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11/ 100

11 out of 100 — this is how much the companies of this category influence the buyer's choice0 — the buyer never sees you, 100 — you are recommended first

Category index · average CCI of its objectsThe category index is the average Choice Control Index across the objects of the category on the same 0–100 scale as the sector. Objects can be compared with each other; their scores are not summed.
Measured on Global · ICP international buyer
Photo: IlCommenda · CC BY-SA 4.0

A category is a concrete competitive niche: one type of product for one buyer task.

Pick a market and a buyer type to see how the choice takes shape and where the balance of forces can be shifted.

Russian objects—
Global marketConfidence: medium
$199–376bn / year · 2025 · Worldwide
Basis
annual trade / sales
Outlook
2034: $291.4 · CAGR 3.5%

The range is the spread between independent vendor estimates: they draw the category boundary differently. A single figure would be falsely precise.

Markets and buyers

Drill down into markets marked “Deep research”.

Research

A place for you
Open category · GolOps Research

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Become the category's lead researcher. Develop studies across key markets, publish results under your own name and receive incoming requests.

Authorship stays with you. If a project grows out of the category's studies, you get a share of its revenue; if the project needs your expertise, you can join it as a paid expert.

$199–376 bncategory volume per year
7AI systems measured
Authorship · share in commercial projects · Terms of participation are fixed before the study starts
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