EV charging
Public and home chargers for electric vehicles: over 7 million public points worldwide, 40,119 in Canada
EV charging covers the hardware (Level 2 AC chargers and DC fast or ultra-fast chargers), the networks that own and run public sites, and the software and services that bill drivers and manage power. Buyers include drivers, fleets, property owners, retailers, utilities and governments. Most charging is private: the IEA says EV owners charge at home or at work almost 75% of the time and at public fast chargers only 10% of the time. Public build-out tracks EV sales. The world added nearly 1.8 million public charging points in 2025 (up more than 33%), and China accounts for over 65% of the global stock.
new market · sits inside NAICS 335999, 238210 · researched 2026-11-14
installed public charging points · world7,000,000
↗charging points (IEA: 'more than 7 million') · 2025
installed public charging points · China4,700,000
↗charging points (IEA: 'over 4.7 million') · 2025
installed public fast and ultra-fast charging points · US70,000
↗charging points (IEA: 'nearly 70 000'; slow points 'over 160 000') · 2025
installed public light-duty chargers · Canada40,119
↗chargers (31,293 Level 2 + 8,826 Level 3) · 2026
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Growth
Dated and sourced; forecasts are labelled as forecasts.
- 2025-12IEA: nearly 1.8 million public charging points were added worldwide in 2025, an increase of more than 33% on the previous year; China provided over 75% of that growth. ↗
- 2026-04IEA: US fast and ultra-fast public charging points grew 30% to nearly 70,000 in 2025, even though NEVI federal fund obligations were paused from Feb 2025 to Jan 2026. As of April 2026, around 550 NEVI-funded fast charging points were operating in 19 states. ↗
- 2025-12IEA: China has announced a plan to expand its national charging network by more than 60% over 2025 by the end of 2027 (government plan, not yet achieved). ↗
- 2026-05FORECAST (IEA scenarios): about 1.6 million public charging points need to be added each year by 2030 in both the CPS and STEPS scenarios. The EU public stock reaches 2 million by 2030 in the CPS. ↗
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Segments
Each linked segment has its own page with its companies.
- Home / residential Level 2 — Wall-box AC chargers in garages and multi-unit buildings, where most charging happens
- Public & workplace Level 2 charging 4 — AC destination chargers at retail, municipal, workplace and curbside sites
- DC fast-charging networks 11 — 50–400 kW highway and urban hubs run by charge-point operators (CPOs) and automaker networks
- Fleet & megawatt charging 3 — Depot and corridor charging for trucks and buses, including MCS megawatt chargers
- EV charger makers 7 — AC and DC charger makers selling to networks, utilities, fleets and installers
- Charging network software 2 — Payment, load management, uptime monitoring and roaming between networks
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Leading companies in ev charging
16 companies, with the scale each source states.
| Company | Where | What they do | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla (Supercharger network) TSLA ↗ | Austin, United States since 2012 | Largest DC fast-charging network in the world; its connector became the North American Charging Standard (NACS) | stations / connectors: 9,007 Supercharger stations, over 85,000 connectors (1 Oct 2026) (2026) ↗ |
| ChargePoint CHPT ↗ | Campbell, United States since 2007 | Sells Level 2 and DC chargers plus network software subscriptions to site hosts and fleets | revenue: 411.224 USD millions (fiscal year ended 31 Jan 2026) (2026) ↗ |
| EVgo EVGO ↗ | El Segundo, United States since 2010 | Owns and operates a US public DC fast-charging network; also owns PlugShare; controlling shareholder is LS Power | revenue: 384.086 USD millions (FY2025) (2025) ↗ |
| Blink Charging BLNK ↗ | Bowie, United States | Sells chargers and owns and operates public Level 2 and DC charging in the US and Europe | revenue: 103.52 USD millions (FY2025) (2025) ↗ |
| Electrify America ↗ | Reston, United States since 2016 | US DC fast-charging network created under Volkswagen's diesel emissions settlement | stations: 1,080 stations (August 2026) (2026) ↗ |
| Ionna ↗ | Durham, United States since 2024 | Automaker-owned high-power charging network ('Rechargery' sites) built with Alpitronic HYC400 chargers | stations / stalls: 107 stations with 1,020 stalls (11 Apr 2026) (2026) ↗ |
| FLO (AddÉnergie) ↗ | Quebec City, Canada since 2009 | Canadian charger maker and network operator (Level 2 and FLO Ultra DC); supplies Hydro-Québec's Electric Circuit | chargers sold: 100,000 public and/or private chargers sold ('100,000+'); nearly 20 million sessions in FY2025 (2025) ↗ |
| Hydro-Québec Electric Circuit ↗ | Montréal, Canada | Largest public charging network in Québec, run by a Hydro-Québec subsidiary; buys stations from AddÉnergie/FLO | — |
| Wallbox WBX ↗ | Barcelona, Spain | Maker of home and commercial AC chargers and DC chargers, sold in Europe and North America | revenue: 163.943 EUR millions (FY2024) (2024) ↗ |
| Alpitronic ↗ | Bolzano, Italy since 2009 | Maker of Hypercharger DC fast chargers (HYC400, HYC1000 megawatt) used by Ionna, Ionity and others | revenue: 1 EUR billions (2025, per Wikipedia infobox; 1,100 employees) (2025) ↗ |
| Tritium ↗ | Brisbane, Australia since 2001 | DC fast-charger maker, now owned by India's Exicom | — |
| bp pulse ↗ | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom since 2008 | BP's EV charging business (formerly Chargemaster), running public and fleet charging | — |
| TELD ↗ | China | China's largest public charging operator by number of charging piles | public charging piles: 807,000 piles (July 2025) (2025) ↗ |
| Star Charge ↗ | China | China's #2 public charging operator and a charger maker; builds sites with solar PV and storage | public charging piles: 703,000 piles (July 2025) (2025) ↗ |
| YKC (Yunkuai Charge) ↗ | China | China's #3 public charging operator | public charging piles: 656,000 piles (July 2025) (2025) ↗ |
| State Grid (charging) ↗ | China | Charging arm of China's state grid operator; #6 public operator | public charging piles: 196,000 piles (July 2025) (2025) ↗ |
CA
In Canada
- 2026-06Canada had 40,119 public light-duty EV chargers at 30 June 2026 (31,293 Level 2 and 8,826 Level 3), up from 32,298 in 2024 and 38,364 in 2025. Ontario had 13,694, Quebec 13,490, British Columbia 8,027 and Alberta 2,121. ↗
- 2026-06Federal programs (ZEVIP, EVAFIDI, CHRI and Canada Infrastructure Bank financing) had 13,745 public and 28,588 private chargers open by June 2026, with 17,146 more planned. 419 medium- and heavy-duty chargers are open and 215 planned. ↗
- 2026-06Coverage varies by province: Quebec has 37 EVs per public charger and BC has 31, against 22 in Ontario and 21 in Alberta (Transport Canada, data to June 2026; a lower ratio is better). ↗
- 2025-06Quebec City's FLO (AddÉnergie) has supplied Hydro-Québec's Electric Circuit since 2013, about 2,500 public stations by June 2020. FLO reported 100,000+ chargers sold in its 2025 ESG report. ↗
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What would have to be true
- Public networks earn money only if utilization rises. ChargePoint revenue fell from US$506.6M (FY ended Jan 2024) to US$411.2M (FY ended Jan 2026), and Blink fell from US$140.6M (2023) to US$103.5M (2025).
- The pace depends on policy. US NEVI obligations were paused Feb 2025–Jan 2026, and the US 30% charger tax credit was set to expire 30 June 2026 (IEA).
- Home charging takes most of the volume (IEA: about 75% of charging is private). Public operators depend on drivers without home access and on highway trips.
- The hardware market is moving to the NACS connector and megawatt truck charging, so older equipment and lagging makers risk being stranded.
Quick answers
- How big is the ev charging market?
- installed public charging points (world): 7,000,000 charging points (IEA: 'more than 7 million'), 2025 — International Energy Agency; installed public charging points (China): 4,700,000 charging points (IEA: 'over 4.7 million'), 2025 — International Energy Agency.
- Is the ev charging market growing?
- IEA: nearly 1.8 million public charging points were added worldwide in 2025, an increase of more than 33% on the previous year; China provided over 75% of that growth.
- Who are the leading ev charging companies?
- Tesla (Supercharger network) (United States), ChargePoint (United States), EVgo (United States), Blink Charging (United States), Electrify America (United States), Ionna (United States), FLO (AddÉnergie) (Canada), Hydro-Québec Electric Circuit (Canada), and 8 more in the table above.
- Which ev charging companies are publicly traded?
- ChargePoint (CHPT), EVgo (EVGO), Blink Charging (BLNK), Wallbox (WBX).
- Which Canadian companies are in ev charging?
- FLO (AddÉnergie), Quebec City; Hydro-Québec Electric Circuit, Montréal.
- What is happening with ev charging in Canada?
- Canada had 40,119 public light-duty EV chargers at 30 June 2026 (31,293 Level 2 and 8,826 Level 3), up from 32,298 in 2024 and 38,364 in 2025. Ontario had 13,694, Quebec 13,490, British Columbia 8,027 and Alberta 2,121.
- What are the main segments of the ev charging market?
- Home / residential Level 2, Public & workplace Level 2, Public DC fast / ultra-fast, Fleet & heavy-duty / megawatt, Charger hardware manufacturing, Network software & roaming.
- What are the risks in the ev charging market?
- Public networks earn money only if utilization rises. ChargePoint revenue fell from US$506.6M (FY ended Jan 2024) to US$411.2M (FY ended Jan 2026), and Blink fell from US$140.6M (2023) to US$103.5M (2025).
Sources (19)
- Electric vehicle charging – Global EV Outlook 2026 — International Energy Agency
- Canada's electric vehicle (EV) dashboard — Transport Canada
- China's EV charging network hits 16.7 million units — CarNewsChina
- FLO 2025 ESG Report — FLO
- Rollout of 100-kW Fast-Charge Stations: The Electric Circuit Selects Québec Company AddEnergie — Hydro-Québec
- ChargePoint Holdings XBRL company facts — U.S. SEC
- EVgo Inc. XBRL company facts — U.S. SEC
- Blink Charging XBRL company facts — U.S. SEC
- Wallbox N.V. XBRL company facts (IFRS) — U.S. SEC
- Wallbox N.V. EDGAR submissions (address) — U.S. SEC
- Tesla Supercharger — Wikipedia
- Electrify America — Wikipedia
- Ionna — Wikipedia
- ChargePoint — Wikipedia
- EVgo — Wikipedia
- Blink Charging — Wikipedia
- Alpitronic — Wikipedia
- Tritium (company) — Wikipedia
- BP Pulse — Wikipedia