Number of stores of leading CE retailers worldwide 2020-2021, by headquarter

GOME Electrical Appliances, is one of the largest consumer electronics retailer chains in China and had 3,421 stores in China as of 2020. Another Chinese giant Suning had 2,649 stores that year, whereas the North American consumer electronics retailer BestBuy had approximately 1,159 locations in 2021. Within the selected retailers, BestBuy led the ranking by revenue, with more than 47 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2021.

BestBuy

Best Buy is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer, which also operates in Canada and Mexico. The largest share of the company’s revenue came from computing and mobile phones, followed by other consumer electronics, such as wearables, and smart home devices. Appliances, entertainment, and services are BestBuy’s other major business segments.

Major consumer electronics brands

Retail stores are one of the main channels where electronical products are being sold. Major companies like Sony, Panasonic, LG Electronics and Fujifilm generate billions of U.S. dollars every year. Sony topped the ranking in recent years, acquiring 80 billion U.S. dollars in sales as of 2021.