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  • The World’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers 

    In 2025, the world’s top 100 connector manufacturers generated $81.386 billion in shipments, representing 82.1% of the total worldwide connector market—up from 81.0% in 2024. A new Bishop & Associates report identifies these companies and analyzes their activities, performance, products, and expertise. Bishop & Associates new 10-chapter research report provides a comprehensive analysis of theRead More

  • Global Connector Market Posts 14.7% Growth in 2025, Led by Asia Pacific Surge

    New research from Bishop & Associates tracks more than $12.7 billion in market expansion, with huge growth in Asia. Learn what markets topped the charts. The worldwide electronic connector market expanded by more than $12.7 billion in 2025, delivering a 14.7% increase over 2024 sales, one of the industry’s stronger performances in recent years. AllRead More

Industry Facts and Figures

2016 Top 10 Connector Manufacturers in World Sales

We took names. We analyzed the numbers. Now we’ll share the results. 2016 Top 10 Connector Manufacturers Last month, we provided readers with in-depth, behind-the-scenes insight into the complicated process of engaging with suppliers throughout the interconnect industry and conducting careful analysis of a great deal of hard data to formulate our market reports. BeforeRead More

2016 Top 10 Connector Manufacturers by Sales

The top 10 connector manufacturers, as a group, achieved $32 billion in annual sales in 2016, or 59.8% of world connector demand. The following table identifies the top 10 as defined by total world connector sales. Table 1 (above) reveals some interesting trends: The top four connector manufacturers are all US-based companies: TE Connectivity #1,Read More

The Rise of Asian Connector Manufacturers

The Chinese market’s growth over the past decade has been phenomenal. What does the future hold? As of the end of August 2017, global sales of connectors are up over 10%, with Bishop & Associates forecasting 7.1% growth for the full year. While sales of connector manufacturers based in North America are projected to growRead More

2017 Top 10 European Connector Suppliers for On-Time Delivery and Website Usability

The results are in for the 2017 Bishop & Associates European Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry. We reveal the top 10 European connector suppliers for On-Time Delivery and Overall Website Usability. Bishop & Associates has completed its biennial European customer survey, which evaluated 46 connector manufacturers. A total of 337 of your peers answeredRead More

2017 Top 10 European Connector Suppliers for Quality and Price

The results are in for the 2017 Bishop & Associates European Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry. We reveal the top 10 European connector suppliers for product quality and price competitiveness. Bishop & Associates has completed its biennial European customer survey, which evaluated 46 connector manufacturers. A total of 337 of your peers answered 18Read More

2017 Top 10 European Connector Suppliers

The results of the 2017 Bishop & Associates European Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry have been tallied. We are pleased to introduce the top 10 European connector suppliers for overall best performance. 2017 Top 10 European Connector Suppliers Bishop & Associates’ biennial European customer survey evaluated 46 connector manufacturers. The market research firmRead More

North American PCB Order Growth Boosts Book-to-Bill Ratio

IPC Releases PCB Industry Results for March 2017 IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced the March 2017 findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Although sales and orders continued below last year’s levels, the PCB book-to-bill ratio continued upward, reaching 1.07. Total North American PCB shipments in March 2017 wereRead More

UAV Market Trends

Over the next decade, combined sales of UAVs are expected to top $90 billion dollars, with annual sales rising from $8 billion in 2015 to between $12 and 14 billion in 2025.   The military market will continue to lead the way, with an anticipated dollar market share of around 70%. The remaining market shareRead More

Identifying the Top 10 – It’s Harder Than You Think

Design engineers and purchasing personnel want to use the best connector companies for their design and purchasing requirements. However, identifying the best companies is not an easy task. Asking the following questions helps narrow the field.   Identifying the Top 10 Connector Manufacturers Which companies offer the required products and services? Which companies offer fasterRead More

Top 10 Connector Manufacturers Market Share by Region – Part 2

The 10 largest connector companies had combined 2015 sales of $30 billion, or 57.7% of world connector demand. The names of the top 10 changes when the top 10 is defined as, “Who are the largest companies in each region?” That is, who are the 10 largest companies in sales in North America, Europe, Japan,Read More

Top 10 Connector Manufacturers Market Share by Region – Part 1

What suppliers topped the charts in market share by region?   The 10 largest connector companies had combined 2015 sales of $30 billion, or 57.7% of world connector demand. The table below identifies the top 10 and their 2015 sales by geographic region. 2015 Top 10 Sales by Region All of the top 10 connectorRead More

Analysis of the World’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers
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