Ipsos-Reid is a research company founded in 1975 by Didier Truchot , a Paris-based communications specialist. They debuted on the Paris Stock Exchange on July 1, 1999. Their revenues in 2002 reached 538.4 million Euros, or approximately 690 million USD. Since 1990, they have acquired or created over 40 companies across the globe. They have offices in 35 countries, and do varied research in over a hundred. They are ranked second among globalsurvey-based research companies, with over 4,500 clients worldwide. Each year, they conduct over six millionOne million (1 000 000) is one thousand thousand, or 106. Physical quantities can also be expressed using the SI prefix mega, when dealing with SI units. For example, 1 megawatt equals 1 000 000 Watts. The million is sometimes used in the English language interviews in their research, employing over 3,466 people full-time to do this.
