This post shares the global battery installations of the top EV battery makers from SNE Research.

Global electric vehicle battery usage reached 134.9 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the January-to-February period of 2026, up 4.4% from a year earlier, according to data released Tuesday by South Korean market research firm SNE Research.

CATL ranked first with 56.9 GWh installed during the period, capturing a 42.1% market share.

BYD took second place with 18.1 GWh of battery installations, accounting for a 13.4% share.

LG Energy Solution ranked third globally with 11.8 GWh of batteries installed during the period, holding an 8.7% share.

Note: SNE Research may make minor adjustments to past data when they publish their latest figures, and we will adjust accordingly when we see them do that.

Global EV battery installations by top makers (GWh) -- Jan-Feb 2026, SNE Research

RankingFirmJan-Feb 25Jan-Feb 26YoY2025 Share2026 Share
1CATL50.056.913.7%38.7%42.1%
2BYD20.718.1-12.5%16.0%13.4%
3LG Energy Solution12.111.8-2.7%9.4%8.7%
4CALB5.16.323.6%3.9%4.7%
5Panasonic5.25.32.7%4.0%4.0%
6Gotion High-tech4.85.38.9%3.7%3.9%
7SK On6.05.2-12.9%4.6%3.8%
8Svolt3.03.824.9%2.3%2.8%
9Eve Energy3.63.72.2%2.8%2.8%
10Samsung SDI4.33.3-21.9%3.3%2.5%
Others14.415.25.8%11.1%11.3%
Total129.3134.94.4%100.0%100.0%