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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

The Server Market for Connectors

November 6, 2012 – Prospects for the server market are mixed through the end of 2012. John MacWilliams discusses what is driving the sector’s growth and how it will affect connector suppliers.

In Comparison: The 2012 Downturn Has Been Mild

January 22, 2013 – How does the current connector market compare to other downturns in the last decade? Ron Bishop takes a closer look at the facts and figures that measure the state of the industry in 2012.

Connector Industry Performance: 2012 Results

February 5, 2013 – How did the connector industry fare in 2012 with the mixed bag of economic indicators worldwide? Ron Bishop looks at the final results and explains what it meant for the year that was and what it could mean for the year ahead.

The Military/Aerospace Market for Cable Assemblies

The Military/Aerospace Market for Cable Assemblies Bishop tracks 13 market sectors for electronic interconnects. The combined annual revenue of all the market sectors was $4.3 trillion in 2012 and grew 4.9% over 2011. Of the 13 market sectors, military/aerospace was the seventh fastest growing market sector in 2012 at 0.4% year-over-year and combined revenues ofRead More

Structured Cabling Technology and Market Assessment

January 15, 2013 – The recession reduced investment, cancelled many projects, and impacted budgets in the structured cabling market. Meanwhile, changes in IT technology reshuffled the product mix end-users demand from manufacturers, forcing companies to reconsider their portfolios and adjust the way they approach the market.

Big OEM Sales, No Profits: Consumer Market for Cable Assemblies

January 15, 2013 – The consumer cable assembly market grew 2.1% in 2011 to $6 billion, after increasing 30% in 2010. Although sales were down slightly for the market in 2012, profits are down dramatically for the OEMs. It begs the question, where is the edge of the cliff for this industry?

Analysis of the World’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers
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