Charney Research

Name

Charney Research

Legal name

Charney Research Group

Website

https://charneyresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Market Research Services

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI), Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF)

Keywords

• Survey research services
• Conflict zone polling
• Development evaluation
• Emerging market research
• Qualitative market research

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Survey Research Services: The company generates revenue through project-based survey research engagements for government agencies, development organizations, corporations, and NGOs requiring data from developing countries and conflict zones.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Charney Research is a specialized survey research firm that conducts quantitative and qualitative research in developing and crisis countries to help firms understand customers, development organizations evaluate programs, and security/conflict-resolution organizations manage conflicts. Its three core service areas are Global Market Research, Development Evaluation, and Security & Conflict Resolution Research, delivered through national polls, focus groups, in-depth interviews, and stakeholder dialogues across 45+ emerging markets on six continents.

Product overview

Charney Research is a specialized survey research firm offering three core service areas: Global Market Research, Development Evaluation, and Security & Conflict Resolution Research. Their services include both qualitative research (focus groups, in-depth interviews, stakeholder dialogues) and quantitative research (national polls, surveys, random representative samples). The firm operates across 45+ emerging markets on six continents, conducting research in challenging environments including conflict zones and crisis countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Market Research

Quantifiable outcome

• Response rates over 90% achieved in Iraq conflict zone surveys
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2017Charney Research partnered with BSR and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to conduct women's economic empowerment research in Sub-Saharan Africa, surveying women in Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania across the apparel, mining, and mobile telecommunications industries.
• Oxford EconomicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2017Charney Research and Oxford Economics co-produced the Future of Money Report, surveying 2000 consumers and 300 executives worldwide on electronic payment systems, in partnership with NTT Data and Ingenico ePayments.
• NTT DatacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Future of Money research initiative examining consumer and business attitudes toward mobile payments and electronic payment systems globally.
• Ingenico ePaymentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Future of Money research initiative examining consumer and business attitudes toward mobile payments and electronic payment systems globally.
• Syrian Justice and Accountability CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharney Research conducted qualitative survey research among Syrians inside and outside their country for the Syrian Justice and Accountability Centre, examining views on conflict resolution, negotiations, and transitional justice.
• International Peace Institute (IPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership conducting surveys on conflict resolution and politics across the Middle East, including Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Israel, and Iran on nuclear issues (2008-2011).
• The Asia FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership conducting voter education, conflict assessment, and rule of law surveys across multiple Asian countries including Indonesia, Cambodia, East Timor, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.
• National Democratic Institute (NDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership building research capacity for polling in emerging democracies, including establishment and training of focus group centers in Beirut and Amman (2005-06) and ongoing surveys in Iraq.
• Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted polls of Iraqi and Afghan business communities to support pro-growth policies and business organizations development (2009-2011).
• Verse GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite design partner for Charney Research; also engaged for B2B research recruiting specialist engineers for Hanwha across Vietnam, China, Germany, and America.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• GeoPoll: GeoPoll operates a mobile-based research platform that reaches respondents across Sub-Saharan Africa and emerging markets, providing survey data to NGOs, governments, and brands. While it competes with Charney on emerging-market data collection, its technology-enabled panel model represents a different scale architecture and is increasingly used by the same development and humanitarian clients.
• Premise Data: Premise Data crowdsources ground-truth data from contributors in emerging and frontier markets using a mobile app, serving development organizations, governments, and corporations. It overlaps with Charney in providing emerging-market intelligence for donors and policy clients but does so via a technology platform rather than bespoke in-person survey design.

Broad incumbents

• Gallup: Gallup is the largest global polling and analytics firm, with established operations in 160+ countries including many conflict-affected and emerging markets. It serves corporate, government, and donor clients with both custom and syndicated research, making it a broad incumbent that competes with Charney for international affairs and development-related engagements.
• Pew Research Center: Pew Research Center conducts large-scale public opinion polling globally, including in Muslim-majority and developing countries, and is widely cited by media and policy audiences. While a nonprofit with different funding mechanics, Pew is a recognized benchmark for global polling methodology and competes for mindshare with Charney among policy and donor clients.
• Ipsos: Ipsos is one of the world's largest market research firms with extensive emerging-market coverage through local offices and panels, serving corporate and public-sector clients. While its footprint is far broader than Charney's, Ipsos frequently competes for the same emerging-market custom research assignments from multinational corporations and donor agencies.
• ACNielsen (NielsenIQ): NielsenIQ operates one of the largest consumer market research operations globally, with strong emerging-market coverage that includes custom and syndicated studies. It is a broad incumbent competitor for the corporate emerging-market consumer research portion of Charney's portfolio, particularly with multinational clients like Diageo and Samsung.

Direct peers

• GlobeScan: GlobeScan is a public opinion and stakeholder research firm specializing in global sustainability, purpose, and reputational issues, with deep coverage in emerging markets. It frequently serves multinational corporations and foundations on similar custom qualitative and quantitative projects, including in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and is a frequent co-bidder for the same donor RFPs as Charney.
• Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research is a U.S.-based public opinion and strategic research firm that conducts both domestic and international polling for political, corporate, and nonprofit clients. It is comparable to Charney in the political and policy polling space and frequently works with similar donor, foundation, and corporate clients.
• ORB International: ORB International is a UK-based research firm that conducts opinion polling and qualitative research in fragile and conflict-affected states across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It is the most direct competitor to Charney Research in the conflict-zone public opinion polling niche, serving donor agencies, governments, and media with comparable methodology and client overlap.
• Zogby International: Zogby International conducts public opinion polling with notable strength in the Middle East and Muslim-majority countries, serving media, policy, and corporate clients. It is a comparable specialty firm to Charney in the international public opinion space, with overlapping client interest in conflict and governance research.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CharneyResearch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charney-research

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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