Best Bets for Market Share Data
- Business Insights Global This link opens in a new windowSource for international business intelligence offering the most comprehensive and convenient way to find case studies, in-depth statistical data coupled with deep research, and the ability to compare global economies, countries and industries.
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowIndustry Market Research reports and Industry Risk Ratings. Focuses on United States, but has some data on global markets.
- Passport This link opens in a new windowThe Passport/GMID (Global Market Information Database) by Euromonitor provides a wide range of consumer market and industry information in more than 80 countries around the world.
- MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new windowFind lengthy, detailed market reports or brief white papers describing all types of businesses. Covers international and US markets.
- BCC Research This link opens in a new windowBCC Research provides objective, unbiased measurement and assessment of market opportunities with detailed market research reports.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowStatista is one of the first statistic portals in the world to integrate data on over 80.000 topics from over 18.000 sources onto a single professional platform and providing companies, business customers, research institutions, and the academic community with direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.
- SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network) This link opens in a new windowSports Business Research Network provides market research and industry news for the sports industry.
- Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new windowDetailed data on specific companies and industries, including profiles, financial data, stock information, competitors and competition, and forecasts for future business.
- Frost & Sullivan This link opens in a new windowIndustry and technology research from this global consulting firm covering US and international markets in areas such as Information & Communication Technology, Aerospace & Defense, Healthcare, Chemicals, Materials & Food, Industrial Automation & Process Control, Measurement & Instrumentation, Electronics & Security, Energy & Power Systems, Automotive & Transportation and Environmental & Building Technologies. Single-click downloading of entire reports is not enabled for students.
- Gartner This link opens in a new windowDetailed research from Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company. Not all documents are available in full-text form.
Calculating Market Share
There is no single resource for market share information.
Market share is calculated by dividing a company's sales over a period of time by the total sales in a given market or industry.
Calculations are almost always determined by consulting a variety of sources.
Listed above are the best bets which you should consult immediately.
For even more resources, consider:
Articles in Journals, Magazines & Newspapers
- Search databases such as Factiva, and EBSCO Business Source Complete to see what has been written about the company, "market" or "industry".
- As you scan articles, watch for data such as the size of the market in dollars, units of sales, CAGR, value of shipments or industry sales in addition to phrases such as "market share."
Trade Associations & Trade Magazines/Journals
- Trade Associations & Trade Magazines/Journals can be excellent sources of market share data.
- Visit the Industry Research guide to find a list of trade associations for specific Industries.
- Trade resources often collect data on industry growth trends, sales figures, product developments, shipments and market share rankings.
Industry Statistics
- From the Census Bureau.
- From the Federal Reserve.
- From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- From Data.gov.
- From SimplyAnalytics.
Annual Reports, Filings & Other Company Documents
- Companies may report their own market share in the text of their annual reports and filings, on their websites, in press releases and other documents.