ComponentSource Announces 2018 Awards

We are delighted to announce the latest awards for our bestselling products and leading publishers.
February 27, 2018
Press Release

The ComponentSource Awards for 2018 have been announced!
Each year ComponentSource presents our Top 100 bestselling publishers and products with awards. These awards are based on the total USD $ value of sales to our customers worldwide and represent a real world view of the products that are in demand and currently being bought by our global customers. As such they probably represent the best software component and development tool market size and research information available on a global basis.

Bestselling Product Awards Explained

The products have each been allocated a Top 5, Top 10, Top 25, Top 50 or Top 100 Bestselling Product Award for 2018 based on the following ranking:

  • total sales USD $ order value for the individual product
  • for sales made to our customers in over 180 countries worldwide
  • less the value of any refunds made due to issues with the product
  • between the dates Jan 1st, 2017 to Dec 31st, 2017 inclusive
  • sales made in non-USD $ currencies have been converted into USD $ to get a final total
  • the list has then been sorted and the awards made based on the ranking achieved
  • the awards were announced in 2018, hence we use 2018 in the award name

Bestselling Publisher Awards Explained

The publishers have each been allocated a Top 5, Top 10, Top 25, Top 50 or Top 100 Bestselling Publisher Award for 2018 based on the following ranking:

  • total sales USD $ order value for all the individual products in their entire product range
  • for sales made to our customers in over 180 countries worldwide
  • less the value of any refunds made due to issues with their products
  • between the dates Jan 1st, 2017 to Dec 31st, 2017 inclusive
  • sales made in non-USD $ currencies have been converted into USD $ to get a final total
  • the list has then been sorted and the awards made based on the ranking achieved
  • the awards were announced in 2018, hence we use 2018 in the award name