14 May 2026, Lisbon | Five wind turbine manufacturers have now surpassed the 100+ gigawatts installed milestone, demonstrating the growing experience and track-record of the wind industry at a time of increasing demand for renewable energy, according to data published today by the Global Wind Energy Council.
GWEC’s annual Global Wind Market Development Supply Side Data Report, released to members and subscribers on its Global Market Intelligence platform, shows global wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) installed 28,395 new turbines worldwide in 2025, up 23% on the previous year.
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Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas remains in the top spot for cumulative installations, and was the first turbine manufacturer to pass the 200+ GW milestone in 2025 (more than 201 GW). Goldwind moved into second position in 2025 (163 GW), followed by Siemens Gamesa (148 GW) and GE Vernova (125 GW), while Envision became the latest manufacturer to join the ‘100+ GW’ club, reaching 103 GW in cumulative installations by the end of 2025.
“This impressive growth comes despite years of challenging business conditions and supply chain disruptions and is a testament of the wind sector’s growing importance as a source of reliable, homegrown renewable energy at a time of turmoil in international import-based oil and gas markets,” said Ben Backwell, CEO of GWEC.
“We now have five companies that have each installed more than 100 GW, which is enough electricity to power many of the world’s largest economies. But this is only just the beginning. With wind power meeting 9.5% of global electricity demand today, we see enormous potential for wind manufacturers from all regions to continue to expand and grow their operations across existing and emerging markets.
“The strong growth in wind turbine installations in 2025, combined with encouraging sales numbers reported so far in 2026, shows the global wind industry is responding to meet heightened demand. To really accelerate, we need governments to move fast in removing barriers to deployment and investment, cutting red tape and bureaucracy and fast-tracking permitting and grid development.”
GWEC’s Supply Side Data Report shows that the global top five turbine suppliers by capacity installed in 2025 were all Chinese for the first time, reflecting increasing domestic demand for wind power. Goldwind (29.7 GW) installed the highest volume last year, followed by Envision (21.8 GW), Windey (19.8 GW), Mingyang (18.6 GW) and SANY (15.1 GW).
The top five turbine suppliers by capacity installed outside of mainland China in 2025 were: Vestas (12.9 GW), Nordex Group (7.7 GW), GE Vernova (5.8 GW), Siemens Gamesa (5.4 GW) and Envision (4.2 GW).
While the report identifies strong growth in demand for wind turbines across all international markets, Western and Chinese wind turbine manufacturers were found to each occupy commanding positions in their home markets.
In terms of the wind turbine manufacturers’ international market penetration, the report also found that Vestas was the world’s most globalised supplier with installations in 36 countries in 2025, closely followed by Nordex Group (24), Goldwind (23), Enercon (22) and Siemens Gamesa (21).
The Key Data
GWEC’s Global Wind Market Development Supply Side Data Report provides a detailed account of wind turbines mechanically installed globally from all active suppliers, with more than 30 tables and figures charting the evolution of global wind power markets. A sister publication to GWEC’s Global Wind Report 2026 which explores annual installations and the future market outlook, the report is a valuable tool for GWEC members and subscribers to better understand global wind market supply and demand.
The report found that in 2025, a total of 28,395 wind turbines were installed worldwide by 23 different wind turbine manufacturers. Fifteen of these manufacturers are based in Asia Pacific, six from Europe and two from North America.
A record 178 GW of wind turbine capacity was mechanically installed in 2025 – 40% higher than the previous year. Some 165 GW was connected to the grid, while 13 GW of new installations were not yet commissioned.
In China, wind turbine manufacturers installed 18,291 units in 2025, accounting for 67% of the global market share in 2025. Seven Chinese OEMs installed wind turbines outside of China, but most of their installations were in their home market. Chinese wind turbine suppliers recorded a 99.96% share of the Chinese market in 2025, where more than 130 GW of new onshore and offshore wind capacity was mechanically installed and 120 GW commissioned in 2025.
Although nine out of the global top 15 wind turbine suppliers in 2025 come from China, 93.4% of Chinese OEMs’ global installations in 2025 are still in their home market. Of the 9,319 MW Chinese suppliers installed outside of China in 2025, 57% was in Asia (excluding China), followed by the Middle East (16%), Africa (12%), South America (8%), Europe (5%) and Pacific (2%).
In Europe, 3,504 turbines were installed in 2025, representing 12.3% of the global market. European suppliers led by Danish, German and Spanish manufacturers continued to dominate with a 94.5% share of the European market in 2025, 2.5% higher than the previous year. Nordex Group earned the number one position in 2025, thanks to its strong performance in Germany and Türkiye. In the European Union, Vestas, Nordex Group, Siemens Gamesa, Enercon and GE Vernova remained the top five turbine suppliers in 2025. Additionally, Chinese manufacturers supplied 446 MW of wind turbines in Europe last year, of which 278 MW was in the EU-27.
The USA saw 2,289 units of new turbines installed in 2025, comprising an 8 per cent share of the global market. GE Vernova and Vestas continued to dominate in 2025 with an 93% share of the US market.
The upward trend in wind turbine size continued in 2025, as the average turbine size surpassed 6 MW. Weighted globally, the average onshore wind turbine size in 2025 was 6,160 kW while the average offshore wind turbine size reached 10,312 kW.
Hybrid drive (medium-speed) wind turbines also continued to gain popularity last year, with the technology’s global market share increasing to 37% from 29% the previous year. Combining the market share of conventional high-speed drive with medium speed drive, the global market share of geared-drive systems in 2025 reached 95.6%, a 4.3% increase year-on-year. Direct drive turbines held a 4.4% market share in 2025, which represented a 4.3% decrease year-on-year.
Acknowledgements
GWEC would like to thank those who provided the data and insights to support this publication. A special thank you to all the wind turbine manufacturers who shared their detailed installation statistics with us as well as to CWEA for their support in compiling data for the Chinese wind market. Without their valued support and trust, supply side insight would be difficult to obtain, particularly regarding data collection for provision of product segmentation, global market share by turbine technology and wind turbine manufacturer ranking by technology.