Anker develops charging technology and smart hardware: power banks, chargers, cables and energy solutions for the global market
Anker Innovations Limited
Changsha, Hunan (Headquarters)New on Amplifa
About Anker
Anker is a smart hardware company founded in 2011 by Steven Yang and headquartered in Changsha, Hunan (China). The company develops products in the fields of charging technology, energy solutions, smart home, creative tools, and audio and video. Under the Anker brand, the company offers power banks, wall chargers, cables, wireless chargers, charging stations, docking hubs, power strips and car chargers; additional brands include Anker SOLIX (home and portable energy storage), Anker eufy (smart home), Anker soundcore (audio/video) and Anker eufyMake (creative tools). Technological developments include the PowerIQ charging logic, ActiveShield temperature control and GaN-based chargers, including a 250W GaN desktop charger. According to the company, Anker reaches more than 200 million customers and is present in 146 to over 180 markets. The products target private consumers in the areas of travel, workplace, home and vehicle as well as users of the Apple ecosystem.
- Site
- Changsha
- Materials
- Gallium nitride (GaN)
- Certificates
- TÜV-certified Care mode (Nano Charger 45W)
- Founded
- 2011 (by
- Industries
- Consumer electronics, Charging technology, Smart home, Energy storage
- 01
Product development
- 02
Manufacturing by partners
- 03
Distribution via online shops and retail
- 04
Customer service and warranty processing
Technologies
Gallium nitride (GaN)
GaN architecture is used in Anker chargers such as GaNPrime to enable higher charging power in a compact design.
Locations
Changsha
CNHeadquarters
Product Groups
Inside the production
Industries
Quality and Warranty
Anker offers warranties such as a Connected Equipment Warranty for power strips (up to USD 200,000 per case) and a 90-day warranty on refurbished products; every refurbished unit is cleaned, tested and shipped with batteries above 80% capacity.
| Evidence | Changsha |
|---|---|
| TÜV-certified Care mode (Nano Charger 45W) |
History
- 2011
Founded by Steven Yang in Shenzhen
- 2012
Development of PowerIQ for cross-platform charging technology
- 2013
First Amazon bestseller product
- 2014
Introduction of the first 4,500-mAh ultra-slim power bank
- 2015
WSJ mentions Anker charger as a multi-device charger
- 2018
First brand with GaN chargers
- 2020
World No. 1 in mobile charging (Euromonitor, revenue)
- 2022
Introduction of GaNPrime with multiport high-power charging
- 2023
Market launch of the energy storage brand Anker SOLIX
- 2025
Presentation of GaNPrime 2.0 and the world's first 250W GaN desktop charger