market concentration
Few firms dominating
Market concentration is the degree to which a small number of firms dominate an industry or market.
High concentration means few companies control most sales—an oligopoly or near-monopoly.
Low concentration means many competitors sharing the market.
Regulators track market concentration to assess competition: The merger would increase market concentration in the airline industry.
Economists measure it using indices like the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index.
- monopoly powerSingle seller's pricing control
- antitrust lawsRegulations preventing corporate monopolies
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- price fixingIllegal coordinated rate-setting
- price gougingExcessive pricing during crises
oligopoly · fair competition · predatory pricing · economies of scale · trade commissions · barriers to entry · monopsony · buying power · regulatory oversight · vertical integration · duopoly · gatekeepers · consolidation · trust-busting · stranglehold · behemoth · mom and pop · cornering
- market economicsmonopoly, oligopoly, perfect competition, duopoly, monopsony
- monopolymonopoly, monopolization, dominance, antitrust, sole supplier
- antitrustantitrust, price fixing, cartel, collusion, antitrust laws
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- business metricsconversion rate, revenue, KPIs, sales figures, ROI
- Media Ownershipmedia ownership, media mergers, media monopolies, media conglomerates, media outlets