Market sizing & growth · Core
Market forecast
Also called: industry forecast
ELI5
A prediction of how a market may change.
Used in conversation
“Use multiple market forecasts rather than one vendor's headline.”
Definition
An estimate of future market size, growth or composition.
Here “Market forecast” means: An estimate of future market size, growth or composition.
Pitch context
You will see “Market forecast” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches market sizing & growth.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret market sizing & growth 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