# WGSN: Information services, London, United Kingdom

> WGSN: WGSN is a leading consumer trend forecasting company, established in 1998 and based in London, UK, with additional offices in New York, Hong Kong, and...

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# WGSN

WGSN is a leading consumer trend forecasting company, established in 1998 and based in London, UK, with additional offices in New York, Hong Kong, and São Paulo.

Funding reported Last round: Private Equity

Information services London, United Kingdom

Company summary

- **Founded:** 1998 28 years old
- **Team:** 970 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** 228.1M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Private Equity Feb 2024

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- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

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## About WGSN

WGSN is a leading consumer trend forecasting company, established in 1998 and based in London, UK, with additional offices in New York, Hong Kong, and São Paulo.

The company specializes in providing accurate consumer and product design forecasts, curated data, and business consultancy to help global brands across various sectors, including fashion, beauty, interiors, consumer tech, lifestyle, and food & drink. WGSN offers a wide range of B2B information and advisory services, including consumer insights, trend forecasting, data analytics, bespoke research, and retail analytics. Their product portfolio features tools like WGSN Insight for global trend forecasts, WGSN Fashion for fashion category data, and WGSN Instock for retail analytics. WGSN serves a diverse clientele, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, helping them design on-trend products and stay ahead of consumer preferences. With a global reach in 87 countries, WGSN combines extensive data with expert analysis to empower clients in their product development strategies.

## What company datasets say WGSN raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **228.1M** in the source's currency

Last round **Private Equity**

Last round size **23.3M**

Last round date **Feb 2024**

## Funding filed with regulators

WGSN filed 2 raises, $2.5M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Nov 2023 **$2.5M** UK share allotment
- Jun 2023 **Amount not stated** UK share allotment

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

hardware management consulting fashion consumers product design trend data events design direction real-time data marketing hospitality insights food and drink innovation trend forecasting accuracy forecasting distribution fashion trends

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Information services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 54181, 541910, 51929, SIC 8731
- **Region:** England
- **Part of:** Apax
- **Revenue:** 260.7M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/seab-at-modamont-in-paris-for-wgsn)

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