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Top 23 Social research organizations based in South Africa

Name: Social research organizations based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 102 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 102 social research organizations headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 2,673 professional contacts across them, including 704 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers social research organizations headquartered in South Africa, 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 22, 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 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 23 largest social research organizations based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 23 of 102 social research organizations based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to social research organizations: 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	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	319 contacts →
	Partial 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 22, 2026
2	Ipsos In South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
3	Topline Research Solutions TRS	Strong evidence	Blairgowrie, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Topline Research Solutions (TRS) is a Pan-African research consultancy, specialising in market/ing research and social research” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Frontline Research Group	Partial evidence	Gqeberha, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Partial 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 22, 2026
5	Social Surveys Africa	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Social Surveys Africa is an Africa based, Africa focused, and African centric organisation that provides evidence based strategic insights.We are a leading specialist in social &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	Open Cities LAB	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Open Cities Lab is a non-profit open and non-partisan organisation that combines the use of action research, co-design, data science, and technology with civic engagement to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Pure Survey PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Muizenberg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pure Survey is a research company that was founded to address the need for accessible, employee engagement and company culture surveys.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	Bureau Of Market Research PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial 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 22, 2026
9	ASK Afrika PTY LTD	Partial evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ask Afrika is a full service market research company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	M&esure Research & Evaluation	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “M & ESURE Research and Evaluation is a social science research and evaluation consultancy based in Cape Town, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Surveya	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Inspiring our world the team at Surveya strives to serve humanity by gathering, analyzing and reporting on data that addresses pressing societal issues, empowers decision-makers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Nudge Insights	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Valuable consumer insights delivered at the speed of business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Beam Insights	Partial evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For society to change its behaviour, we need better understanding.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Angus Hammond Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Collecting data is one thing, a thing we are very good at, but even great data is useless if it can't be turned into actionable, realistic and relevant insights.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Research Observatory International	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Research Observatory International (ROI) is a full-service international company specialising in multidisciplinary research, training and statistical consultancy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Insightsonar	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Insight Sonar delivers invaluable insights through research to clients in search of quality data they can trust to drive their organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	Research EQ	Strong evidence	River Club, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Research EQ is a full service qualitative and quantitative research supplier, providers of both primary and secondary data for market, social and environmental research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	The Empathy LAB	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “People are complicated, and we’re good at people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	Confluence Digital Research	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
20	Inquire Qualitative Research Consultancy	Strong evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “InQUIRE QRC Pty (Ltd) is a social research startup that provides specialized research and training solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Lodestar Marketing Research	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Partial 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 22, 2026
22	Leading Edge Research	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Leading Edge Research is a South African market research consultancy that provides quantitative research solutions throughout Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	Next Level Outcomes	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Next Level Outcomes is a small consultancy specialising in social research and the monitoring and evaluation of social development programmes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 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: social research organizations. 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 social research organizations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of social research organizations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name social research organizations. 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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Social research organizations based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

26.3%Verified-email coverage

26.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

29.4%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 102 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 social research organizations, 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 “social research organizations”. 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 social research organizations), 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 social research organizations, 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, 704 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 22, 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.

Social research organizations by metro

Social research organizations in Johannesburg30

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 social research organizations, 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 social research organizations are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 102 social research organizations headquartered in South Africa 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?

Plus 94 Research, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most social research organizations?

Johannesburg leads with 30 headquartered companies, followed by Pretoria (14) and Cape Town (13).

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 704 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 102 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 22, 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.