English Dictionary

network effect

名詞

(economics) The higher growth rate of businesses with higher market share in those segments of economy in which the value of a product or service depends on the compounding effects of the number of existing users of the product or a service, as is the case with telephone networks.

日本語の意味

（経済学）製品やサービスの価値が、既存の利用者数の増加に伴い複利的に向上する現象。利用者が増えるほど、その製品やサービスがより有用になり、企業は高い市場占有率を獲得しやすくなる。この現象は、電話網などで確認できるように、ネットワークの規模が価値を左右する場合に見られる。

Startups in social platforms often rely on the network effect to outpace competitors, because each additional user increases the service's value.

ソーシャルプラットフォームのスタートアップ企業は、利用者数が増えるほどサービスの価値が高まるため、競合他社を上回るためにネットワーク効果を利用することが多い。

意味（1）

(economics) The higher growth rate of businesses with higher market share in those segments of economy in which the value of a product or service depends on the compounding effects of the number of existing users of the product or a service, as is the case with telephone networks.

Aided by preferential attachment and network effects (the phenomenon of a good or service becoming more valuable the more people who use it), a handful of winners emerge, overshadowing other available options.

network effects （ plural ）