The Top 100 Connector Companies in 2023: Product Type
What companies led the connector industry in 2023? In this final article in the four-part series based on the new market research report by Bishop & Associates, we learn about the leading companies by product type.
Bishop & Associates’ new 10-chapter research report provides a comprehensive analysis of the world’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers, with detailed statistics that benchmark the leading connector manufacturers by 2022/2023 total sales, sales by end-use equipment market, sales by product category, and sales by region. All manufacturers are exhibited by 2023 sales and are ranked by region of the world with percent year-to-year change. This report provides all the key data needed to analyze the sales performance of each of the top 100 worldwide electronic connector suppliers.
Globally, there are approximately 1,500 companies that manufacture connectors, making it impractical to vet them all. We believe a good starting point is to first examine the larger, more successful companies. Generally, the larger companies have been successful because they offer a broad array of high-quality products, at a reasonable price, and are able to deliver these products within a period that meets the customer’s demand. With over 35 years of researching the connector industry and analyzing connector companies, Bishop believes the first step in identifying the best connector suppliers is to identify the Top 10 companies, using different definitions of what constitutes Top 10, Specifically, who are the Top 10 in world sales, Top 10 in each geographic region, Top 10 by individual product type manufactured, and Top 10 within each market served.
With this article, we conclude this series of Top 10 articles. There are 54 companies that have received a Top 10 ranking in either sales, sales by region, by product type, or market sector. If you wish to see more potential suppliers of connectors, we have developed a website that provides profiles on over 750 connector companies. You may generate lists of connector companies by sales, products manufactured, markets served and country of origin. Visit The World’s Connector Companies to view the capabilities of this dynamic website.
The first article, part 1 of 4, identified the Top 10 in world sales. These companies are ranked from one to 10, TE Connectivity, Amphenol, Aptiv, Molex, Foxconn (FIT), Luxshare Precision, Yazaki, Rosenberger, JAE, and Hirose Electric. The second article, part 2 of 4, identified the Top 10 by region, adding an additional 15 companies for a total of 25 companies that achieved a Top 10 ranking. The third article, ADD LINK AFTER 12.10, part 3 of 4, examined the Top 10 in each of the 11 end-use equipment/market sectors. When the Top 10 are viewed from this perspective, an additional 11 companies are added to our list of Top 10 companies, making a total of 36 companies acquiring a Top 10 position.
This article, the last in our four-part series, identifies the Top 10 in each of the product type categories. The article also provides a summary of all connector companies achieving a Top 10 status.
Top 10 by Product Type 2023
* Denotes company appearing in the Top 100, but not the Top 50.
When product type is the criteria for identifying top 10 companies, an additional 18 companies, in addition to the 35 companies when identified by region or market sector, achieve top 10 status. Adding the number of individual companies that achieved Top 10 by region, market sector, or product type, you find that 54 companies acquired a Top 10 position in 2023.
These additional 18 companies are HUBER+SUHNER, Radiall, Kostal Kontakt, WAGO, Yamaichi, LAPP, Yokowo, 3M, Leeno, Wieland, Telegartner, Enplas, Senko, Preci-Dip, Autosplice, C.C.P. Contact, Mill-Max, and Metz Connect.
The following table identifies Top 10 ranking, by product for each of the 49 companies.
Companies Achieving Top 10 Ranking by Product Type
Important highlights from this table include:
- TE Connectivity and Amphenol ranked in the Top 10 in all 12 product type categories.
- Molex ranked in the Top 10 in 10 of the 12 product type categories.
- Aptiv ranked in the Top 10 in seven of the 12 product type categories.
- JONHON ranked in the Top 10 in six of the 12 product type categories.
- Foxconn (FIT) ranked in the Top 10 in five of the 12 product categories.
- Luxshare and J.S.T. ranked in the Top 10 in four of the 12 product type categories.
- Three companies, Yazaki, Rosenberger, and CommScope, ranked in the Top 10 in three of the 12 product type categories.
- Of the 49 companies that ranked in the Top 10 in product types, 24 companies ranked in the Top 10 in two or more product type categories.
A complete listing of all connector companies that acquired a Top 10 position in 2023 is found in the following table. Each company, listed in order of world rank, is shown with their number of top 10 mentions by region, market sector or product type.
Connector Companies by Number of Top 10 Appearances
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All source data referenced in the above article is derived from Bishop & Associates Top 100 Connector Manufacturer’s report.
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