.

How can I find contacts at market research companies?

This directory includes 1,322 business contacts and 270 email addresses for market research companies.

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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.