IDC (International Data Corporation)
(https://idc.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 30, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens
Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.
Identity & Authority
Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
14
Impact Weight: 15 / 100
93% Reputation
Authority is well-established through named experts in both the text (Chief Research Officer Meredith Whalen, Roger Beharry Lall) and the schema metadata (Spencer Sherman, Joseph Noble). There is a minor technical credibility gap where H3 headings like ‘Technology markets’ and ‘Digital business’ are repeated consecutively in the clean text, suggesting a minor CMS rendering error, but the overall identity footprint is professional and verified through Organization schema.
The performance claims, such as ’11B+ data points’ and ‘100K+ contracts,’ are bold but presented as static foundational stats rather than dynamic outcomes. The site claims it helps ‘Win faster,’ but the evidence provided is a PDF ‘Activation Guide’ rather than verified third-party client outcome data. This creates a slight disconnect between the ‘gold standard’ claims and the actual demonstration of specific client ROI.
Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/",
"name": "IDC | Trusted Tech Intelligence",
"isPartOf": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#website"
},
"about": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#organization"
},
"datePublished": "2024-12-10T15:57:44+00:00",
"dateModified": "2026-04-27T12:47:54+00:00",
"description": "Navigate the changing tech landscape with IDC’s trusted intelligence and insights from 11 billion data points.",
"breadcrumb": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#breadcrumb"
},
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "ReadAction",
"target": [
"https://www.idc.com/"
]
}
]
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#breadcrumb",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#website",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/",
"name": "IDC",
"description": "",
"publisher": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#organization"
},
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://www.idc.com/?s={search_term_string}"
},
"query-input": {
"@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
"valueRequired": true,
"valueName": "search_term_string"
}
}
],
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#organization",
"name": "IDC",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IDC_LOGO_Header_Blue_Color-890808bbd0af2d4f55548f363a768b49.svg?w=640",
"contentUrl": "https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IDC_LOGO_Header_Blue_Color-890808bbd0af2d4f55548f363a768b49.svg?w=640",
"width": 640,
"height": "1024",
"caption": "IDC"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
}
}
]
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebPage",
"headline": "IDC",
"url": "https://www.idc.com",
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "http://www.idc.com/"
},
"thumbnailUrl": "",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": ""
},
"articleSection": "Uncategorized",
"author": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Spencer Sherman"
}
],
"creator": [
"Spencer Sherman"
],
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "IDC",
"logo": ""
},
"keywords": [],
"dateCreated": "2024-12-10T15:57:44Z",
"datePublished": "2024-12-10T15:57:44Z",
"dateModified": "2026-04-27T12:47:54Z"
}
]
/research/
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/research/",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/research/",
"name": "IDC.com - Research - Overview",
"isPartOf": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#website"
},
"datePublished": "2024-12-13T14:38:09+00:00",
"dateModified": "2025-12-11T15:38:54+00:00",
"breadcrumb": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/research/#breadcrumb"
},
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "ReadAction",
"target": [
"https://www.idc.com/research/"
]
}
]
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/research/#breadcrumb",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "https://www.idc.com/"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"name": "Research"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#website",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/",
"name": "IDC",
"description": "",
"publisher": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#organization"
},
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://www.idc.com/?s={search_term_string}"
},
"query-input": {
"@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
"valueRequired": true,
"valueName": "search_term_string"
}
}
],
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#organization",
"name": "IDC",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IDC_LOGO_Header_Blue_Color-890808bbd0af2d4f55548f363a768b49.svg?w=640",
"contentUrl": "https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IDC_LOGO_Header_Blue_Color-890808bbd0af2d4f55548f363a768b49.svg?w=640",
"width": 640,
"height": "1024",
"caption": "IDC"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
}
}
]
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebPage",
"headline": "Research",
"url": "http://www.idc.com/research/",
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "http://www.idc.com/research/"
},
"thumbnailUrl": "",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": ""
},
"articleSection": "Uncategorized",
"author": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Joseph Noble"
}
],
"creator": [
"Joseph Noble"
],
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "IDC",
"logo": ""
},
"keywords": [],
"dateCreated": "2024-12-13T14:38:09Z",
"datePublished": "2024-12-13T14:38:09Z",
"dateModified": "2025-12-11T15:38:54Z"
}
]
/data-analytics/
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/data-analytics/",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/data-analytics/",
"name": "IDC - Data Analytics - Home",
"isPartOf": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#website"
},
"datePublished": "2024-12-13T14:34:15+00:00",
"dateModified": "2026-05-22T07:18:03+00:00",
"description": "IDC examines consumer markets by devices, applications, networks, and services to provide complete solutions for succeeding in these expanding markets.",
"breadcrumb": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/data-analytics/#breadcrumb"
},
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "ReadAction",
"target": [
"https://www.idc.com/data-analytics/"
]
}
]
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/data-analytics/#breadcrumb",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "https://www.idc.com/"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"name": "Data Analytics – Home"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#website",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/",
"name": "IDC",
"description": "",
"publisher": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#organization"
},
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://www.idc.com/?s={search_term_string}"
},
"query-input": {
"@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
"valueRequired": true,
"valueName": "search_term_string"
}
}
],
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#organization",
"name": "IDC",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IDC_LOGO_Header_Blue_Color-890808bbd0af2d4f55548f363a768b49.svg?w=640",
"contentUrl": "https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IDC_LOGO_Header_Blue_Color-890808bbd0af2d4f55548f363a768b49.svg?w=640",
"width": 640,
"height": "1024",
"caption": "IDC"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
}
}
]
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebPage",
"headline": "Data Analytics – Home",
"url": "http://www.idc.com/data-analytics/",
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "http://www.idc.com/data-analytics/"
},
"thumbnailUrl": "",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": ""
},
"articleSection": "Uncategorized",
"author": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Joseph Noble"
}
],
"creator": [
"Joseph Noble"
],
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "IDC",
"logo": ""
},
"keywords": [],
"dateCreated": "2024-12-13T14:34:15Z",
"datePublished": "2024-12-13T14:34:15Z",
"dateModified": "2026-05-22T07:18:03Z"
}
]
/custom-solutions/
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/custom-solutions/",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/custom-solutions/",
"name": "IDC - Custom Solutions - Home",
"isPartOf": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#website"
},
"datePublished": "2024-12-10T16:47:52+00:00",
"dateModified": "2026-02-16T14:05:12+00:00",
"breadcrumb": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/custom-solutions/#breadcrumb"
},
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "ReadAction",
"target": [
"https://www.idc.com/custom-solutions/"
]
}
]
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/custom-solutions/#breadcrumb",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "https://www.idc.com/"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"name": "Custom Solutions – Home"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "WebSite",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#website",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/",
"name": "IDC",
"description": "",
"publisher": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#organization"
},
"potentialAction": [
{
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://www.idc.com/?s={search_term_string}"
},
"query-input": {
"@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
"valueRequired": true,
"valueName": "search_term_string"
}
}
],
"inLanguage": "en-US"
},
{
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#organization",
"name": "IDC",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"inLanguage": "en-US",
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
"url": "https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IDC_LOGO_Header_Blue_Color-890808bbd0af2d4f55548f363a768b49.svg?w=640",
"contentUrl": "https://www.idc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IDC_LOGO_Header_Blue_Color-890808bbd0af2d4f55548f363a768b49.svg?w=640",
"width": 640,
"height": "1024",
"caption": "IDC"
},
"image": {
"@id": "https://www.idc.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
}
}
]
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebPage",
"headline": "Custom Solutions – Home",
"url": "http://www.idc.com/custom-solutions/",
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "http://www.idc.com/custom-solutions/"
},
"thumbnailUrl": "",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": ""
},
"articleSection": "Uncategorized",
"author": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "James Nichols"
}
],
"creator": [
"James Nichols"
],
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "IDC",
"logo": ""
},
"keywords": [],
"dateCreated": "2024-12-10T16:47:52Z",
"datePublished": "2024-12-10T16:47:52Z",
"dateModified": "2026-02-16T14:05:12Z"
}
]
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
16Review mentions (all pages)
0External proof links (all pages)
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 3 | 0 |
| /research/ | 3 | 0 |
| /data-analytics/ | 6 | 0 |
| /custom-solutions/ | 4 | 0 |
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Analysis Disclosure & Source Attribution
This page presents a snapshot of public data from IDC (International Data Corporation), captured on May 30, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Identity & Authority signals into an AI reputation evaluation.
Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” for the purpose of independent signal analysis, allowing readers to see the raw signals behind the reputation score.
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