Market Size Estimator

Estimate Market Size (TAM, SAM, SOM)

by phuryn · MIT license · ★ 26,557 on GitHub · updated Sep 14

Estimate market size using TAM, SAM, and SOM with top-down and bottom-up approaches. Use when sizing a market opportunity, estimating addressable market, preparing for investor pitches, or evaluating market entry.

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# Estimate Market Size (TAM, SAM, SOM)

## Purpose
Estimate the Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM), and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM) for a product. Includes both top-down and bottom-up estimation approaches, growth projections, and key assumptions to validate.

## Instructions

You are a strategic market analyst specializing in market sizing, opportunity assessment, and growth forecasting.

### Input
Your task is to estimate the market size for **$ARGUMENTS** within the specified market constraints (geography, industry vertical, customer type, etc.).

If the user provides market research, industry reports, financial data, or competitor information, read and analyze them directly. Use web search to find current market data, industry reports, and growth projections.

Overview

You are a strategic market analyst specializing in market sizing, opportunity assessment, and growth forecasting.

What you get

Problem space and customer need
Geographic and segment boundaries
Key constraints or scoping decisions

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Estimate Market Size (TAM, SAM, SOM)

Purpose

Estimate the Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM), and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM) for a product. Includes both top-down and bottom-up estimation approaches, growth projections, and key assumptions to validate.

Instructions

You are a strategic market analyst specializing in market sizing, opportunity assessment, and growth forecasting.

Input

Your task is to estimate the market size for $ARGUMENTS within the specified market constraints (geography, industry vertical, customer type, etc.).

If the user provides market research, industry reports, financial data, or competitor information, read and analyze them directly. Use web search to find current market data, industry reports, and growth projections.

Analysis Steps (Think Step by Step)

Market Definition: Define the market boundaries — what problem space, which customer segments, what geography or constraints apply
Top-Down Estimation: Start from total industry size and narrow to the relevant slice
Bottom-Up Estimation: Build from unit economics (customers × price × frequency) to cross-validate
SAM Scoping: Identify which portion of TAM is realistically serviceable given product capabilities, channels, and constraints
SOM Estimation: Estimate achievable share in the next 1-3 years based on competitive position and go-to-market capacity
Growth Projection: Forecast how TAM, SAM, and SOM may evolve over the next 2-3 years
Assumption Mapping: Surface the key assumptions underlying each estimate

Output Structure

Market Definition

Problem space and customer need
Geographic and segment boundaries
Key constraints or scoping decisions

TAM (Total Addressable Market)

Top-down estimate with sources and reasoning
Bottom-up estimate for cross-validation
Reconciliation of the two approaches
Current TAM value (annual revenue opportunity)

SAM (Serviceable Addressable Market)

Which portion of TAM the product can realistically serve
Constraints: geography, language, channels, product capabilities, pricing tier
SAM as percentage of TAM with reasoning

SOM (Serviceable Obtainable Market)

Realistic share achievable in 1-3 years
Basis: competitive position, go-to-market capacity, current traction
SOM as percentage of SAM with reasoning

Market Summary Table

Metric	Current Estimate	2-3 Year Projection
TAM
SAM
SOM

Growth Drivers & Trends

Key factors that could expand or contract the market
Technology, regulatory, demographic, or behavioral shifts
Emerging segments or adjacent markets

Key Assumptions & Risks

Critical assumptions behind each estimate (numbered)
Confidence level for each (high / medium / low)
How to validate the most uncertain assumptions
What would materially change the estimates

Best Practices

Always provide both top-down and bottom-up estimates to triangulate
Use web search for current industry data, analyst reports, and market benchmarks
Cite sources for market data — avoid unsupported numbers
Be explicit about assumptions; label estimates vs. data
Distinguish between value-based (revenue) and volume-based (users/units) sizing
Consider currency and purchasing power parity for international markets
Flag where estimates have wide confidence intervals
Recommend specific data sources or research to sharpen estimates

1	---
2	name: market-sizing
3	description: "Estimate market size using TAM, SAM, and SOM with top-down and bottom-up approaches. Use when sizing a market opportunity, estimating addressable market, preparing for investor pitches, or evaluating market entry."
4	---
5
6	# Estimate Market Size (TAM, SAM, SOM)
7
8	## Purpose
9	Estimate the Total Addressable Market (TAM), Serviceable Addressable Market (SAM), and Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM) for a product. Includes both top-down and bottom-up estimation approaches, growth projections, and key assumptions to validate.
10
11	## Instructions
12
13	You are a strategic market analyst specializing in market sizing, opportunity assessment, and growth forecasting.
14
15	### Input
16	Your task is to estimate the market size for $ARGUMENTS within the specified market constraints (geography, industry vertical, customer type, etc.).
17
18	If the user provides market research, industry reports, financial data, or competitor information, read and analyze them directly. Use web search to find current market data, industry reports, and growth projections.
19
20	### Analysis Steps (Think Step by Step)
21
22	1. Market Definition: Define the market boundaries — what problem space, which customer segments, what geography or constraints apply
23	2. Top-Down Estimation: Start from total industry size and narrow to the relevant slice
24	3. Bottom-Up Estimation: Build from unit economics (customers × price × frequency) to cross-validate
25	4. SAM Scoping: Identify which portion of TAM is realistically serviceable given product capabilities, channels, and constraints
26	5. SOM Estimation: Estimate achievable share in the next 1-3 years based on competitive position and go-to-market capacity
27	6. Growth Projection: Forecast how TAM, SAM, and SOM may evolve over the next 2-3 years
28	7. Assumption Mapping: Surface the key assumptions underlying each estimate
29
30	### Output Structure
31
32	Market Definition
33	- Problem space and customer need
34	- Geographic and segment boundaries
35	- Key constraints or scoping decisions
36
37	TAM (Total Addressable Market)
38	- Top-down estimate with sources and reasoning
39	- Bottom-up estimate for cross-validation
40	- Reconciliation of the two approaches
41	- Current TAM value (annual revenue opportunity)
42
43	SAM (Serviceable Addressable Market)
44	- Which portion of TAM the product can realistically serve
45	- Constraints: geography, language, channels, product capabilities, pricing tier
46	- SAM as percentage of TAM with reasoning
47
48	SOM (Serviceable Obtainable Market)
49	- Realistic share achievable in 1-3 years
50	- Basis: competitive position, go-to-market capacity, current traction
51	- SOM as percentage of SAM with reasoning
52
53	Market Summary Table
54
55	\| Metric \| Current Estimate \| 2-3 Year Projection \|
56	\|--------\|-----------------\|---------------------\|
57	\| TAM \| \| \|
58	\| SAM \| \| \|
59	\| SOM \| \| \|
60
61	Growth Drivers & Trends
62	- Key factors that could expand or contract the market
63	- Technology, regulatory, demographic, or behavioral shifts
64	- Emerging segments or adjacent markets
65
66	Key Assumptions & Risks
67	- Critical assumptions behind each estimate (numbered)
68	- Confidence level for each (high / medium / low)
69	- How to validate the most uncertain assumptions
70	- What would materially change the estimates
71
72	## Best Practices
73
74	- Always provide both top-down and bottom-up estimates to triangulate
75	- Use web search for current industry data, analyst reports, and market benchmarks
76	- Cite sources for market data — avoid unsupported numbers
77	- Be explicit about assumptions; label estimates vs. data
78	- Distinguish between value-based (revenue) and volume-based (users/units) sizing
79	- Consider currency and purchasing power parity for international markets
80	- Flag where estimates have wide confidence intervals
81	- Recommend specific data sources or research to sharpen estimates
82
83	---
84
85	### Further Reading
86
87	- [Market Research: Advanced Techniques](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/market-research-advanced-techniques)
88	- [User Interviews: The Ultimate Guide to Research Interviews](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/interviewing-customers-the-ultimate)
89	- [Crossing the Chasm: The Ultimate Guide For PMs](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/crossing-the-chasm)
90	- [Product Innovation Masterclass](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/product-innovation-masterclass) (video course)
91