2025 China 18650 Battery Production to Reach 1,446.15 Million PCS
Blog | Published by Alex on October 7, 2025
18650 Battery Production Statistics
As one of the most mature power battery technologies, the
18650 battery (lithium-ion) offers advantages such as short delivery cycles and standardized dimensions. In 2018, the global 18650 battery market was valued at approximately USD $6.4 billion. In China, the 18650 battery industry expanded from 446 million PCS (446,000,000) in 2014 to 793 million PCS (793,000,000) in 2018, achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15%. It is expected that by 2025, China’s 18650 battery industry will reach 1.446 billion PCS (1,446,000,000), with a CAGR of 7.9%.
