Listed for 5 Consecutive Years, BYD Remains Firmly in the Global Top 100

Recently, the 2026 Fortune Global 500 list was officially released. Among them, our new energy industry leader BYD has been on the list again, and this is the 5th consecutive year BYD has been on the list, and this time ranking 91st, firmly staying in the global top 100.

As a leader in the new energy industry, BYD can be said to be "blossoming everywhere". From the brand strategy perspective, there is not only the BYD Dynasty Network and Ocean Network series focusing on the mainstream market, but also the Fang Cheng Bao brand focusing on the personalized market, as well as Denza and the million-level luxury brand Yangwang, focusing on the high-end market. Moreover, products under these sub-brands have received considerable attention from consumers. Not only that, BYD continues to uphold the development philosophy of "Technology is King, Innovation is Foundation". Therefore, we can not only see many cutting-edge technologies in the Yangwang brand, but also see BYD applying Flash Charging technology, second-generation Blade Battery, and the Sky's Eye B auxiliary driving system with LiDAR to 100,000 yuan-level mainstream products.

From the level of hard technology investment, it is clear that BYD has always maintained leading R&D intensity in the industry. In 2025, brand R&D investment reached as high as 63.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17%. Relying on continuous high-intensity technology deepening, it secured the top position for R&D investment among A-share listed enterprises for two consecutive years. At the same time, in the first quarter of 2026, the company's R&D investment reached 11.3 billion yuan, far exceeding domestic mainstream automakers and top new EV forces. Throughout the journey, BYD's cumulative R&D investment has exceeded 250 billion yuan. Relying on long-term uninterrupted high-intensity technology deepening, a large number of disruptive innovation achievements have been brought from the laboratory to mass production.

For example, in March 2026, BYD released the second-generation Blade Battery and Flash Charging technology, and plans to build 20,000 Flash Charging stations nationwide by the end of the year, so that BYD car owners in all regions can enjoy the convenience brought by Flash Charging. In addition, BYD will also layout 6,000 overseas Flash Charging stations globally. This will be of great help to overseas BYD car owners and BYD's export strategy. And in May this year, BYD was the first to promise a 1-year safety guarantee for Urban Pilot Navigation, and announced that all series models can be equipped with the Sky's Eye B auxiliary driving system with LiDAR.

Speaking of overseas exports, we cannot help but brag about BYD's brilliant achievements. In 2025, BYD's overseas annual sales first broke through 1 million units, a year-on-year increase of 145%. Moreover, the growth momentum continued into the first half of 2026, with the brand's overseas sales exceeding 780,000 units. Nowadays, the company's overseas strategy has formed a pattern of "leading in Latin America, breakthrough in Europe, and blossoming at multiple points in Asia-Pacific". And this year, BYD also opened its first overseas Cloud Rail in Brazil, while the Brazil factory also achieved the 100,000th new energy vehicle off the assembly line. Not only that, Denza Z, Z9GT, and D9 jointly opened a new chapter of technology-based luxury in Europe; BYD's first overseas dedicated model Sea Otter (BYD RACCO) landed in Japan; the Thailand factory welcomed its second anniversary of production start. These are all things worth celebrating and being proud of, because our Chinese automobiles have gone to the whole world. As of now, BYD's business has covered 121 countries and regions globally.

Additionally, it is worth mentioning that BYD achieved an annual revenue of 804 billion yuan in 2025, with a net profit of 32.6 billion yuan. Not only that, BYD's new energy vehicle annual sales reached as high as 4.6 million units, retaining the titles of global new energy vehicle sales champion and China market automotive sales champion, etc. This once again proved with strength and data that it is indeed a top player in the new energy vehicle industry. In addition, from January to June this year, BYD's cumulative sales exceeded 1.8 million units. At the same time, BYD's 17 millionth new energy vehicle was officially rolled off the line in July, which also made it the first automaker to reach this milestone.

Finally, looking at the direction of sustainable development, as of June 30, BYD new energy vehicles have cumulatively achieved carbon emission reduction of 149 million tons compared to traditional fuel vehicles in the energy production and usage links. This data is equivalent to planting 2.48 billion trees. In addition, in terms of practicing social responsibility, BYD established a 3 billion yuan education charity fund, and has reached donation cooperation with 127 universities nationwide, benefiting more than 6,000 young students. Special funding has built a study guarantee for students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, helping them bravely chase their ideals.

Editor's Summary

In short, as a benchmark enterprise for global new energy vehicles, BYD is indeed an enterprise worthy of respect and learning. From initially focusing on battery production, to crossing over into car manufacturing and being questioned by everyone, to technological explosion and comprehensive transformation, until today's multi-brand matrix and globalization, these 30 years of BYD have perfectly demonstrated what the idiom "Thirty years in the East, Thirty years in the West" means. And from beginning to end, BYD has focused on technology downscaling and cost-effectiveness, allowing more and more users to feel the convenience brought by technology. In the future, BYD will continue to unswervingly uphold the concept of sustainable development, with more cutting-edge technology and a more perfect global layout, to cool the Earth by 1°C.