Business & revenue models · Working
Multi-sided platform
Also called: MSP
ELI5
One platform connects several groups that create value for each other.
Used in conversation
“Governance becomes harder as the multi-sided platform grows.”
Definition
A platform coordinating three or more interdependent participant groups.
Here “Multi-sided platform” means: A platform coordinating three or more interdependent participant groups.
Pitch context
You will see “Multi-sided platform” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches business & revenue models.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business & revenue models 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