These byd figures cover the measurement periods and populations identified in the available source material. Estimates, surveys and forecasts retain their reported scope.
Key BYD Statistics
The main findings are:
- BYD sold 4.27 million vehicles worldwide in 2024, up 41% year over year.
- BYD revenue reached RMB 777.1 billion in 2024, with a 29% year-over-year increase (2024 vs 2023; BYD consolidated group).
- Plug-in hybrid vehicles grew 73% in 2024 and represented 59% of BYD’s total sales (2024 vs 2023).
- BYD recorded 76,713 vehicle registrations in Brazil in 2024.
- BYD registered 5,394 vehicles in Spain in 2024.
- BYD reported 120,000 engineers in a workforce of more than one million employees (2024 company profile).
- BYD reported 4,272,145 plug-in vehicles sold worldwide in 2024, up 41.1% from 2023 (2024 vs 2023).
- Net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 40.25 billion in 2024, up 34% year over year (2024 vs 2023; BYD consolidated group).
- BYD sold 1.76 million pure-electric vehicles in 2024, up 12% year over year (2024 vs 2023).
- Brazil registrations rose 327.68% from 17,937 in 2023 to 76,713 in 2024 (2023 to 2024).
- BYD’s Spanish registrations increased 874% from 2023 to 2024 (Spain).
- BYD reported more than 60,000 proprietary patents (2024 company profile).
- BYD reached cumulative production of 10 million new-energy vehicles in November 2024 (November 18, 2024 cumulative milestone; worldwide production).
- Foreign markets contributed RMB 221.9 billion of BYD revenue in 2024.
- BYD exported 417,204 vehicles outside China in 2024.
Contents
- Key BYD Statistics
- BYD statistics: 2024 global sales, production and growth
- BYD revenue, profit, cash flow and investment statistics
- BYD vehicle mix, exports and quarterly sales trends
- BYD Brazil sales, market share and model statistics
- BYD Spain registrations, network and plug-in vehicle adoption
- BYD workforce, innovation and global footprint statistics
BYD statistics: 2024 global sales, production and growth
- BYD sold 4.27 million vehicles worldwide in 2024, up 41% year over year. (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- BYD reported 4,272,145 plug-in vehicles sold worldwide in 2024, up 41.1% from 2023 (2024 vs 2023). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- BYD reached cumulative production of 10 million new-energy vehicles in November 2024 (November 18, 2024 cumulative milestone; worldwide production). (BYD Marks 30th Anniversary with…)
- The first 5 million NEVs took 15 years to produce, while the next 5 million took 15 months (Cumulative production history through November 2024; worldwide production). (BYD Marks 30th Anniversary with…)
- BYD sold 514,809 vehicles globally in December 2024, 51% more than December 2023 (December 2024 vs December 2023). (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- BYD sold 1.52 million vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2024, up 61% year over year (Q4 2024 vs Q4 2023). (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
Company-reported sales; release rounds the vehicle total and growth.
Company-reported plug-in sales; definition differs from local registration statistics.
Cumulative production milestone, not annual sales.
Company milestone comparison uses production timing, not sales timing.
Company-reported monthly sales.
Company-reported quarterly sales.
BYD revenue, profit, cash flow and investment statistics
- BYD revenue reached RMB 777.1 billion in 2024, with a 29% year-over-year increase (2024 vs 2023; BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- Net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 40.25 billion in 2024, up 34% year over year (2024 vs 2023; BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- Foreign markets contributed RMB 221.9 billion of BYD revenue in 2024. (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- BYD invested RMB 54.2 billion in research and development in 2024 (BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- BYD’s 2024 R&D expenditure increased 36% year over year (2024 vs 2023; BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- BYD’s cumulative R&D investment exceeded RMB 180 billion by March 2025 (cumulative through March 2025; BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- BYD held RMB 154.9 billion in cash reserves at the end of 2024 (December 31, 2024; BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- Net operating cash flow reached RMB 133.5 billion in 2024 (BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- Interest-bearing debt fell from RMB 36.55 billion in 2023 to RMB 28.58 billion in 2024 (year-end 2023 to year-end 2024; BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- Interest-bearing debt represented 4.9% of BYD’s total liabilities in 2024 (December 31, 2024; BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- BYD paid RMB 51 billion in national taxes in 2024 (BYD consolidated group). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- BYD completed an HKD 43.5 billion accelerated share placement in March 2024 (capital markets). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
Company-reported consolidated revenue; translated release wording includes a conflicting headline percentage, so the body figure is used.
Company-reported attributable net profit.
Company-reported geographic revenue contribution.
Company-reported R&D expenditure.
Company-reported R&D change.
Company-reported cumulative investment; period is not a single fiscal year.
Company describes reserves as including cash, cash equivalents and financial assets; not cash-only.
Company-reported net operating cash flow.
Company-reported interest-bearing debt.
Company-reported ratio; denominator is total liabilities.
Company-reported national tax payments.
Capital raised, not operating revenue.
BYD vehicle mix, exports and quarterly sales trends
- Plug-in hybrid vehicles grew 73% in 2024 and represented 59% of BYD’s total sales (2024 vs 2023). (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- BYD sold 1.76 million pure-electric vehicles in 2024, up 12% year over year (2024 vs 2023). (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- BYD exported 417,204 vehicles outside China in 2024. (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- BYD’s 2024 global passenger-vehicle sales were 4,250,370 units. (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- BYD had more than 10 million NEVs produced by November 2024 (November 2024 cumulative; worldwide production). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
Company-reported mix; wording identifies plug-in hybrids as the growth driver.
Company-reported pure-electric sales.
Company-reported exports; does not represent all foreign-market registrations.
Company-reported passenger-vehicle figure; total NEV and passenger-vehicle scopes differ.
Cumulative production, repeated as a distinct source-reported framing of the milestone.
BYD Brazil sales, market share and model statistics
- BYD recorded 76,713 vehicle registrations in Brazil in 2024. (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- Brazil registrations rose 327.68% from 17,937 in 2023 to 76,713 in 2024 (2023 to 2024). (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- BYD registered 10,091 cars in Brazil in December 2024. (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- The four BYD Song models sold 5,239 units in Brazil in December 2024. (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- BYD sold 1,950 King GL and GS units in Brazil in December 2024. (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- BYD held 73.4% of Brazil’s electric-vehicle market at the end of 2024 (year-end 2024; Brazil electric-vehicle market). (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- BYD held 26% of Brazil’s hybrid market at the end of 2024 (year-end 2024; Brazil hybrid market). (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- The BYD Dolphin Mini recorded 21,945 Brazilian registrations in 2024. (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- The BYD Dolphin recorded 11,491 Brazilian registrations in 2024. (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
- BYD received 21 awards across 13 automotive events in Brazil during 2024. (BYD quebra recorde histórico de…)
Brazilian registrations, not worldwide deliveries.
Company-reported registration comparison.
Monthly registrations.
Model-family sales.
Combined trims; monthly sales.
Company-reported market share; market definition is not expanded in the release.
Company-reported model registrations.
Recognition count, not a sales or adoption measure.
BYD Spain registrations, network and plug-in vehicle adoption
The reported bYD registered figures cover Spain.
| Measurement period | BYD registered (registrations) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,394 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,942 |
| December 2024 | 1,345 |
Source: BYD cierra su primer año completo en España con excelentes resultados comerciales.
- BYD’s Spanish registrations increased 874% from 2023 to 2024 (Spain). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- BYD recorded 3,801 electric-vehicle registrations in Spain in 2024 (Spain electric-vehicle market). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- BYD had 27 official Spanish dealerships at the end of 2024 (December 2024; Spain). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- BYD planned to expand its Spanish sales network to 100 points of sale during 2025 (2025 plan; Spain). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- The SEAL U DM-i registered 1,227 units in Spain in Q4 2024. (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- Of those SEAL U DM-i Q4 registrations, 1,011 were in the private-customer channel (Q4 2024; Spain private-customer channel). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- The SEAL U DM-i recorded 374 Spanish registrations in December 2024 (Spain). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- The SEAL U DM-i held a 15.27% share of Spain’s gasoline-propelled plug-in-hybrid category in December 2024 (Spain gasoline plug-in-hybrid category). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- The standard Spanish vehicle warranty was 6 years or 150,000 km (2024 model range; Spain). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- The standard Spanish traction-battery warranty was 8 years or 200,000 km (2024 model range; Spain). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
The release also states 5,393 in a summary bullet; the detailed later figure is retained and discrepancy noted.
Company-reported growth rate.
Quarterly registrations.
Monthly registrations.
Company-reported registrations.
Official dealer count.
Forward company target, not an achieved count.
Model registrations.
Channel-specific registrations.
Company-reported category share; not total vehicle-market share.
Warranty terms, not ownership outcomes.
Warranty terms, not observed battery life.
BYD workforce, innovation and global footprint statistics
- BYD reported 120,000 engineers in a workforce of more than one million employees (2024 company profile). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- BYD reported more than 60,000 proprietary patents (2024 company profile). (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- BYD operated more than 30 industrial parks and 11 research centers according to its 2024 company profile. (BYD cierra su primer año…)
- BYD’s NEV footprint covered six continents, 96 countries and regions, and more than 400 cities (company profile published March 2025). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- BYD had more than 30 industrial parks across China, the United States, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Hungary and India (company profile published March 2025). (BYD présente ses résultats financiers…)
- The source forecast states that bYD planned to invest RMB 100 billion in intelligent technologies combining AI and automotive systems (announced November 2024; BYD worldwide technology program). (BYD Marks 30th Anniversary with…)
- BYD was founded in 1995 with 20 employees, according to its 30th-anniversary account (1995 founding point; BYD founding organization). (BYD Marks 30th Anniversary with…)
Company profile uses approximate workforce language and may not align exactly with the milestone release.
Company-reported patent count; filing/grant status is not specified.
Company-reported counts; locations and operating definitions are not enumerated.
Geographic presence/coverage, not necessarily sales in every location.
Company profile count; list names countries associated with the parks but does not allocate counts.
Announced investment plan, not realized spending or outcome.
Historical company-reported founding workforce.