Ranking and advantages of the top ten companies producing connectors in the world

Ranking and advantages of the top ten companies producing connectors in the world.

1. TE Connectivity

Advantages: 18% global market share, products covering connectors, sensors and electronic components, deep layout in electric vehicles, aerospace, digital factory fields, high technical barriers, customers covering 140+ countries.

Business highlights: The automotive connector business grew by 25%, and the industrial field was affected by supply chain fluctuations but was generally stable.

2. Amphenol

Advantages: A global leading connector manufacturer, its products cover IT data centers, 5G base stations, consumer electronics and medical equipment, with outstanding R&D capabilities and more than 100,000 connector solutions.

Business highlights: The demand for high-speed connectors in data centers has surged, but the decline in medical orders needs attention.

3. Molex

Advantages: There are more than 100,000 types of connectors, covering electronic, electrical, and fiber optic systems, and the technology is adapted to harsh environments (such as automobiles and medical). The resources of the Koch Group are strongly supported.

Business highlights: New energy connector orders doubled, and energy storage business accounted for 35%.

4. APTIV

Advantages: Split from the former Delphi, focusing on active safety and autonomous driving, leading high-voltage connector technology, and over 100 production bases around the world to ensure delivery.

Business highlights: Combining traditional connectors with smart interconnection solutions to meet the needs of new energy vehicles.

5. Luxshare

Advantages: China's leader, consumer electronics tied to Apple's AI ecosystem, significant growth in automotive electronics business (contributing 4.8 billion yuan in 2024), and the commissioning of the Vietnam base to strengthen cost advantages.

Business highlights: The yield rate of folding screen hinge connectors is 95%, and AI mobile phone orders have increased by 22%.

6. Foxconn

Advantages: The world's largest electronics foundry, efficient supply chain management in the 3C field, significant scale effect, covering consumer electronics, communications and new energy vehicle parts.

Challenges: Profit margins are compressed by the foundry model, and transformation to high-end manufacturing is required.

7. YAZAKI

Advantages: Japan's leading automotive wiring harness company, with products covering wiring harnesses, instruments, and connectors, with a presence in more than 40 countries, and adapting to both traditional fuel vehicles and new energy vehicles.

Technical barriers: Leading high-voltage wiring harness technology, and deeply tied to Toyota and other automakers.

8. JONHON

Advantages: With a strong military background, the market share of aviation/aerospace connectors exceeds 60%, with a high degree of autonomy in optical, electrical, and fluid connection technologies, and participation in the formulation of multiple national standards.

Growth point: New energy vehicle connector orders increased by 40%.

9. Changying Precision

Advantages: Leading precision mold technology, dual-wheel drive of consumer electronics and new energy vehicles, core supplier of Huawei and Tesla, and production capacity expanded to 50 million pairs/year.

Technical breakthrough: Liquid-cooled energy storage connectors are mass-produced, and gross profit margin remains high at 35%.

10. DEREN Electronics (DEREN)

Advantages: Leading consumer electronics connector company, Type-C/DDR product technology upgrade, automotive wiring harness business covers BYD and CATL, and overseas market expansion is accelerating.

Risks: Fierce competition in low-end products, need to break through in high-end areas.

Industry trends and competition landscape

Market concentration: The top ten global companies have a market share of over 60%, and the Chinese group (Luxshare, AVIC, Changying) has increased from 15% to 22%.

Technology positioning: 112G high-speed connectors (Molex, Tyco) and automotive-grade waterproof connectors (IP69K standard) have become the focus of competition.

Capacity layout: Chinese companies are accelerating overseas factory construction (such as Luxshare's Vietnam base) to hedge geopolitical risks.