The global stock of industrial robots tops 5 million for the first time, with China accounting for 59% of new installations
Prepared by Sintelligent with the help of SI. Publication time restored from the build log. . Updated: .
Factories are quietly filling with machines, most of all in China: the physical world is being automated as fast as the digital one.
According to the International Federation of Robotics' World Robotics 2026 report, more than 600 thousand robots were installed in 2025 (+11%), and the total stock grew 9%. China installed 354 thousand (+20%), the US overtook Japan to take second place with 38,500 (+12%), and Japan had 36,219 (-19%). Forecast: 655 thousand installations in 2026 and 806 thousand in 2029.
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