Emerging market
Also called: developing market
ELI5
A market that is growing and still taking shape.
Used in conversation
“Do not treat all emerging markets as one customer segment.”
Definition
A market that is developing rapidly and may have less mature institutions, infrastructure or category norms.
Here “Emerging market” means: A market that is developing rapidly and may have less mature institutions, infrastructure or category norms.
Pitch context
You will see “Emerging 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.
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