market research

NOUN

consumer research

Synonyms

WEAK

census inquiry market survey opinion research poll public opinion research statistical study

Example Sentences

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The global prebiotics market is set to increase from $6.95 billion in 2023 to $13.26 billion by 2029, according to market research platform Artizon.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

At Ipsos, it is used extensively in market research.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

That shift is already large enough to show up in market research.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

“These verdicts mark an unsurprising breaking point. Negative sentiment toward social media has been building for years, and now it’s finally boiled over,” said Mike Proulx, a director at Forrester, a market research company.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Now, about one of every two Americans uses a cellphone; in 2004, there were 176 million subscribers, almost eight times the number a decade earlier, according to the market research firm IDC.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times