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Nielsen's competitors and similar companies include IQVIA, International Data Group, The Kantar Group, GfK and Gartner.
 Nielsen Nielsen Holdings is a company that specializes in audience measurement, data, and analytics solutions for media. |  IQVIA IQVIA Holdings (formerly known as QuintilesIMS) is a company that offers clinical research services, data analysis, and information solutions for the life sciences and healthcare industries. |  International Data Group International Data Group (IDG) is a company providing a market intelligence and demand generation platform for the technology ecosystem. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1923 | Founding Date 2016 | Founding Date 1964 | Founding Date 1994 | Founding Date 1934 | Founding Date 1979 |
Type | Type Private | Type Public | Type Private | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations New York, US HQ Lane Cove West, AU Macquarie Park, AU Woluwe Saint Lambert, BE São Paulo, BR Sliven, BG Halifax, CA see more | Locations Durham, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Melbourne, AU North Sydney, AU Wien, AT Antwerpen, BE Wijnegem, BE see more | Locations Needham, US HQ | Locations London, GB HQ Buenos Aires, AR Cremorne, AU Fortitude Valley, AU Sydney, AU Wien, AT Dhaka, BD see more | Locations Nürnberg, DE HQ Tirana, AL Buenos Aires, AR North Sydney, AU Wien, AT Leuven, BE Sarajevo, BA see more | |
Employees | Employees 29,091 | Employees 93,000 | Employees 3,300 | Employees 34112% increase | Employees 8,000 | Employees 19,3674% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 39.4 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 39.9 b |
Financial | ||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $3.5b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $16.3b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $1b (Y, 2020) | Revenue (est.) £48.6m (FY, 2022) | Revenue (est.) €1b (FY, 2022) | Revenue (est.) $6.5b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $1.2b (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $10.9b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods €549m (FY, 2022) | Cost of goods $2.1b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $2.3b (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $5.4b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit €478.4m (FY, 2022) | Gross profit $4.4b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income $971m (FY, 2021) | Net income $1.4b (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income (£108.1m) (FY, 2022) | Net income €114.9m (FY, 2022) | Net income $729.2m (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||
Backlog | Backlog N/A | Backlog $27.2b (FY, 2022) | Backlog N/A | Backlog N/A | Backlog N/A | Backlog $171.6m (Q2, 2023) |
Countries | Countries 55 (FY, 2021) | Countries 100 (FY, 2022) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 50 (Dec, 2022) | Countries 90 (FY, 2022) |
Customers | Customers N/A | Customers 10.1 k (FY, 2022) | Customers N/A | Customers N/A | Customers N/A | Customers 15 k (FY, 2022) |
Remaining Performance Obligations | Remaining Performance Obligations $3.3b (FY, 2021) | Remaining Performance Obligations $29.2b (FY, 2022) | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A |
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