On October 17, international consulting firm Frost & Sullivan released its "2026 Global Humanoid Robot Market Research Report", revealing that global sales of humanoid robots hit 36,000 units in the first half of this year. This figure surpassed the total sales for the entirety of 2025, with market revenue reaching USD 540 million. In terms of revenue, the top five companies dominating the global humanoid robot market in the first half of the year were all Chinese, with two headquartered in Shenzhen. Data from Shenzhen Customs indicates that in the first eight months of this year, the export value of various separately listed robots from Shenzhen reached RMB 11.13 billion, marking a year-on-year increase of 12.2 times. These products were exported to over 120 countries and regions worldwide.
