02.11.2026 21:50
Kingston retains DRAM-module leadership with a 62% revenue share
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Kingston says it ranked first among third-party DRAM-module suppliers with an estimated 62% share in TrendForce’s 2025 revenue ranking. The company reports 23 consecutive years of leadership in this category.
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The ranking concerns third-party module suppliers
Kingston’s announcement covers third-party DRAM-module suppliers rather than all DRAM-chip manufacturing. The estimated 62% is a revenue share. It should not be interpreted as Kingston manufacturing 62% of every memory chip worldwide.
Figures attributed to TrendForce put the market at approximately $21.2 billion in 2025, up 59% after 7% growth in the preceding year. Kingston’s own revenue is reported as increasing 48%. The top five module suppliers accounted for 77% of market revenue.
AI demand and changes in supply
The release says possible tariffs and DDR4 end-of-life schedules influenced inventory decisions early in the year. Later, cloud providers’ growing demand for agentic-AI workloads contributed to greater server-class DRAM consumption.
Capacity directed towards servers also affected supply for PCs and consumer applications. The analysis describes higher shipments and rising DRAM prices as contributors to revenue growth. The entire revenue increase therefore should not be interpreted as an equivalent increase in unit shipments.
DDR5 and enterprise applications
TrendForce’s assessment points to greater focus on industrial and enterprise-server markets and a faster transition towards DDR5 portfolios. Kingston says it continues developing memory solutions for consumer, enterprise, industrial and data-centre applications.
DRAM business manager Kristy Ernt links the performance to long-term strategy, supplier relationships and inventory management. The figures describe the 2025 market, not completed results for all of 2026 or a guarantee about future memory prices.
Sources and further information: Kingston official market announcement · TrendForce research.