64 Examples of a Service Market

John Spacey, August 23, 2021

A service market is competition to buy and sell intangible value. This can be contrasted with product markets that are venues of exchange for physical things. The global economy produces more intangible value than tangible value such that service markets are arguably bigger than product markets†. The following are illustrative examples of a service market.

Advertising	Arts & Culture
Business Outsourcing	Business Services
Cafes	Catering
Childcare	Cleaning
Cloud Computing	Club Goods
Construction	Consulting
Data Services	Delivery
Design Services	Ecommerce
Education & Learning	Engineering
Entertainment	Events
Financial Services	Health & Wellness
Healthcare	Home Builders
Home Renovation	Hospitality
Hotels	Information Services
Infrastructure	Insurance
Internet Services	Knowledge Services
Leasing	Logistics
Maintenance & Repair	Manufacturing as a Service
Media	Mobile Apps
Mobile Services	Moving Services
Night Economy	Performing Arts
Personal Services	Product Customization Services
Product as a Service	Professional Services
Recreational Facilities	Rentals
Restaurants	Retail
Retirement Homes	Software as a Service
Taxis	Technology Infrastructure
Technology Platforms	Technology Services
Theme Parks	Tours
Transportation	Travel
Utilities	Video Games
Warehousing Services	Waste Management

In addition to services sold on markets there are public services that are provided by governments. For example, a road or park that is provided by a city.

Club goods are services that provide access to large scale capital for a fee. For example, a ski hill or a theme park.

Service markets can be broadly delineated into consumer services and business services.

The night economy includes anything that people do at night such as diner theatre or pubs.

Product as a service offers a product for a usage fee or recurring fee. For example, a city where you can rent bicycles for a low fee billed by the minute.