China Remains World's Largest Industrial Robot Market: Report
Domestic suppliers accounted for 195,000 units, while electrical and electronics makers led demand with 96,400 installations, the federation said.
- On Thursday, the Frankfurt-based International Federation of Robotics reported China deployed 354,000 industrial robots last year, accounting for 59% of global installations and nearly 60,000 units higher than the previous annual record.
- IFR President Jane Heffner attributed China's success to a national robotics strategy initiated ten years ago, with an updated approach under China's 15th Five-Year Plan now focusing on physical artificial intelligence research.
- Electronics makers led domestic demand with 96,400 units, while automotive and metal industries installed 78,900 and 78,700 robots respectively; domestic suppliers captured 55% of all installations.
- With 38,400 robots installed and up 12%, the United States overtook Japan as the world's second-largest market, while Europe faced contraction as installations dropped 11% to 60,500 units.
- Projections indicate global installations will reach 806,000 by 2029, as the IFR anticipates 5% to 10% annual growth in China through 2029, driven by labor shortages and demographic shifts.
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China remains world's largest industrial robot market: report
China accounted for nearly three-fifths of industrial robots installed worldwide in 2025, further strengthening its position as the world's largest market for industrial robotics, according to the World Robotics 2026 report released on Thursday.A total
It has been reported that 354,000 industrial robots will be installed in China by 2025, making the country the world's largest market with a 59 percent share.
Industrial robotics technology is leading globally. Rapid growth and the evolution of strategies have increased the use of industrial robots around the world of record statistics in global robotic stabilization processes. Last year, there was an unprecedented increase in the composition of industrial robots worldwide, with nearly 603,000 new robots installed in factories and industrial facilities. This figure is directly linked to a global trend…
China installed 354,000 industrial robots in 2025 and concentrated 59% of the new global units, while the European Union reduced its facilities by 11%. The contrast also reveals an accelerated expansion in Asia, an American upturn and doubts about the pace at which humanoid robots will be able to reach the factories.
According to the "World Robotics 2026" report published by the International Robotics Federation (IFR), headquartered in Frankfurt, the number of industrial robots installed in China in 2025 will increase by 20 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 354,000...
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