What Global IQ does

Global IQ is a private data-as-a-service and analytics company founded in 2004 by Karen Cygal that provides workforce and global mobility data to corporate HR functions and HR service providers. Its core platform — Data Fundamentals — aggregates cost-of-living, housing, consumer expenditure, personal income tax, social insurance, and travel per-diem data across 130+ countries, 1,300+ cities, and 200+ tax jurisdictions, drawing on 7,000,000+ prices from 40,000+ outlets. Product surface is organized into three layers: seven vertical data packs (Employee Mobility, Compensation, Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Travel, Remote Work, plus the core Fundamentals dataset), five Research services (Employee Experience, Program Benchmarking, Market Sizing, Thought Leadership, Pulse & Trending), and six Analytics services (Acquisition & Retention, Mobility ROI, Global Compensation, Diversity & Inclusion, Workforce Planning, plus the Analytics Approach), supplemented by self-service Tools (Salary Comparisons, Allowances, Cost Estimates).

The business operates on a subscription, quote-based model with annual billing cadence; pricing is not publicly disclosed and sales are sales-led and direct via the website (tools.global-iq-data.com) augmented by a partner/reseller channel that white-labels Global IQ data into HR consulting firms. The company is founder-owned (Karen Cygal, CEO; Matt Gillland, CPO and Co-Founder), headquartered at 11 Potomac Court, Freehold, NJ (legal entity Global IQ, LLC, Delaware), operates with 11–50 employees, and reports no institutional funding, parent company, or M&A activity. Customer segments are horizontal — primarily corporate HR professionals (workforce transformation, mobility, equity, talent acquisition and retention) and HR service providers (white-label data and analytics for resale into client programs), with secondary reach into any organization managing mobile or remote workforces for per-diem and travel budgeting.

Name

Global IQ

Legal name

Global IQ, LLC

Website

https://global-iq-data.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Global IQ is a workforce data-as-a-service and analytics company that provides HR professionals and HR service providers with global mobility, compensation, tax, and per-diem data across 130+ countries, delivered via subscription and a white-label partner channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Analytics

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Data, Labor Market Intelligence (LMI) & Program Evaluation (EDAAAOAN)

Keywords

• Workforce analytics
• Compensation benchmarking
• HR data services
• Labor market intelligence
• Talent data research

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Data and Analytics Services: Subscription-based data-as-a-service providing workforce and mobility data to corporate HR professionals and HR service providers. Services include data access, analytics, and research capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Global IQ is a data-as-a-service company that provides global workforce data, compensation benchmarks, and HR analytics to HR professionals. The company curates and distributes labor market intelligence covering 130+ countries and 1,300+ cities, supporting compensation planning, talent strategy, and workforce benchmarking needs of corporate HR functions.

Product overview

Global IQ is a data-as-a-service company offering a comprehensive workforce data platform with three interconnected service layers: Data Fundamentals (core dataset covering 130+ countries, 1,300+ cities with 7M+ price points), Research services (Employee Experience, Program Benchmarking, Market Sizing, Thought Leadership, Pulse & Trending), and Analytics services (Acquisition & Retention, Mobility ROI, Global Compensation, Diversity & Inclusion, Workforce Planning). The platform includes self-service Tools (Salary Comparisons, Allowances, Cost Estimates) that enable users to perform specific calculations. The offering covers the full lifecycle of global mobility including employee mobility, compensation, rewards, talent acquisition, travel, and remote work data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Workforce Data Subscription Subscription-based access to Global IQ's proprietary global workforce dataset covering compensation, labor market, and HR benchmarking data across 130+ countries and 1,300+ cities, used by corporate HR and compensation teams for benchmarking and workforce planning.
• Compensation Benchmarking Data Salary survey and compensation benchmarking datasets covering global markets, supporting HR compensation planning and pay range validation for corporate HR departments.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HR Service Providers and ConsultantscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner program allowing service providers to leverage Global IQ's cutting-edge data, analytics, and research to fill gaps in their portfolio. Offers white-label solutions to provide comprehensive solutions under partner brands. Collaborative innovation for custom solutions addressing global mobility landscape challenges.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cartus:
• Willis Towers Watson: WTW is a broad HR consulting and advisory incumbent with compensation benchmarking and mobility offerings that overlap Global IQ's data products. It competes primarily through enterprise consulting deals where Global IQ could be a complement or a sub-vendor.
• Aon: Aon is a broad HR advisory incumbent whose Talent, Rewards, and Mobility practices overlap with Global IQ's compensation, rewards, and mobility analytics offerings. Aon typically competes via enterprise consulting relationships that can crowd out standalone data providers.

Direct peers

• ECA International: ECA International is a direct competitor offering cost of living, expatriate salary, and global mobility data to HR teams, very similar to Global IQ's Data Fundamentals offering. It also serves HR service providers and corporate mobility programs with subscription-based data products.
• Mercer (Marsh McLennan): Mercer is a direct competitor in global cost of living, compensation, and mobility data through its Mobility and Talent products. It serves the same corporate HR and HR service provider buyer segments as Global IQ but bundles data into broader consulting engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-iq-data

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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