From 656 to 167K reachable companies: how our matchable company base grew
A week earlier, our matchable company base held 656 verified firms. Now it is 167,000+ across the vast majority of known industries, with 438,000+ product-company match pairs. Not a one-time purchase - the result of continuous accumulation.
What this means for buyers
When you tell us what you want to source, we match your request against this base. A bigger, better-verified base means:
- More companies we can match - including niche categories that once had no reachable supplier.
- Product-level fit, not just industry-level - down to HS-code. You need plush-toy suppliers, you get companies actually making plush toys, not "toy companies" in general.
- Named, verifiable companies - we can tell you "4X4 REBUILDING LTD (UK) makes your category", a real company you can look up yourself, not a vague promise.
How the base was built
It was not bought - it was built step by step from global public records: trade-show exhibitor lists, customs import records, government procurement awardees, public company contact pages. Each was cross-checked and verified.
From 656 to 167,000 is a qualitative change in coverage:
- Industries from 26 to 28: niche categories once unreachable now have matching companies.
- 438,000 match pairs: on average 20+ well-fit companies per product type.
- Multi-country coverage: no longer limited to a single national market.
Expansion is not the finish line
167,000 is not a target number - it is the current accumulation node. The base keeps expanding; every week new sources connect and new match pairs generate. New match pairs also help refine the matching logic.
This is the system architecture behind our buyer matching.
Frequently asked
How big is the supplier pool you match from?
We match from an existing base we build and continuously enrich — 1.71M+ in total, with 1.04M+ reachable via verified contact info, including 819K+ overseas reachable companies plus a China-based pool of 224K+ reachable suppliers. For buyers, what matters is the verified supplier side: Chinese trade-show exhibitors and other audited B2B sources we can match against your request and reach on your behalf. This is the existing base, not a fixed limit: if the market or category you need isn't in it yet, we collect and enrich it on demand.
Where does TokoAI(51Toko)'s supplier data come from?
From public business databases, Chinese trade-show exhibitor directories, and government procurement records, cross-checked into a reachable, high-quality pool of China-based suppliers that we build and maintain ourselves.
I just came back from a trade show — can you still help me reach exhibitors I missed?
Yes. Tell us the show and what you were looking for, or send the exhibitor list you collected. We find those suppliers from our verified pool, check fit with your needs, and have them respond through our channel — including exhibitors you didn't get to meet on the floor. Your identity and contact stay private; suppliers see your sourcing request but only contact you directly once you authorize us to share your contact.