Markets, industries & categories · Working
Concentrated market
Also called: market concentration
ELI5
A few firms control much of the market.
Used in conversation
“The concentrated market gives buyers limited supplier choice.”
Definition
A market in which a small number of firms hold a large share.
Here “Concentrated market” means: A market in which a small number of firms hold a large share.
Pitch context
You will see “Concentrated market” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches markets, industries & categories.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret markets, industries & categories without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Connected terms
- Market concentrationThe search label “market concentration” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16