Partner Relationship Management Adoption Among the Global Top 100
Partner Relationship Management Adoption Among the Global Top 100

This report delves into the adoption of Partner Relationship Management by the Global Top 100 companies, both privately-held and publicly-traded, as ranked by size, including employee count and revenue metrics, such as those found in the Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 listings. We explore how these leading enterprises are leveraging Partner Relationship Management to pursue strategic goals and drive lasting benefits across various business functions.

The adoption of Partner Relationship Management within these top companies reveals significant investments in CRM technology, highlighting a broad and diverse approach. These organizations frequently partner with multiple vendors, integrating complementary CRM solutions to achieve their business objectives. This multi-vendor approach allows them to tailor AI deployments that drive competitive advantages, operational efficiencies, and overall sustainability.

Our latest findings detail the software purchases related to Partner Relationship Management platforms among these top 100 enterprises, their technology investments span a range of CRM tools and solutions, underscoring the complexity of CRM adoption at this level.

Partner Relationship Management Vendors Among the Global Top 100

Q4 Inc currently holds a 39% market share in the Partner Relationship Management space, making it the leading provider among the Global Top 100, followed by Awin, Impact, Rakuten Advertising, and Brighter*IR.

VendorPartner Relationship Management AppsMarket share
Q4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform39%
AwinAwin Affiliate Marketing30%
ImpactImpact Partnership Cloud25%
Brighter*IRBrighter*IR2%
Rakuten AdvertisingRakuten Advertising2%
AvantLinkArches Platform1%
ValueCommerceValueCommerce Affiliate1%
Grand Total100%

The insights derived from our research will empower marketers, product managers, and IT professionals to better understand the adoption trends shaping the future of Partner Relationship Management. These trends can potentially lead to significant shifts within the competitive landscape, impacting strategies and market positioning for years to come.

By monitoring these top enterprises and their technology choices, we equip our clients with the knowledge needed to anticipate changes and stay ahead in the rapidly transforming world of enterprise software and CRM innovation.

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Global Top 100 adopting Partner Relationship Management Platforms

The influence of these top 100 organizations on the broader CRM market is profound, despite their representation of only a small segment of the digital transformations we track annually. These companies often serve as early adopters and trendsetters, shaping the future of CRM and driving innovations that impact the industry at large.

Our Buyer Insight Technographics Database provides a closer look at these major organizations, capturing the size and intricacy of their IT stacks, along with the frequency of their technology investments. This unique database reveals patterns in CRM adoption and highlights emerging trends, which are crucial for understanding the evolving landscape of Partner Relationship Management.

Our research team continuously tracks the adoption of various Partner Relationship Management platforms, drawing on both publicly available information, such as press releases and case studies, and proprietary data sources. Each quarter, we update our records to reflect new CRM implementations, providing clients with current and relevant insights into market shifts.

Here are the Global Top 100 companies and their adoption of Partner Relationship Management platforms

CustomerIndustryEmpl.RevenueCountryVendorProductWhen
REWERetail384000$94.1BGermanyAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
LidlRetail376000$134.2BGermanyAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
CognizantProfessional Services347700$19.4BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
Lowe’s CompaniesRetail300000$86.4BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
AlbertsonsRetail290000$72.0BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2022
Woolworths GroupRetail201000$46.9BAustraliaImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2020
Woolworths SupermarketsRetail197773$39.7BAustraliaImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2020
Hilton Hotels & ResortsLeisure and Hospitality178000$10.2BUnited StatesAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
America MovilCommunications176158$49.2BMexicoQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
Electricite de FranceUtilities171490$156.8BFranceAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
AuchanRetail163098$36.3BFranceAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
AptivManufacturing154000$20.1BIrelandQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2017
AsdaRetail145000$26.2BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
Intel CorporationManufacturing124800$54.2BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2016
General DynamicsManufacturing106500$43.1BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2020
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods101000$76.1BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeRetail100482$15.1BBrazilAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeRetail100000$9.0BFranceRakuten AdvertisingRakuten Advertising2021
SubscribeRetail100000$9.0BFranceAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeRetail100000$9.0BFranceRakuten AdvertisingRakuten Advertising2021
SubscribeRetail100000$9.0BFranceAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods100000$25.5BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2015
SubscribeCommunications97100$26.2BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2018
SubscribeRetail97000$18.1BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2018
SubscribeRetail95000$20.8BSpainAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2020
SubscribeManufacturing95000$12.6BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2018
SubscribeRetail94570$25.3BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2023
SubscribeManufacturing92000$16.3BSwitzerlandImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeProfessional Services87000$15.5BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2017
SubscribeRetail82000$71.6BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2016
SubscribeRetail80000$8.5BCanadaImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeProfessional Services75900$14.7BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeRetail73519$10.7BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeInsurance71300$180.6BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2017
SubscribeLife Sciences70000$60.1BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2011
SubscribeManufacturing70000$24.7BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2016
SubscribeCommunications67000$78.6BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2011
SubscribeRetail65000$14.5BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2022
SubscribeRetail64000$17.5BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeRetail60000$16.0BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2020
SubscribeProfessional Services58604$86.0BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeLeisure and Hospitality58000$16.2BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeRetail56685$8.5BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeRetail56000$6.7BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2020
SubscribeBanking and Financial Services55400$42.6BJapanValueCommerceValueCommerce Affiliate2023
SubscribeRetail54000$3.2BBrazilAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeOil, Gas and Chemicals53000$18.2BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeManufacturing52000$20.5BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2018
SubscribeRetail51777$24.6BGermanyImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeLeisure and Hospitality51000$11.5BUnited StatesAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeLeisure and Hospitality51000$11.5BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2018
SubscribeCommunications50392$17.4BItalyAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeHealthcare50000$9.3BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeProfessional Services50000$5.7BUnited KingdomBrighter*IRBrighter*IR2019
SubscribeProfessional Services50000$19.0BUnited StatesAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeProfessional Services50000$19.0BUnited StatesAvantLinkArches Platform2021
SubscribeInsurance47040$26.3BCanadaQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeManufacturing45000$12.7BSwedenImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2024
SubscribeManufacturing45000$12.7BSwedenAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2023
SubscribeRetail44300$3.3BItalyAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2020
SubscribeRetail44000$3.7BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2020
SubscribeRetail40000$6.5BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeRetail40000$11.2BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2014
SubscribeRetail39600$4.9BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2019
SubscribeHealthcare39200$1.6BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeManufacturing37000$2.7BBrazilQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2020
SubscribeRetail36700$4.0BUnited KingdomBrighter*IRBrighter*IR2021
SubscribeHealthcare35900$4.3BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2018
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods35000$7.6BBrazilAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeRetail35000$2.6BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2020
SubscribeRetail34606$13.3BCanadaQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeRetail34100$10.0BCanadaImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods34078$8.2BIrelandQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2023
SubscribeRetail34000$19.3BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2018
SubscribeRetail33000$19.5BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2020
SubscribeManufacturing32000$6.8BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeRetail32000$2.3BItalyAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeRetail31700$4.3BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeMedia31000$18.0BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeRetail30000$8.0BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeUtilities30000$6.2BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeDistribution30000$35.6BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2016
SubscribeConsumer Packaged Goods29168$4.4BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2017
SubscribeDistribution29000$34.2BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2016
SubscribeRetail28853$4.7BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeInsurance28500$15.7BCanadaQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeProfessional Services28300$1.8BUnited KingdomQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeManufacturing28000$23.0BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeRetail28000$12.4BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeRetail28000$1.7BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeRetail27991$7.2BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeManufacturing27639$12.4BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2018
SubscribeManufacturing27000$4.7BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeUtilities26980$56.0BGermanyAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2019
SubscribeMedia26745$14.0BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2021
SubscribeProfessional Services26600$5.5BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeRetail26233$13.3BBrazilAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2022
SubscribeRetail25000$5.0BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeRetail25000$4.0BUnited KingdomQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2015
SubscribeRetail25000$2.7BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021
SubscribeDistribution24700$4.8BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2019
SubscribeRetail24000$3.5BUnited StatesImpactImpact Partnership Cloud2020
SubscribeAutomotive24000$20.4BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2021
SubscribeHealthcare23143$5.1BUnited StatesQ4 IncQ4 Inc Investor Relations Success Platform2019
SubscribeRetail22000$1.0BUnited KingdomAwinAwin Affiliate Marketing2021

Source: APPS RUN THE WORLD, October 2024

Research Methodology

Each year our global team of researchers conduct an annual survey of thousands of enterprise software vendors by contacting them directly on their latest quarterly and annual revenues by country, functional area, and vertical market. We supplement their written responses with our own primary research to determine quarterly and yearly growth rates, In addition to customer wins to ascertain whether these are net new purchases or expansions of existing implementations.

Another dimension of our proactive research process is through continuous improvement of our customer database, which stores more than ten million software purchases and records on the enterprise software landscape of over 2 million organizations around the world.

The database provides customer insight and contextual information on what types of enterprise software systems and other relevant technologies are they running and their propensity to invest further with their current or new suppliers as part of their overall IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.

The result is a combination of supply-side data and demand-generation customer insight that allows our clients to better position themselves in anticipation of the next wave that will reshape the enterprise software marketplace for years to come.