Tesla vs BYD: electric car deliveries by year
The race to be the world's biggest maker of fully electric cars: Tesla, BYD, Volkswagen and more.
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What the data shows
- In 2025, BYD ranks #1 with 2,257K, ahead of Tesla (1,636K) and Volkswagen Group (983K).
- Back in 2015, Tesla was #1 with 51K.
- The top spot changed hands once: BYD in 2025.
- Biggest climber: BYD, from #3 in 2020 to #1 in 2025.
About this chart
Tesla built the modern electric car market and led battery-electric sales for years. BYD, which also sells many plug-in hybrids, turned its scale in China into a direct challenge, and in 2025 it delivered more fully electric cars than Tesla.
Only fully electric (battery-electric) vehicles are counted, not plug-in hybrids.
The data
Source: Company delivery reports (Tesla, Volkswagen Group, BMW Group) and BYD's monthly sales releases via CnEVPost; battery-electric vehicles only, thousands. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Battery-electric only; plug-in hybrids excluded. Years are blank where a maker hasn't published a BEV-only figure.
| Date | Tesla | BYD | Volkswagen Group | BMW Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 51K | |||
| 2016 | 76K | |||
| 2017 | 103K | |||
| 2018 | 245K | |||
| 2019 | 368K | |||
| 2020 | 500K | 131K | 232K | |
| 2021 | 936K | 321K | 453K | 104K |
| 2022 | 1,314K | 911K | 572K | 216K |
| 2023 | 1,809K | 1,575K | 771K | 376K |
| 2024 | 1,789K | 1,765K | 745K | 427K |
| 2025 | 1,636K | 2,257K | 983K | 442K |
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Who sells the most electric cars, Tesla or BYD?
In 2025, BYD ranks #1 with 2,257K, followed by Tesla (1,636K) and Volkswagen Group (983K). Source: Company delivery reports (Tesla, Volkswagen Group, BMW Group) and BYD's monthly sales releases via CnEVPost; battery-electric vehicles only, thousands.
Where does this data come from?
Company delivery reports (Tesla, Volkswagen Group, BMW Group) and BYD's monthly sales releases via CnEVPost; battery-electric vehicles only, thousands. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Battery-electric only; plug-in hybrids excluded. Years are blank where a maker hasn't published a BEV-only figure. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.
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