The 2022 Top 50 Electronics Distributors

The Source Today Top 50 Electronics Distributors are overcoming political and economic challengesand continuing to grow.

The imagery of a chain is a compelling one—interconnected links that are both flexible and strong. Thatstrength is wholly dependent on those links remaining intact, however, and a supply chain is no different.

The breaks have come in several places in the supply chain over the past three years. It began with a tradewar pitting the United States and China against one another. That was quickly followed by a global pandemic, inflationary pressures and a global shortage of workers to move those goods that were being produced.

Two more challenge are a deadly and disruptive invasion by Russia into Ukraine, which has halted the flow ofoil, natural gas and precious metals across Europe, and a badly clogged port in Shanghai that has brought shipping to a standstill and is further exacerbated the worldwide supply system. Click here for full article.

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  1. Arrow Electronics, Inc.
    Founded: 1935 | Locations: 288 | Employees: 20,700
  2. WPG Americas
    Founded: 2005 | Locations: 100+ | Employees: 5,000+
  3. Avnet
    Founded: 1921 | Locations: 205+ | Employees: 14,500
  4. Future Electronics
    Founded: 1968 | Locations: 170 | Employees: 6,000
  5. DigiKey
    Founded: 1972 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 5,000
  6. TTI, Inc
    Founded: 1971 | Locations: 136 | Employees: 7,000
  7. Smith
    Founded: 1984 | Locations: 17 | Employees: 700+
  8. RS Group plc/Allied Electronics & Automation
    Founded: 1928 | Locations: 40+ | Employees: 6,600+
  9. Mouser Electronics
    Founded: 1964 | Locations: 27 | Employees: 3,000
  10. Fusion Worldwide
    Founded: 2001 | Locations: 25 | Employees: 448
  11. Rutronik Electronics
    Founded: 1973 | Locations: 82 | Employees: 1,800+
  12. Farnell, trading as Newark in North America
    Founded: 1934 | Locations: 36
  13. Heilind Electronics - DAC
    Founded: 1974
  14. NewPower Worldwide
    Founded: 2014 | Locations: 8 | Employees: 109
  15. A2 Global Electronics + Solutions
    Founded: 1978 | Locations: 13 | Employees: 500+
  16. Velocity Electronics
    Founded: 1999 | Locations: 77 | Employees: 207
  17. Sourceability
    Founded: 2015 | Locations: 20 | Employees: 320
  18. Master Electronics
    Founded: 1967 | Locations: 14 | Employees: 655
  19. Chip 1 Exchange
    Founded: 2001 | Locations: 6 | Employees: 400
  20. Sager Electronics
    Founded: 1887 | Locations: 10 | Employees: 401
  21. Classic Components
    Founded: 1985 | Locations: 14 | Employees: 200
  22. CoreStaff Co., Ltd.
    Founded: 2000 | Locations: 6 | Employees: 219
  23. PEI-Genesis
    Founded: 1946 | Locations: 14 | Employees: 800
  24. Bisco Industries
    Founded: 1973 | Locations: 49 | Employees: 510
  25. RFMW
    Founded: 2003 | Locations: 25 | Employees: 150
  26. Powell Electronics
    Founded: 1946 | Locations: 9 | Employees: 221
  27. Richardson Electronics
    Founded: 1947 | Locations: 24 | Employees: 390
  28. Electro Enterprises
    Founded: 1970 | Locations: 3 | Employees: 330
  29. Steven Engineering
    Founded: 1975 | Locations: 3 | Employees: 126
  30. Hughes-Peters
    Founded: 1921 | Locations: 12 | Employees: 160
  31. Symmetry Electronics
    Founded: 1998 | Locations: 4 | Employees: 90
  32. Flame Enterprises
    Founded: 1969 | Locations: 7 | Employees: 59
  33. Direct Components
    Founded: 1998 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 60-80
  34. IBS Electronics
    Founded: 1980 | Locations: 12 | Employees: 110
  35. Flip Electronics
    Founded: 2015 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 63
  36. Marsh Electronics
    Founded: 1937 | Locations: 8 | Employees: 120
  37. Area51-Authorized
    Founded: 1999 | Locations: 5 | Employees: 68
  38. SMD Inc.
    Founded: 1988 | Locations: 6 | Employees: 52
  39. All Tech Electronics, Inc
    Founded: 1993 | Locations: 2 | Employees: 33
  40. Brevan Electronics
    Founded: 1983 | Locations: 2 | Employees: 49
  41. Diverse Electronics
    Founded: 1993 | Locations: 3 | Employees: 50
  42. March Electronics
    Founded: 1972 | Locations: 2 | Employees: 40
  43. Air Electro
    Founded: 1952 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 95
  44. NASCO Aerospace and Electronics
    Founded: 2001 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 26
  45. Suntsu Electronics
    Founded: 2002 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 30
  46. Jameco Electronics
    Founded: 1974 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 75
  47. Marine Air Supply
    Founded: 1965 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 14
  48. PUI (Projections Unlimited, Inc.)
    Founded: 1980 | Locations: 2 | Employees: 33
  49. Kensington Electronics
    Founded: 1989 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 29
  50. Advantage Electric Supply
    Founded: 1993 | Locations: 1 | Employees: 15