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Top 3 influencers, 3 products each, current vs ~2021.

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Influence scores with written methods for the industry panel.

Score	Name	Description
98	Apple	Makes Macs, iPhones, iPads, and first-party cables. Outsized control over what consumers treat as a modern port, including the industry shift to USB-C on phones after regulation and Apple compliance.
90	Samsung	Leading Android phone maker and a PC/display brand. Sets a large share of what USB-C means on non-Apple phones and ships enormous volumes of OEM charge cables with devices.
86	Intel	Major silicon vendor for PC platforms and historically central to high-speed host connectivity, including the Thunderbolt path that shaped USB4-compatible expectations on computers.
78	Lenovo	Largest global PC shipper by units. ThinkPad, Yoga, and Legion lines define a large share of what enterprise and consumer Windows notebooks ship for USB ports and docks.
74	Dell	Major PC OEM with strong commercial and creator lines. Influential in USB-C power delivery, multi-display docks, and enterprise laptop port layouts.

Connector	Spec	Speed (Gbps)	Count	Status
USB-C	USB4	40	4	Standard
USB-C	USB4 Version 2.0	80	2	Emerging
USB-C	USB 3.2 Gen 1	5	2	Established
USB-C	USB 3.2 Gen 2	10	1	Established