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GfK Switzerland

Logo: GfK Communication Department, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

GfK Switzerland is a market research company based in Hergiswil, founded in 1959.1

Die GfK Switzerland AG (bis Dezember 2008 IHA-GfK AG) mit Sitz in Rotkreuz war das grösste Marktforschungsinstitut in der Schweiz. Es ist seit 1999 Teil der deutschen GfK-Gruppe in Nürnberg, eines der fünf grössten Marktforschungsunternehmen der Welt.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1959Founded1
  • Industrymarket research1
  • HeadquartersHergiswil1
  • Websitewww.gfk.ch
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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Corporate structure

GfK Switzerland is part of a group headed by NIQ Global Intelligence plc. 201 entities, 88 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • NIQ Global Intelligence plc Chicago, Illinois
    • GfK Switzerland Hergiswil
    • A.C. Nielsen (N.Z.) ULC Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • A.C. Nielsen Chile Limitada Subsidiary · Chile
    • A.C. Nielsen Company Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • A.C. Nielsen Company, S.L. Subsidiary · Spain
    • A.C. Nielsen de Colombia Ltda. Subsidiary · Colombia
    • A.C. Nielsen do Brasil Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
    • A.C. Nielsen Finland Oy Subsidiary · Finland
    • A.C. Nielsen Gesellschaft m.b.H. Subsidiary · Austria
    • A.C. Nielsen of Ireland Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • A.C. Nielsen P.R. LLC Subsidiary · Puerto Rico, United States
    • A.C. Nielsen Portugal- Estudos de Mercado- Unipessoal, Lda. Subsidiary · Portugal
    • A3 Distrib SAS Subsidiary · France
    • AC Nielsen de Venezuela S.A. Subsidiary · Venezuela
    • AC Nielsen El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · El Salvador
    • AC Nielsen SAS Subsidiary · France
    • Acceleratio Holdco S.à r.l. Subsidiary · Luxembourg
    • ACNielsen (Nederland) B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • ACNielsen (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Subsidiary · Singapore
    • ACNielsen (Tanzania) Ltd. Subsidiary · Tanzania
    • ACNielsen AB Subsidiary · Sweden
    • ACNielsen AMER Algeria EURL Subsidiary · Algeria
    • ACNielsen Bulgaria Ltd Subsidiary · Bulgaria
    • ACNielsen Cayman Islands Colombia Ltd. Subsidiary · Cayman Islands
    • ACNielsen Centroamerica, S.A. Subsidiary · Guatemala
    • and 175 more

Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Timeline

  1. 1959Founded Founded1

Sources

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