HyperX
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
Gaming accessories brand selling headsets, keyboards and mice.
Until HyperX traces its cobalt, gold and tin to the mine, it can't show that the miners who dig them are safe or fairly paid.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace. That alone means a poor grade until it takes steps to trace them.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere electronics are usually made, such as China and Malaysia, unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: Traces its cobalt, gold and other conflict minerals to the mine
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Probably made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't trace
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
We couldn't confirm where HyperX makes most of its products, so this shows where electronics are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 55% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | 15% | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Taiwan | 10% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Malaysia | 8% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| South Korea | 7% | No guarantee of rights | Close to a living wage | Low |
| India | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: cobalt, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold mining carry child and forced labour risk (DR Congo, Indonesia), and assembly overtime is widespread.
- Modern slavery statement
- Relies on metals such as cobalt, gold and tin from artisanal mines where miners, including children, face toxic dust, mercury exposure and deadly tunnel collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes HyperX does not say where its products are made, and no factory or country breakdown is published for the brand. As part of HP Inc. it falls under HP's group programme: RBA membership, a supplier code with a no-fee recruitment rule, independent supplier audits and a group modern slavery statement, though none of these name HyperX or its suppliers, and it is unclear whether HP's published supplier list covers them. HP has no living wage commitment.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Listed | Covered by parent HP Inc.'s FY25 Modern Slavery Transparency Statement, which applies to HP Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries; HyperX is not named in it. View |
| KnowTheChain | Listed | Parent HP Inc. scored 48/100 (4th of 45) in the 2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark; HyperX is not assessed separately. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not listed | HyperX and its former owner Kingston were not rated in Baptist World Aid's last Electronics Industry Report (2016); the series has ended. HP was in the B band in 2016. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- KnowTheChain 2025 ICT Benchmark scorecard: HP Inc. · search the archive · Parent HP Inc. scored 48/100, 4th of 45, with gaps on purchasing practices and union rights
- HP Inc. Modern Slavery Transparency Statement FY25 (Australian Modern Slavery Register) · search the archive · Group statement covering HP Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries; audits, no-fee recruitment rule and remedy; HyperX not named
- Does your company release a list of its suppliers? (HP Sustainability) · search the archive · HP supplier list covers 95% of HP spend on materials, manufacturing and assembly; it does not mention HyperX
- HP übernimmt HyperX (PC-Welt) · search the archive · HP bought Kingston's HyperX gaming peripherals business for US$425 million
- HyperX (JB Hi-Fi) · search the archive · JB Hi-Fi sells HyperX headsets, keyboards and mice in Australia
- 2016 Electronics Industry Trends (Baptist World Aid Australia) · search the archive · Last edition (2016); HP in the B band; Kingston/HyperX not rated
Company details
- Owned by
- HP Inc. (since 2021)
- Headquarters
- United States
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is HyperX ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/hyperx, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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