Gallup International was formally founded in May 1947 with 11 original members and Dr. George H Gallup as its first President, until his death in 1984. In May 2010, The Gallup International Association (GIA) came together with the Worldwide Independent Network of market research (WIN) to form the largest network of independent market research and polling firms in the world. Currently WIN/Gallup International is registered in Zurich Switzerland, and covers 95% of the world’s market with 75Members and research capabilities in more than 100 countries around the world.