Accolades and Distinctions
Since 1987, Kingston has consistently garnered awards and accolades as an employer and for its products, services and innovations. Below are some of the honors received.
2019
Forbes Magazine lists Kingston 55th on its list of "America's Largest Private Companies".
Orange County Business Journal names Kingston on its 2019 list of "Best Places to Work in Orange County".
2018
DRAMeXchange ranks Kingston as the number one worldwide third-party supplier of DRAM modules in 2018.
DRAMeXchange ranks Kingston as the number one SSD module maker by market share for channel-market SSDs in 2018.
Gartner, Inc. ranks Kingston as number 8 among the top 10 semiconductor chip buyers globally.
2017
Forbes Magazine lists Kingston as #55 on its list of "The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S."
DRAMeXchange ranks Kingston Technology as the #1 supplier of SSDs in the channel for all of 2017.
DRAMeXchange ranks Kingston Technology as the #1 worldwide DRAM module house memory maker for 2017.
2015
Forbes Magazine lists Kingston as #54 on its list of "The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S."
IHS Technology ranks Kingston as the world's number-one memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market for the 12th consecutive year.
Gartner Research ranks Kingston as the no. 2 aftermarket PC SSD manufacturer in the world for 2014.
2014
Forbes Magazine lists Kingston as #69 on its list of "The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S."
IHS Technology ranks Kingston as the world's number-one memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market for the 11th consecutive year.
2013
Forbes Magazine lists Kingston as #94 on its list of "The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S."
IHS iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world’s #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.
Gartner Research ranks Kingston as the #1 USB Flash drive manufacturer in the world.
2012
Forbes Magazine
Kingston ranked #48 in “Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States,” marking the 11th time Kingston has ranked in the top 500 and the 7th time in a row ranking in the top 100.
IHS iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world's #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.
Gartner Research ranks Kingston #1 USB drive manufacturer in the world.
2011
Inc.com's "Top 100"
"Inc. 5000 Companies" ranks Kingston #4 in total revenue and #1 revenue in the computer hardware category.
Forbes Magazine
Kingston ranked #51 in "Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States," marking the 10th time Kingston has ranked in the top 500 and the 6th time in a row ranking in the top 100.
IHS iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world's #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.
Gartner Research ranks Kingston #1 USB drive manufacturer in the world.
2010
Inc.com's "Top 100"
"Inc. 5000 Companies" ranks Kingston #6 in total revenue and #1 revenue in the computer hardware category.
Forbes Magazine
Kingston ranked #77 in “Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States," marking the 9th time Kingston has ranked in the top 500 and the 5th time in a row ranking in the top 100.
IHS iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world's #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.
Gartner Research ranks Kingston #1 USB drive manufacturer in the world.
2009
Inc.com's "Top 100"
"Inc. 5000 Companies" ranks Kingston #5 in total revenue and #1 revenue in the computer hardware category
Forbes Magazine Kingston ranked #97 in “Forbes 500 Top Private Companies in the United States,” marking the 8th time Kingston has ranked in the top 500 and the 4th time in a row ranking in the top 100.
Publicease - Tech Evolution Award The Tech Evolution Awards recognize Kingston among an elite group of companies that offer exceptional technologies that are transforming the technology industry
IHS iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world's #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market Inc.com
Gartner Research ranks Kingston #1 USB drive manufacturer in the world.
2008
Inc. Magazine Inc.com’s "Top 100"
"Inc. 5000 Companies" ranks Kingston #2 in both gross dollars of growth and total revenue
Forbes lists Kingston as #79 on its list of "The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S."
DRAMeXchange
Listed as #1 Worldwide DRAM Module House Memory Maker for 2008
IHS iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world's #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market
Gartner Research ranks Kingston #1 USB drive manufacturer in the world.
2007
GTDC Summit
Kingston receives distribution industry Rising Star Award, which recognizes the IT Distributions industry's fastest-growing manufacturers and publishers.
The Times, UK
Kingston Technology crowned winner of The Times Leadership Challenge, 2007, United Kingdom.
Inc. Magazine
Inc. ranks Kingston as the #1 fastest growing private company by revenue.
Forbes lists Kingston as #83 on its list of "The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S."
DRAMeXchange
Listed as #1 Worldwide DRAM Module House Memory Maker for 2007.
IHS iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world's #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.
2006
Intel
Kingston receives Intel’s Outstanding Supplier Award for Exceptional Support, Quality and Timely Delivery of FB-DIMM Products.
Orange County Business Journal
John Tu and David Sun Awarded Business People of the Year. Kingston leads OC County's Top Minority-Owned Businesses with Posted Gain in Revenue for 2005.
Forbes lists Kingston as #97 on its list of "The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S."
DRAMeXchange
Listed as #1 Worldwide DRAM Module House Memory Maker for 2006.
IHS iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world's #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.
2005
Forbes lists Kingston as #140 on its list of "The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S."
IHS iSuppli Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world's #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.
2004
AMD
AMD Recognizes Kingston for Outstanding Partner Contributions to Athlon 64 and Opteron Launches.
Computer Trade Shopper
Memory Manufacturer of the Year, United Kingdom Financial Times
Rated as Best Workplaces, United Kingdom.
Forbes lists Kingston as #178 on its list of "The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S."
iSuppli - Applied Market Intelligence
iSuppli ranks Kingston as the world's #1 memory module manufacturer for the third-party memory market.
2003
Computer Trade Shopper
Memory Manufacturer of the Year, United Kingdom.
Dell Supplier Award
Kingston receives Diverse Supplier Award for Best Overall Performance based on Kingston's relationship supporting Dell's base memory business.
Financial Times
Rated as Best Workplaces, United Kingdom.
2002
Computer Trade Shopper
Memory Manufacturer of the Year, United Kingdom.
Fortune Magazine
Kingston Ranked #63 of the “100 Best Companies to Work for in the United States,” marking the for the fifth year in a row ranking in the top 100.
2001
BusinessWeek
Kingston ranked #8 on BusinessWeek's Top Private Info Tech Companies.
Kingston is honored by Industry Week as a "Top 5 Global Manufacturing Company".
2000
United States Secretary of Labor visits Kingston
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao visits Kingston Headquarters to discuss its formula as a successful technology company in America
Forbes magazine lists Kingston as number 141 on its list of “The 500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S.”
1999
AEA
Kingston receives Best Employers Award, Hi-Tech Industry