Sioux Falls, SD, August 11, 2026 – MarketBeat, a leading source for stock market research tools and analysis, has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing privately held companies for the 11th consecutive year. MarketBeat ranks No. 2528 on the 2026 list, up from No. 4809 last year.
Only 96 companies on this year’s list have appeared 10 or more times, placing MarketBeat among a small group of businesses that have sustained significant growth for more than a decade.
Last year’s announcement celebrated MarketBeat’s 10-year Inc. 5000 milestone. This year, the company is entering another phase of expansion, even as maintaining a high percentage growth rate becomes more difficult against a larger revenue base.
“Once you achieve a major goal, the question becomes: What comes next?” said Matt Paulson, Founder and CEO of MarketBeat. “We reached the Inc. 5000 for 10 consecutive years, and now we’re back for year 11. At this stage, continuing to scale requires us to keep finding new strategies, investing in new channels, and improving how we operate.”
MarketBeat generated $50 million in top-line revenue in 2025 and expects to finish 2026 with between $65 million and $70 million in annual revenue. Revenue is currently up roughly 50% year to date compared with the same period in 2025.
The company attributes that momentum to a stronger focus on paid customer acquisition, continued expansion across SMS and YouTube, and favorable market conditions that have increased investor engagement. Strong interest surrounding major market events, including the SpaceX IPO, has also contributed to that momentum.
MarketBeat is using that momentum to expand its distribution strategy. In addition to its established email, SMS, and YouTube audiences, the company is investing further in short-form and long-form video across Facebook, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and MSN.
“The strategies that helped us reach $10 million in revenue are not the same strategies that took us to $50 million, and they will not be the same ones that take us to $100 million—a goal we hope to accomplish within the next three years,” Paulson said. “Every stage of the business requires us to rethink where we invest, how we reach people, and what we need to do better.”
Improved profit margins are giving MarketBeat greater flexibility to invest in its next phase of growth. Revenue has grown faster than the company’s expense base, creating additional capacity to expand advertising, video, audience development, and new business opportunities.
That momentum is also strengthening MarketBeat’s commitment to the Sioux Falls community. Through a wide range of community partnerships and charitable initiatives, the company continues to support the people and organizations that make the region a stronger place to live, work, and build a business.
“Growth gives us the ability to think beyond the next quarter,” Paulson added. “It allows us to invest more aggressively in the business, pursue ambitious long-term goals, and support projects that matter to the community where MarketBeat was built.”
Methodology
Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 through 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2025. Since then, some companies on the list may have gone public or been acquired. The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000, and the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
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