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Salesforce Will Lose Its Top CRM Market Position Within 10 Years

Jean-Denis Greze · Jean-Denis Greze: CTO of Plaid, the $18B Fintech Startup; How to Hire, Fire & Build Great UX | E1038 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jul 21, 2023 · at 39:32

Jean-Denis Greze, CTO of Plaid, evaluates Salesforce's long-term competitive position against fast-growing CRM competitors like HubSpot.

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“So I would say I am bearish on Salesforce ability to stay number one over the next decade.”

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The claim, plainly

Jean-Denis Greze predicts that Salesforce will lose its position as the number one CRM company over the next decade.

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Assessment

The 10-year prediction period ends on July 21, 2033. As of the current date (July 23, 2026), latest reports from IDC confirm Salesforce remains the #1 CRM vendor globally with a 20.0% market share, nearly five times larger than its nearest competitor (Oracle at 4.1%). Because Salesforce has not lost its top spot and the horizon date has not been reached, the claim cannot yet be resolved.

IDC's 2026 Semiannual Tracker (2025 full-year data) shows Salesforce as the #1 CRM vendor for the 13th consecutive year with 20.0% global market share.
The 10-year horizon date for the prediction made on July 21, 2023, is July 21, 2033.

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[1] cxfoundation.com [2] technologychecker.io [3] salesforce.com [4] salesforce.com [5] cxtoday.com

assessed as of 2026-07-23

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⏳ prediction date: 2033-07-21; checked again automatically on the next resolution wave

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