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Top 25 Research firms based in Australia

Name: Research firms based in Australia
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 282 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 282 research firms headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 3,111 professional contacts across them, including 1,359 with verified work emails. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers research firms headquartered in Australia, 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 21, 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 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

282Companies

3,111Contacts tracked

1,359Verified emails

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The 25 largest research firms based in Australia

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 282 research firms based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to 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	Pureprofile	Indirect evidence	Surry Hills, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	269 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pureprofile’s vision is to deliver more value from the world’s information.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Fiftyfive5, Part Of Accenture Song	Indirect evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	169 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fiftyfive5 We are hiring!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Ehrenberg-Bass Institute	Indirect evidence	Adelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	112 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Ehrenberg-Bass Institute at Adelaide University is world-famous for its marketing science.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Ipsos In Australia	Indirect evidence	North Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	102 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 21, 2026
5	Frontier Advisors	Strong evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	83 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Frontier Advisors has been offering institutional investors independent and unbiased advice, research and service for over thirty years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Kalkine Media Australia	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	77 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Kalkine Media is a global financial media and research firm providing in-depth market insights, investment analysis, and real-time financial news.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Coredata Group	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Strong evidence “With a primary focus on financial services, CoreData Group provides clients with both bespoke and syndicated research services through a variety of data collection strategies and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	AME Research	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	57 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AME Research is a leading global research firm, specialising in metals, steel, bulks and gas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Taverner Research Group	Strong evidence	Surry Hills, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	55 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Taverner Research is a full service customised market and social research provider specialising in both commercial and government work.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Orchidea Research Group	Strong evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Orchidea Research started 2 decades ago as a paper and pen research company since then we have run and driven miles to get that one critical response which will help our clients…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	IRI Asia Pacific	Indirect evidence	Rhodes, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a forward-thinking FMCG business, you’re driven by a constant desire to innovate and anticipate your customers’ next move, however spotting the right opportunities can…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Rainmaker Information	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Rainmaker Information was founded in 1992 and has established a reputation as a leading provider of research and information about the Australian financial services industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Investment Trends	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Investment Trends is a privately owned financial services industry research company based in Sydney, Australia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	EKAS	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	34 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Servicing the Market Research Industry since 1971, Ekas is Australia's most experienced healthcare and consumer fieldwork agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	FAT Prophets	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in Fat Prophets is an independent investment firm based in Sydney, providing trusted stock market research to members worldwide, alongside a wealth management business…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Networks X	Strong evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Networks X is a modern day investment and market research services provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Foresight Analytics	Indirect evidence	Bella Vista, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Foresight Analytics is a leading provider of data-driven investment consulting and analytical solutions to institutional investors, fund buyers and sellers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	JWS Research	Indirect evidence	Malvern, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE THINKING.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	FAT Tail Investment Research	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We provide independent financial commentary, economic analysis and market forecasts through print and email publications, books and conferences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	FONTO	Indirect evidence	Lavender Bay, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fonto’s measures brand level, per capita consumer spending and directly surveys buyers based on their actual transactions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Bigdatr	Indirect evidence	Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Bigdatr, we use near real-time advertising intelligence across creative, media spend, and share of voice to help marketers advertise with confidence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Mcgregor TAN	Strong evidence	Frewville, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1976, McGregor Tan is one of Australia’s most experienced full service social and market research agencies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Focus People	Strong evidence	Hampton, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Focus People is a Market Research Recruitment agency who assist companies with the recruitment of quality respondents, Australia-Wide, for their research projects.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Lonergan Research	Strong evidence	Sydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Lonergan Research is an independent strategic research consultancy that combines a wide range of disciplines and approaches to solve complex business challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Market Solutions	Strong evidence	Moonee Ponds, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 1993, Market Solutions has grown into a prominent and well respected market and social research company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 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: 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 research firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name 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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Research firms based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

43.7%Verified-email coverage

11.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

33.7%Largest-city concentration · Sydney

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

162

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 282 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 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 Australia whose own description of what they do matches “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 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 research firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia 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, 1,359 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 21, 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.

Research firms by metro

Research firms in Sydney95
Research firms in Melbourne38

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 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 research firms are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 282 research firms headquartered in Australia 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?

Pureprofile, headquartered in Surry Hills, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research firms?

Sydney leads with 95 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (38) and North Sydney (15).

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 1,359 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 282 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 21, 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.