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Global humanoid robot shipments surpassed 14,500 in 2025. By 2030, they could reach mass adoption.

By far, China dominated global sales last year, covering 90% of total sales. While early deployments are largely for research and industrial purposes, their applications could soon break into wider retail uses and household tasks.

Based on data from multiple sources via Rest of World, this graphic ranks the companies shipping the world’s humanoid robots as the industry expands.

The Top Companies by Humanoid Robot Sales in 2025

The table below ranks humanoid robot shipments by company in 2025, highlighting which firms are leading the early commercialization of this emerging technology.

Unitree ranks first globally, with 5,500 units sold in 2025, up from around 1,500 a year earlier.

Moreover, Unitree’s models stand among the world’s most advanced and affordable. Its cheapest R1 model, for instance, costs just $5,900, while the company also sells robot dogs for $1,600.

Competitor AgiBot followed next seeing 5,168 units sold, with its lowest-cost model standing at $14,500. Overall, 21 new models were introduced in China in 2025, rising from three in 2022.

While Elon Musk projects humanoid robots will outnumber the human population by 2040, Tesla’s rollout has been markedly slower. In 2025, it shipped 150 of its Optimus models, with public sales forecasted to begin in 2027.

Similarly, other leading U.S. companies Figure AI and Agility Robotics each shipped about the same amount. Despite limited deliveries so far, Figure AI soared to a $39 billion valuation, jumping from $2.6 billion in 2024.

China’s Deep Supply Chains

China’s Yangtze River Delta contains the world’s most vertically integrated supply chain for humanoid robotics.

Not only are Unitree and AgiBot based in the region, it is home to several leading suppliers of robotics parts. DeepSeek and Alibiba—which launched an AI model designed for robotics—are also found in the cluster.

Additionally, the region’s role as a EV manufacturing hub serves as a key catalyst to production. Like autos, humanoids require thousands of precision components. In many cases, EV actuators and gears can be repurposed for humanoid robotics manufacturing.

Today, China controls about 26% of the global actuator market, compared with roughly 5% for the United States.

Along with this industrial base, humanoid robots depend heavily on critical minerals and rare earth elements, materials that China dominates, driving roughly 60% of global production. Together, these supply chain advantages give China a structural edge in scaling these emerging technologies.

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Where Venture Capital Money Is Going: AI vs. Everything Else

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Venture capital activity has slowed since its pandemic-era peak, but artificial intelligence remains a major exception.

Investment flowing into AI and machine learning (ML) has surged over the past two years, helping sustain overall venture funding even as deal activity in other sectors weakened.

This graphic visualizes data compiled by BestBrokers, using information from PitchBook, CB Insights, and LIQUiDITY, showing how venture capital has increasingly concentrated around AI.

AI Takes a Larger Slice of the Pie

The quarterly data from 2022 to 2025 shows how the balance between AI and non-AI venture investment has shifted.

Venture capital boomed in 2021, but sentiment shifted in 2022 amid geopolitical uncertainty, rising interest rates, and a slowing exit market. Deal value dropped 47% between the first and fourth quarters of 2022, and AI represented only a small share of overall funding at the time.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in November 2022, sparking a wave of interest in generative AI. Funding for AI and ML rose in early 2023 even as other venture deals stagnated.

The real step-change arrived in 2024. AI dealmaking accelerated throughout the year and surged in the fourth quarter, when the sector attracted $66.7 billion in funding—surpassing the $61.7 billion invested across all other sectors combined.

This growth reflects both rising investor optimism and the capital-intensive nature of AI infrastructure, including chips, data centers, and large-scale model development.

By Q4 2025, venture deals totaled $138.6 billion globally, with AI and ML accounting for 52% of the total—the first time the sector made up more than half of deal value in the dataset.

Fears of a Bubble

The surge in AI investment has split investors across public and private markets, with some warning the industry may be in a bubble while others remain highly optimistic about its long-term potential.

Concerns have also been raised about opaque private funding and circular dealmaking among major AI players. Strong earnings from companies such as Nvidia, however, have helped sustain investor enthusiasm.

How disruptive AI ultimately proves to be remains uncertain, and venture capital flows will likely continue shifting as investors respond to technological breakthroughs and broader global events.

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