State by state
The leading electronics store chains in every state
Tracked electronics store chains ranked by consumer spend in each state, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. Best Buy leads in 49 states, Apple in DC. Against their share in the US as a whole, Best Buy stands out in 29 states, Apple in 14 states, and Micro Center in 1 state.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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Best Buy
Relative #1 in 29 states
North Dakota 1.5×, West Virginia 1.5×, Iowa 1.4×, Montana 1.4×, Louisiana 1.3×, Mississippi 1.3×, Arkansas 1.2×, Nebraska 1.2×, South Carolina 1.2×, Alabama 1.1×, Florida 1.1×, Hawaii 1.1×, Indiana 1.1×, New Mexico 1.1×, North Carolina 1.1×, Oregon 1.1×, Texas 1.1×, Washington 1.1×, Wisconsin 1.1×, Georgia 1×, Maine 1×, Minnesota 1×, Oklahoma 1×, Arizona 0.9×, Idaho 0.9×, Kansas 0.9×, Colorado 0.8×, Delaware 0.8×, Missouri 0.8×
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Apple
Relative #1 in 14 states
Kentucky 1.6×, California 1.5×, New York 1.5×, Utah 1.5×, New Hampshire 1.4×, Pennsylvania 1.3×, Connecticut 1.2×, Nevada 1.2×, Illinois 1.1×, Maryland 1.1×, Massachusetts 1.1×, Michigan 1.1×, New Jersey 1.1×, Virginia 1.1×
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Micro Center
Relative #1 in Ohio, 2.9× its share in the US
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Batteries Plus Bulbs
Relative #1 in Alaska, 3.9× its share in the US
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Electronic Express
Relative #1 in Tennessee, over 10× its share in the US
Not enough tracked stores: South Dakota
No ranked chain with 5% of the state's spend and 3 stores there: District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wyoming
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Best Buy
#1 in 49 states
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Apple
#1 in District of Columbia
Not enough tracked stores: South Dakota
A state shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked electronics store chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to the US compares a chain's share of the state's spend with its share in the US as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in the US and the chains that lead a state by spend, wherever a chain has at least 5% of the state's spend and 3 stores there. Colors match the store map; other tracked chains are gray.
Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked electronics store chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Board Game Barrister and The Game Store sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Board Game Barrister | ▲2 | +18.9% |
| 2 | The Game Store | ▲2 | +15.9% |
| 3 | Fallout Games | ▲5 | +15.1% |
| 4 | Sound Warehouse | ▲3 | +15.0% |
| 5 | Battery World | ▲4 | +11.1% |
| 6 | Micro Center | - | +11.0% |
| 7 | Dodd Camera | ▲3 | +9.9% |
| 8 | Games Galore | - | +9.8% |
| 9 | Hunt's Photo & Video | ▲1 | +6.6% |
| 10 | Culture Shock | ▲2 | +6.4% |
| 11 | Level Up Gaming | ▲1 | +5.2% |
| 12 | Video Game Heaven | ▲5 | +4.8% |
| 13 | Mr Fix Cell Phone & Computer Repair | ▲2 | +4.0% |
| 14 | Phone Repair Guy | ▲2 | +0.5% |
| 15 | Batteries Plus Bulbs | - | -0.0% |
- Best Buy
- Apple
- Micro Center
- Batteries Plus Bulbs
- Abt Electronics
- uBreakiFix
- Electronic Express
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
7,410 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 2,434 of the 7,410 stores (33%); 3,682 of the 4,080 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Best Buy (1,105)
- Apple (208)
- Micro Center (32)
- Batteries Plus Bulbs (719)
- Abt Electronics (1)
- uBreakiFix (333)
- Electronic Express (19)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Best Buy 1,105
- 2 Batteries Plus Bulbs 719
- 3 uBreakiFix 333
- 4 Apple 208
- 5 Cellaxs Phone Repair 69
- 6 Cellairis 45
- 7 Micro Center 32
- 8 RadioShack 25
- 9 Electronic Express 19
- 10 Celltech 16
- 11 Techy 15
- 12 Tricked Out Accessories 15
- 13 Samsung 14
- 14 Milwaukee PC 13
- 15 Ham Radio Outlet 11
- 16 Mr Fix Cell Phone & Computer Repair 11
- 17 Mike's Camera 11
- 18 Video Only 9
- 19 Hunt's Photo & Video 9
- 20 BeMobile 7
- 21 PC Laptops 7
- 22 Dodd Camera 6
- 23 Audio One 6
- 24 Bedford Camera & Video 6
- 25 Intel 5
- 26 Altex Computers & Electronics 5
- 27 Freeman's Car Stereo 5
- 28 Games Ahoy 4
- 29 Level 7 Games 4
- 30 Gamers Guild AZ 4
- 31 Level Up Gaming 4
- 32 Battery World 4
- 33 Just Press Play 4
- 34 Sound Warehouse 3
- 35 Board Game Barrister 3
- 36 Central Computers 3
- 37 Tier 1 Games 3
- 38 Game Pawn 3
- 39 Culture Shock 3
- 40 Video Game Trading Post 3
- 41 Mobile Care 3
- 42 Fallout Games 3
- 43 Phone Repair Guy 3
- 44 Battery Mart 3
- 45 Video Game Heaven 3
- 46 Play And Talk 3
- 47 Games Galore 3
- 48 Hahn Appliance Warehouse 3
- 49 Nintendo New York 3
- 50 Main St 3
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