Throughout its history, Kingston has achieved many accolades, recognition by top business publications and industry associations, and awards that recognize environmental and design innovation in business.
Awards and recognition
Celebrating honors and achievements that reflect Kingston's commitment to innovation, quality, and dependable memory and storage solutions.
Timeline
Timeline
2025
- Kingston IronKey D500S receives NIST FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation.
2024
- Kingston XS1000 External SSD wins 2024 Red Dot Award.
2023
- Kingston ships 100 million overclockable modules.
- Kingston IronKey VP80ES wins 2023 Red Dot Award.
2022
- Kingston celebrates 35 years in business.
- Kingston is awarded “Business Peripherals Vendor of the Year” at the PCR Awards.
- Kingston IronKey VP80ES wins three Platinum awards in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program: Best Encryption Solution, Best Data Storage Security Solution, and Best Secure Data Storage for Military and Government.
2020
- OC Business Journal awards John Tu and David Sun Business People of the Year.
2019
- OC Business Journal ranks Kingston as one of the best places to work in Orange County, CA.
2015
- Kingston presented as winner of Green Dot Award. This is the world’s most prestigious green award that recognizes outstanding products and services which are manufactured and delivered in an environmentally friendly manner.
2014
- Kingston presented as winner of Red Dot Award for design, quality & innovation. This international design competition judges for product design, communication design and design concepts.
2012
- Kingston celebrates 25 years in the memory business.
2011
- Inc.com ranks Kingston as the #4 Fastest Growing Private Company by revenue and #1 revenue in the computer hardware category.
- OC Business Journal awards John Tu and David Sun Business People of the Year.
2010
- Inc.com ranks Kingston #6 in total revenue and #1 in revenue in the computer hardware category.
2009
- Inc.com ranks Kingston #5 in total revenue and #1 in revenue in the computer hardware category.
- Publicease Tech Evolution Award is presented to Kingston for its exceptional technology that is transforming the tech industry.
2007
- Times UK crowned Kingston the winner of the Times Leadership Challenge for providing solutions for needy areas of the world providing water treatment solutions and neighborhood restoration.
2004
- Computer Trade Shopper ranks Kingston the Memory Manufacturer of the Year.
- UK Financial Times rates Kingston as Best Places to Work.
2003
- Computer Trade Shopper awards Kingston the Memory Manufacturer of the Year.
- UK Financial Times names Kingston as Best Places to Work.
2001
- IndustryWeek honors Kingston as a Top 5 Global Manufacturing Company.
- Businessweek ranks Kingston as #8 on Businessweek's Top Private Info Tech Companies.
- Investor's Business Daily profiles John Tu in their Leaders & Success feature article.
1999
- AEA gives Kingston the Best Employers Award in the Hi-Tech Industry.
1998
- Fortune Magazine ranks Kingston #2 of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in the U.S. The honor is awarded to Kingston for the next 4 years.
- Harvard Business School honors John Tu as a prime example of success in business.
1997
- Asian Business Association presents Entrepreneur of the Year Award to John Tu and David Sun.
- Chapman University Ethics in America Achievement Award is awarded to Kingston Technology.
1996
- John Tu and David Sun win Business People of the Year by the Orange County Business Journal.
- Asian Business League American Dream Award is given to John Tu.
1992
- Inc. Magazine ranks Kingston #1 as the fastest-growing privately held company in America.
