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Each year, Bishop & Associates prepares the Connector Industry Yearbook based on annual reports provided by publicly traded connector companies. Income statements and balance sheets are consolidated for the past 10 years, five years, and most current year, providing benchmarks on the industry and the overall performance of the public connector companies. Featured in each issue are: consolidated history of the public companies, fifteen-year history of performance by company (including industry averages), and a chronological description of important 2025 industry events.

In addition, the report provides a high level review of the connector industry for the period 2015-2026 for sales by region, end-use equipment sector and our forecast for 2026 and 2031 by region and end-use equipment sector.

The 10 companies covered in this report are: Amphenol Corp, Cheng Uei Precision Co. Ltd. (Foxlink), FIT Hon Teng Ltd, Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Hosiden, HUBER+SUHNER, Japan Aviation Electronics Industry (JAE), Limited, Korea Electric Terminal Co. Ltd., SMK, and TE Connectivity.

This comprehensive seven-chapter, 232-page report analyzes all aspects of the world electronic connector market. This report provides detailed connector statistics by top-level equipment sector and product category for North America, Europe, Japan, China, Asia Pacific, and the ROW region. Included is a complete chapter on worldwide connector industry results by region, top-level equipment sector, and product category. Data is provided for the years 2016 – 2025, and projections for 2026 and 2031 (including five-year CAGRs).

Although 2024 was a good year, with connector sales growing +5.6%, no one was prepared for the double-digit growth we saw in 2025!

• Which region exhibited the greatest growth in 2025? How did this growth compare to other regions. How is this growth anticipated to compare to growth of these same regions in 2026, in 2031?
• Which market sector or sectors showed the greatest growth in 2025? Did any of the market sectors show a decline? How are these market sectors expected to perform five years from now? Will other market sectors outperform them?
• From 2024 to 2025, which product families saw the greatest increase? Is this growth anticipated to continue in 2026, or will other product families show greater growth? How closely is the growth of a product family tied to the growth of a market sector? To the growth of a region?

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The 2025 Connector Industry Forecast  is an eight-chapter report providing an in-depth, and detailed forecast of the worldwide connector industry. This report provides detailed forecasts for each region of the world (North America, Europe, Japan, China, Asia Pacific, and ROW), an industry overview of current market trends, currency fluctuation effects, and industry sales performance, as well as an outlook narrative.

After a solid 2024, the connector industry is anticipated to finish 2025 even stronger. What is driving this growth, will the connector industry be able to maintain this momentum into 2026? Into 2030? 

• How has the connector industry performed in 2025? How is the connector industry predicted to perform in 2026? What factors are predicted to contribute to the increase or decline of sales in 2026? Are these the same factors that affected growth in 2025?
• Which regions, market sectors, and subsectors are predicted to show the greatest growth in 2025, in 2026 through 2030? Will bookings continue to be strong, or will they start to contract as we head into 2026? How important is region, market, and subsector when anticipating growth or contraction?
• What outside factors are contributing to connector growth in 2025? In 2030? Are these the same factors that allowed the connector industry to grow in 2024? Are there specific market sectors anticipated to grow more than others? Decline more than others?
• In what way are currency fluctuations impacting connector sales? How has connector backlog changed during the last 10 months of 2025? Based on historical data, what does this change in backlog tell us?

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This ten-chapter research report provides a comprehensive analysis of the world’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers. The world’s top 100 connector manufacturers recorded 2024 shipments of $70.060 billion. This represented 81.0% of the worldwide connector market, down from 82.4% in 2023. The balance of the connector industry had 2023 shipments of $16/417 billion and represented 19.0% of the total market.

In 2024, the Top 100 Connector Manufacturers Accounted for Approximately 81% of the Total Electronic Connector Market

• Who were the top 100 connector manufacturers in total sales? Which region accounted for the largest percentage of top 100 connector manufacturers based on origin?
• How does this compare to 2023? What percentage did the top 50 account for? The top 10? Who were the top 10 manufacturers? What percentage of the market did they account for? How has this percentage changed from 2023? What percentage did manufacturers 51 through 100 account for? How has this percentage changed since last year?
• Which connector manufacturers had the greatest sales in the telecom/datacom sector, the industrial sector, or the automotive sector?
• Who was the leader in fiber optic connector sales, I/O rectangular or circular connector sales?
• How does the top 10 change when viewed by product type, market sector, or region? By base of origin, in which region do the largest connector manufacturers reside?
• Which connector manufacturers showed the greatest year-over-year growth, the greatest year-over-year decline?

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World RF Coax Connector Market 2025 presents the latest and most up-to-date market information, trends, RF connector technology, product, and application information. RF coax connector sales for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025F, and 2030F are provided by RF connector family and type, by region of the world.

Predictions include effects of trends for higher frequencies, broader application bandwidths, and international shifts. With a forecasted CAGR of approximately 9%, from 2025F to 2030F, growth of the world RF coax connector market exceeds many other connector types. Major changes are currently underway for coaxial connectors and applications. Understand and prepare your company and customers for these changes by ordering your copy of World RF Coax Connector Market 2025. Click here for a detailed table of contents and ordering information for World RF Coax Connector Market 2025.

Examining over 850 acquisitions, Bishop & Associates’ updated research report, History of M & A in the Connector Industry (Shrinking Footprints: Connector Industry Consolidation 1950s – 2024) looks at how mergers and acquisitions have changed the connector, cable, and cable assembly industry. The report chronicles acquisitions by year, type (manufacturer, distributor or private equity firm) and manufacturer, while also looking at the change in acquisition targets over the years. Get a better understanding of how acquisitions have changed the landscape of the connector, cable, and cable assembly market over the last half century, order your copy of the History of M & A in the Connector Industry (Shrinking Footprints: Connector Industry Consolidation 1950s – 2024).

This report examines by region, by general classification, and by individual I/O rectangular connector type, the I/O rectangular connector market and  provides detailed sales statistics for the years 2022, 2023, 2024F, and 2029F. To know the key suppliers of individual I/O rectangular connector types, understand what I/O rectangular product types are anticipated to show the most growth, and plan how you can capitalize on this growth, order your copy of The Rectangular Input/Output Connector Market 2024.

This 17-chapter, 214-page report provides a detailed analysis in US dollars for the years 2021 through 2027, by region, end-use equipment sector and cable assembly type. Our analysis is provided numerically and graphically, allowing the reader to easily view and understand upcoming trends.

Bishop & Associates has just released a new market research report that identifies 13 connector types that are expected to grow at a significantly faster rate than the general market over the next three to five years. Connector Types and Technologies Poised for Growth is an 18-chapter, 308-page report that defines the key characteristics of each connector, as well as typical applications, major manufacturers, along with projected market values and five-year CAGR. This report also reviews emerging trends and technologies that are likely to have a significant impact on connector design and applications over this same period.

Each of the 13 connector types and 15 technologies identified in this new report include a product description with key mechanical and electrical performance characteristics. This report also pinpoints significant packaging and semiconductor trends that are influencing the basic system architecture of next generation high-performance computing and data center networks. Emerging applications across multiple market segments are also identified. Global market values and forecasts covering the years 2022 through 2028, with a five-year CAGR, document our growth expectations for each product type.

Bishop & Associates, a leader in electronic connector research, has released the 2023 European Connector Market research report. This comprehensive, three-chapter, 256-page, report analyzes all aspects of the $17.3 billion European electronic connector market. The report provides detailed connector statistics by end-use equipment/market sector and product category for 19 countries/regions. Included is an overview chapter of the European region. Data is provided for the years 2021, 2022, 2023F, and a forecast for 2028 (including five-year CAGRs).

This extensive 229-page, seven-chapter research report provides an in-depth analysis of the MIL-spec/COTS equivalent and commercial/industrial circular connector markets. This new report furnishes detailed statistics worldwide and by region, broken down by circular connector types for the years 2021, 2022, 2023F and 2028F. In addition, to specific circular connector series, products are recapped as MIL-Spec/COTS equivalents and commercial/industrial types. An expanded quantitative review of cable assemblies using circular connectors is included along with reviews of many key manufacturers that produce the circular connectors discussed.

This 9-chapter report provides a detailed analysis in US dollars. In addition to information on the actual vehicle, current and forecast information is provided by region on the types of connectors and cable assemblies used in military ground vehicles. Our analysis is provided numerically and graphically, allowing the reader to easily view and understand upcoming trends.

Bishop & Associates research report, Copper and Fiber Connectivity in the Data Center looks at what maybe the first steps of a major evolutionary change in the market for this class of interfaces. Be prepared for these steps.  Order your copy of Copper and Fiber Connectivity in the Data Center.

The 2022 North American Cable Assembly Manufacturers report is a 1,088‐page report, in PDF format, containing profiles on 1,040 companies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico that manufacture cable assemblies for resale. The profiles include company name, address, phone number, business manager, website, estimated 2019 worldwide revenues, facility size, manufacturing locations by region of the world, markets served, product types manufactured, agency approvals/certifications, minority business designations, and a brief description of the business.

This 16-chapter, 197-page research report provides an in-depth analysis of the worldwide automotive connector market. Covering the period 2020, 2021, and 2026F, as well as a summary for the period 2020 through 2026F, this report focuses on interconnects used in light vehicle production. Connector usage is broken down by vehicle type; low-cost/economy, mid-range, and premium, as well as by key electronic system, connector type, and region.

This research report examines the IC socket market from both a US dollar standpoint and in units. The report looks at current IC socket applications and examines present and future factors which are anticipated to change the way we develop, market, procure and utilize IC sockets. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to understand the changes this market is anticipated to undergo, order your copy today.

This eight-chapter, 223‐page research report provides detailed information on the instrumentation market, including connector types used and their suppliers, instrumentation equipment suppliers, and applications where connectors are found in the instrumentation market.

Bishop & Associates research report, Computer Server Market Trends and Connector Use 2020-2030, explores the server market. The report discusses the current trends driving server growth and the manufacturers participating in this growth. Also examined are the connectors used in servers and which connector types will experience the most growth, and which will slowly be phased out.

This six-chapter, 297‐page research report provides a detailed analysis of the world industrial market for connectors. The report focuses on three key segments Factory Automation and Machinery, Construction and Civil Engineering, and Energy Markets. World Industrial Market for Connectors provides a detailed analysis of these above three segments, including equipment and connector products found within each of the segments. Connectors sales numbers are provided for each of these key segments, by region, and product type for the years 2019, 2020, 2021F, and 2026F.

This nine chapter, 254-page, research report provides a detailed analysis of the connectors used in the six key telecom sub-sectors; enterprise equipment, wireless infrastructure, wireless subscriber, carrier network, cable/MSO network, and other telecom equipment. Connector statistics are provided by year, region, sub-sector, connector type and more than 60 different equipment types.

This research report, 5G Infrastructure – How 5G is Impacting Infrastructure Hardware and Connector Buying Trends provides insight as to how 5G and the hardware changes in-process will impact connector buying trends and a reference timetable for when they will be deployed. Timelines may move in or move out, but the significant changes outlined in this report will largely play out over the next five years.

Focusing on connectors used in the medical electronics market, this 12-chapter, 472-page report examines electronic connectors and cable assemblies used in the medical sector and the equipment these connectors and assemblies are found on. Also examined are the market trends, regulations, and requirements to be successful as an equipment manufacturer and supplier.

The report looks at connectors, cables, and instruments used inside the body, either temporarily during surgery or exams, or long term in implanted devices. The report takes a close look at trends for endoscopes, surgical robotics, dental and electrosurgical equipment which use a variety of reusable and disposable connectors. This latest report also contains a thorough analysis of the Therapeutic market, including a close look at connectors and cables used for respiratory equipment, such as ventilators used to treat patients with breathing impairments caused by the Coronavirus. The report also provides an in-depth review of defibrillators, AED’s, and emerging wearable defibrillator products and the connectors and cables needed to support them.

Non-Automotive Transportation Market for Connectors examines the technology, trends, and products that are driving the growth of the various sub-sectors within the transportation market. Forecasts by transportation sector, product type and region are provided, along with five-year compound average growth rate projections.