Operation of Public Charging Infrastructure
As of the end of December 2025, the total number of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure ports in China reached 20.092 million, a year-on-year increase of 49.7%, surpassing the 20 million mark. Among them, the number of public charging infrastructure ports stood at 4.717 million, up 31.9% year on year; the total rated power of public charging piles hit 2.20 billion kilowatts, with an average power of approximately 46.53 kilowatts per pile. The number of private charging infrastructure ports reached 15.375 million, a year-on-year growth of 56.2%, and the applied installed power capacity for private charging infrastructure amounted to 134 million kilovolt-amperes (kVA).
Operation of Public Charging Infrastructure by Province, Autonomous Region and Municipality
The top 10 regions in terms of public charging infrastructure construction – Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Henan, Anhui, Sichuan, Hubei and Fujian – accounted for 65.7% of the national total. National charging electricity consumption was mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hebei, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Shandong, Fujian, Henan, Shaanxi and other provinces. The electricity was mainly consumed by buses and passenger cars, while sanitation and logistics vehicles, taxis and other vehicle types accounted for a relatively small share. In December 2025, the national total charging electricity consumption reached about 9.07 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 620 million kilowatt-hours from the previous month, representing a year-on-year growth of 53.4% and a month-on-month rise of 7.4%.
Operation of Public Charging Infrastructure Operators
As of December 2025, the top 15 charging operation enterprises in China by the number of operating charging piles are as follows: Teld (899,000 piles), Star Charge (732,000 piles), Cloud Express Charging (700,000 piles), DiDi Charging (315,000 piles), Weijing Cloud (264,000 piles), State Grid Corporation of China (196,000 piles), Lv Chongchong (171,000 piles), Shenzhen Vehicle Power Network (110,000 piles), Hui Charging (101,000 piles), China Southern Power Grid (90,000 piles), EV Power (81,000 piles), Kunlun Network Power (78,000 piles), Shankai Charging (63,000 piles), Charging Meow (57,000 piles) and Wancheng Wanchong (55,000 piles). These 15 enterprises operate 82.2% of the country's total public charging piles, while the remaining operators account for 17.8%.
Overall Operation of Charging Infrastructure
From January to December 2025, the national increment of charging infrastructure ports reached 7.274 million, a year-on-year increase of 72.3%. Specifically, the increment of public charging infrastructure ports was 1.138 million (a year-on-year growth of 33.4%), and that of private charging infrastructure ports stood at 6.136 million (a year-on-year rise of 82.2%). As of the end of December 2025, the total number of China's EV charging infrastructure ports had reached 20.092 million, a year-on-year growth of 49.7%.
Correlation between Charging Infrastructure and Electric Vehicle Development
From January to December 2025, with the 7.274 million increment of charging infrastructure ports and 13.875 million domestic sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs), both sectors maintained rapid growth momentum. The increment ratio of charging ports to NEVs stood at 1:1.9, indicating that the construction of charging infrastructure in China can basically meet the needs of the rapid development of the NEV industry.