Global Electric Motorcycles is fast growing in 2026. In the first four months of the year, electric two-wheeler global sales have been 2.3 million with a +16.1% increase, which project the market at the new all-time record.
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Data on Electric Motorcycles market is finally encouraging with last year reaching the new all-time record, first time after four years. The industry record scored in 2021 was based on the success of the segment in China, which represented 92.4% of global sales.
In the period 2021-2025 sales increased just a little, with 2025 ended at 9.8 million global registrations (based on 97 countries data).
The recent new macroeconomic challenges, with the huge increase of fuel price combined with new policies put in place by several government to sustain the electric two-wheeler development, is producing strong effects in this 2026 and the industry is growing in double digit.
In the first four months of the year, electric two-wheeler global sales have been 2.3 million with a +16.1% increase, which project the market at the new all-time record.
Giving a look at the top selling countries:
China remains the dominant player in the global electric two-wheeler market, accounting for 66% of the total sales. After having lost near one third in the previous three years, in 2025 sales increased by 15.7 and in this first part of 2026 the growth was 4.4%. Today, all top Chinese EVs manufacturers are focused on expanding their activity abroad.
India has emerged as the second-largest market, driven by new regulations and incentives for electric vehicles and now counts 15.8% of the global industry. Although available incentives to EVs have been reduced, sales are booming 29.7%, with TVS Motor taking the leadership ahead of pure EV manufacturers, like Ola Electric and Ather.
Vietnam ranks third, with a real EV sales boom and YTD April sales ramped up 112.6%, with the local EV specialist, Vinfast, jumping within the Top 10 EVs global manufacturers.
Turkey is the 4th market thanks to a 27.5% increase in the EVs in 2025 and despite a little +2.0% reported so far this year. A notable performance considering that the ICE market is struggling, following the recent years boom.
Pakistan surged up as the 5th largest market, thanks to a strong government focus on the sector, with several local startups and chinese OEMs pushing the sector. The huge effect of fuel price increase was a +191.7% EV sales increase YTD April, with almost all dealers in short supply.
Future Prospects
The number of electric two-wheelers in circulation exceed the 80 million, representing the 8.8% of the total 2-wheeler fleet introduced in the last decade. Despite the already significant growth, the future outlook remains optimistic. Detailed projections for the 2026-2035 period are available in our comprehensive Global Snapshot report for clients.