The world production of humanoid robots has moved from individual prototypes to the first serial batches, but the industry remains highly concentrated: about 85% of deliveries in 2025 were provided by Chinese companies.
According to the Chinese research center CCID, in 2025 Chinese manufacturers supplied about 14,400 humanoid robots, which accounted for 84.7% of the global total. market. Thus, the global volume was about 17 thousand devices. Other studies estimate global shipments at about 18,000 units.
According to IDC, the number of humanoid robots shipped worldwide in 2025 has increased more than sixfold — by about 508%. However, the statistics of different research organizations differ markedly, as some consider only bipedal robots, while others also include wheeled humanoid platforms and universal robots with artificial intelligence.
China remains the only country where humanoid robots are already produced by thousands of multiple manufacturers simultaneously. There are more than 140 companies working on humanoid robots in the country, and the number of presented models exceeds 330. The largest manufacturers are AGIBOT, Unitree and UBTECH.
TrendForce expects that in 2026, the Chinese production of humanoid robots will grow by another 94%. Unitree and AGIBOT should maintain leadership positions thanks to a developed supply chain, access to low-cost actuators, batteries, sensors and mass assembly capabilities.
China's advantage is not only in artificial intelligence, but also in the ability to quickly reduce the cost of hardware. Some basic Unitree models are already offered for less than $6,000, while most American and European systems are geared towards more expensive industrial pilot projects.
The US is far behind China in the actual number of robots produced, but has the largest announced production projects outside of China.
Figure has launched BotQ, the first line of which is designed to produce up to 12,000 humanoid robots per a year In April 2026, the company reported moving from prototyping to production and achieving an assembly rate of one robot per hour.
Agility Robotics has a RoboFab facility in Oregon with a potential capacity of more than 10,000 Digit robots per year. The actual output so far is much lower than the declared maximum power.
American-Norwegian company 1X has started full-scale production of the NEO home robot at a factory in California. Tesla is setting up the first production lines for the Optimus, but has yet to reveal confirmed data for mass production.
South Korean Hyundai Motor Group plans to build a plant in the US with a capacity of up to 30,000 robots annually by 2028. It is expected to produce, in particular, Atlas humanoid robots developed by Boston Dynamics. The first Atlas should arrive at Hyundai plants in the USA in 2028.
One of the most progressive European projects is the German NEURA Robotics, which has developed the 4NE1 humanoid robot.
The company calls it the first European humanoid robot ready for industrial production. NEURA cooperates with Bosch and Schaeffler, planning to scale the production of robots for industry, logistics and service tasks.
In 2026, NEURA announced the attraction of up to 1.4 billion dollars to expand serial production and develop a network of centers where robots will learn to perform real tasks.
In Serbia, AGIBOT and Minth Group are preparing to launch a plant in Šabka. The initial volume of production is declared at the level of 1–2 thousand humanoid robots annually. The opening of the enterprise is expected in August 2026, but the schedule has already changed several times. Therefore, for the time being, Serbia should be classified as one of the countries with declared but not yet confirmed mass production.
If the project is implemented, Serbia could become one of the first countries in Europe where Chinese humanoid robots will be mass-assembled and adapted for regional markets.
Japan has many years of experience in the development of humanoid robots, but so far it is focusing on research, components, medicine and care for the elderly. Kawasaki continues to develop the Kaleido platform, but has not announced a mass release comparable to the Chinese companies. TrendForce believes that Japan's competitive advantage could be actuators, sensors, control systems and solutions for elderly care.
In South Korea, Samsung has acquired control of Rainbow Robotics and intends to combine its robotics developments with its artificial intelligence and software technologies. At the same time, Hyundai is developing Atlas through its company Boston Dynamics, but a large plant of the group is planned to be built in the USA.
There is no complete international registry of the production of humanoid robots. Companies reveal the potential capacity of factories much more often than the actual volume of production, and the concept of "humanoid robot" is applied to various types of devices.
Only China's leadership is most reliably confirmed, with a share of about 85% of global supplies in 2025. The remaining approximately 15% is mainly from the USA and small batches, prototypes and pilot series from Europe, Japan and South Korea.
In 2026-2028, the distribution may change after the launch of Figure, Agility Robotics, Tesla, Hyundai, NEURA and the Serbian AGIBOT project. However, for now, China retains the main advantage in terms of real production volume, cost of components and readiness of the supply chain.
