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Canonical indicator / market-cr4

Tracked market CR4

Released four-participant concentration anchors from source-labeled shares or source-reported aggregate CR4.

Curated marketsPercentCalendar or release yearLatest available by entity

Snapshot median

94.4%Middle of 7 bounded observations
Observations
21
7 bounded entities
Coverage
1980-2026
7 observed periods
Sources
7
StatCounter Global Stats / U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
Exact pair
r 0.749
17 entity-period matches

01 / Measurement contract

Definition before comparison

The unit, universe, period, and source boundary travel with every observation.

What this series measures

Released four-participant concentration anchors from source-labeled shares or source-reported aggregate CR4.

CR4 is the sum of the four largest sourced participant shares or a source-reported aggregate CR4 in each released anchor. Different market definitions and measurement bases remain non-interchangeable.
Indicator ID
market-cr4
Unit
Percent
Observation dimension
Market
Grouping field
Sector
Period basis
Calendar or release year
Ranking contract
Use the latest available row for each entity

02 / Observed variation

Entity distribution and ranked anchors

Latest available by entity; absent and withheld values do not enter the distribution.

Minimum
69.0%
25th percentile
89.4%
Median
94.4%
75th percentile
97.1%
Maximum
100.0%

Observed variation

Each view keeps the same indicator, unit, and evidence boundary.
Selected interval93.8% to 96.9%2 observations / 28.6% of the snapshot
Ranked reference rowsPercent
  1. 01Mobile operating systemsus-mobile-operating-system-usage / 2026100.0%
  2. 02Search enginesus-search-engine-usage / 202699.4%
  3. 03AI assistantsus-ai-assistant-usage / 202694.8%
  4. 04Social referralsus-social-media-referral-traffic / 202694.4%
  5. 05Browsersus-browser-usage / 202693.8%
  6. 06Beef meatpackingus-steer-heifer-meatpacking-purchases / 201985.0%
  7. 07Domestic airlinesus-airline-domestic-passengers / 202669.0%

03 / Coverage and quality

Where the series has evidence

Observed rows are counted explicitly by period, group, verification status, and confidence level.

Period ledger7 observed periods
19801 entity11 source
19951 entity11 source
20191 entity11 source
20234 entities44 sources
20244 entities44 sources
20254 entities44 sources
20266 entities66 sources
Evidence stateAll indicator observations

Data status

19.0%Verified / 481.0%Estimated public / 17

Confidence

19.0%High / 442.9%Medium / 938.1%Low / 8
SectorLatest bounded snapshot, largest groups first
GroupRowsAverageRange
Digital platforms497.1%94.4% to 100.0%
Software193.8%93.8% to 93.8%
Food and agriculture185.0%85.0% to 85.0%
Transportation169.0%69.0% to 69.0%

04 / Exact paired lens

Tracked market HHI and CR4

Same-release HHI and four-firm share anchors for tracked market profiles.

Same entity + same period0.749Pearson correlation across 17 exact pairs

-1 inverse 0 +1 aligned

Pairing rule
Same documented market and release year
Companion indicator
Market HHI
Matched current-series rows
17 / 21 (81.0%)
Unpaired current-series rows
4; excluded from correlation

Interpretation boundaryOnly common-release observations are paired. Missing sides are excluded rather than forward-filled, and separately defined markets remain descriptive screens rather than interchangeable legal markets.

05 / Source custody

Evidence behind the series

7 source families, 0 contextual references, and 2 encoded methodology notes.

Public dataset

Mobile operating system market share in United States of America, April 2023-April 2026

StatCounter Global Stats

Rows
4
Years
2023-2026
Accessed
Jul 20, 2026
Public dataset

Social media referral share in United States of America, April 2023-April 2026

StatCounter Global Stats

Rows
4
Years
2023-2026
Accessed
Jul 20, 2026
Agency report

Concentration in U.S. Meatpacking Industry and How It Affects Competition and Cattle Prices

U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service

Rows
3
Years
1980-2019
Accessed
Jul 19, 2026
Public dataset

Browser market share in United States of America, April 2023-April 2026

StatCounter Global Stats

Rows
4
Years
2023-2026
Accessed
Jul 17, 2026
Public dataset

Search engine market share in United States of America, April 2023-April 2026

StatCounter Global Stats

Rows
4
Years
2023-2026
Accessed
Jul 17, 2026
Public dataset

AI chatbot market share in United States of America May 2026

StatCounter Global Stats

Rows
1
Years
2026
Accessed
Jun 23, 2026
Public dataset

TranStats airline domestic market share March 2025-February 2026

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Rows
1
Years
2026
Accessed
May 16, 2026
Reusable indicator packetExact rows, stable identifier, and explicit route contract
Canonical URL
/indicators/market-cr4
Indicator filter
indicator=market-cr4
License
Antitrust Radar compilation: CC BY 4.0; upstream terms remain in force
Method notes encoded on rowsNo inferred methodology is substituted
  1. 01

    Source-reported aggregate CR4 retained as published for this released anchor.

  2. 02

    CR4 is the sum of the four largest sourced non-aggregate participant shares in this released anchor.

Indicator evidence guardrail

One measure, one contract

This profile documents one bounded indicator at a time. Its ranks, distributions, histories, and paired views remain inside the stated universe, period basis, source, unit, and methodology; they are descriptive research screens, not legal findings or components of a composite score.

CR4 is the sum of the four largest sourced participant shares or a source-reported aggregate CR4 in each released anchor. Different market definitions and measurement bases remain non-interchangeable.

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