603,307 units
Robot adoption and installations
773,074 sets
China produced 773,074 industrial robots (sets) in 2025, up 28.0% on 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Source
- Figure
- 773,074 sets
- Scope
- China · 2025
- Type of figure
- official statistic
- Source
- Primary Government statistics
- Publisher
- National Bureau of Statistics of China
- Title
- Industrial Production Operation in December 2025
- Published
- Accessed
- Last verified
- URL
- https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202601/t20260120_1962350.html
- Archived copy
- Wayback Machine (20260502232911)
- Link check
- Resolves (HTTP 200), Oct 25, 2026
“…Industrial Robots (set) 90116 14.7 773074 28.0…”
Caveats
- Covers industrial enterprises above designated size; includes robots made for export. Production, not installations.
Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).
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Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). China produced 773,074 industrial robots (sets) in 2025, up 28.0% on 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-industrial-robot-output-2025/Chicago
Whirrwork. “China produced 773,074 industrial robots (sets) in 2025, up 28.0% on 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-industrial-robot-output-2025/.MLA
“China produced 773,074 industrial robots (sets) in 2025, up 28.0% on 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/china-industrial-robot-output-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.BibTeX
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2026, January 20). Industrial Production Operation in December 2025. https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202601/t20260120_1962350.htmlFor third-party figures, please credit the original source as well as (or instead of) Whirrwork.
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