LibGuides: Entrepreneurship: COMPETITORS

Check out your competition

Major competitors are listed in the industry overviews found under the "Industry background" tab.

For more complete listings of smaller companies in an industry see:

Data Axle (formerly ReferenceUSA)
Various modules: US and Canadian company directories, new business filings, consumer lifestyles, and more, with data visualization and mapping. Good for both public and private company info.
CB Insights
Use private company advanced search to locate startups in all industries.
Gartner Core Research
Look for the Magic Quadrants and vendor descriptions for all kinds of technology products and services.
Hoover's (Now D&B Hoovers)
either use the "Build a List" feature; or locate a company that is in your industry, and click on "Competitors". This has global coverage.
Mergent Online
US and foreign companies, active and inactive. 15 years of financial data, mergers & acquisitions, SEC filings, institutional holdings, earnings estimates, joint ventures, long-term debt, bond ratings, capital stock, insider trading, historical stock prices.
PrivCo
Use private company search to locate startups in all industries..

Thomas Register of US Manufacturers
manufacturers and distributors - excellent product breakdown

Find out more about each one in the company research guide!

Statista
Add the company or industry name to the topic - i.e. "PepsiCo market share" - to find the data, easy to download and use.
IBISWorld
reports contain market share data in their "Key Competitors" sections

Business Source Premier
Newspapers, trade publications, and research journals cover what's happening in all markets.
ABI/INFORM Collection
Ditto.