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title: "3D Systems, Prusa and BCN3D Top Q1 2017 3D Printing Trends from 3D Hubs"
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# 3D Systems, Prusa and BCN3D Top Q1 2017 3D Printing Trends from 3D Hubs

The 3D printing trends report from 3D Hubs provides [a comprehensive overview on the state of the 3D printing](https://www.3dhubs.com/trends) industry. The report is based on real data from the 3D Hubs platform with over [6,900 online 3D printing services](https://www.3dhubs.com/3dprint) in 150+ countries. The report details trending 3D printers as well as regions with the most 3D printing activity. 3D Hubs' [Knowledge Base](https://www.3dhubs.com/knowledge-base) is a resource for engineers and designers to learn about 3D printing through curated articles written by 3D printing experts.

**Top Rated Desktop Printers
**The Original Prusa i3 MK2 and BCN3D Sigma continue as the two highest rated desktop 3D printers with ratings of 4.87 and 4.85, respectively. Formlabs’ Form 2 is the third highest rated printer, having climbed up a spot since our last Trend Report with over 600 more reviews.

**Top Rated Industrial Printers
**Curiously enough, 3D Systems’ legacy Vanguard SLS 3D printer debuts at #1 with a rating of 4.97, bumping their own Projet 3500 HDMax down to #2.  Stratasys holds an impressive 5 spots on this report's highest rated industrial printers list with their line of Objet Polyjet printers and an FDM printer from their Dimension series. EOS climbs up to #5 with their EOSINT P 760 with a rating of 4.85 as 3D Systems also rounds off the top 10 rated printers with their ProJet 660 and Zcorp at 4.84 and 4.83 respectively.

**Trending Printers
**The Original Prusa i3 MK2 continues to trend at #1 with very strong quarter-over-quarter growth of 207%. Four printers jump onto the list since our last report: the Monoprice MP Select Mini comes in as the second trending printer with 133% QoQ growth, along with the Mark Two at #4 and the Prusa-style Tevo Tarantula at #5. Monoprice has a second printer on this list with their Maker Select at #7, and the BQ Hephestos comes into the mix with 37% QoQ growth since Q3.

**Top Print Cities
**A year on and [New York](https://www.3dhubs.com/new-york) continues being the #1 Top Print City, offering the most 3D printing services of any city in the world with 5.8% growth. The Top 10 Print Cities remain in the same order, albeit showing lower QoQ growth.

**![3dhubs](https://www.voxelmatters.com//wp-content/uploads/2017/01/3dhubs.png)Printer Model Distribution
**Printer model distribution remains largely unchanged with the top 4 printer models steady in place, however the FlashForge Creator Pro has moved up two spots to #5.

**Printer Manufacturer Distribution
**Zortrax overtakes Printrbot for manufacturing distribution on 3D Hubs for the first time, with a slight lead. Ultimaker continues as the #1 3D printer manufacturer on 3D Hubs, ahead of Makerbot now by 1%. With the release of the Ultimaker 3 over the last quarter, this lead is likely to increase.

**Popular Printers by Region
**The Ultimaker 2 shows strong popularity across Europe and Asia Pacific as #1, with a 9.1% and 5.3% share respectively. It is also the 3rd most popular in South America with a share of 3.6%. That being said, Makerbot's Replicator 2 is the most popular printer across North and South America with a 5.7% market share on both continents. Their Replicator 2x is also #2 in South America and rounds off the top 5 in North America and Europe.