The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has recorded a record 178 gigawatts of wind turbine capacity mechanically installed worldwide in 2025 — a 40 per cent increase on the previous year — according to its annual Global Wind Market Development Supply Side Data Report, released at Lisbon on 14 May 2026. A total of 28,395 wind turbines were installed by 23 manufacturers, up 23 per cent year-on-year, and five companies now exceed 100 GW in cumulative installations.
For the first time, the global top five turbine suppliers by capacity installed in a single year were all Chinese manufacturers. Goldwind led with 29.7 GW, followed by Envision (21.8 GW), Windey (19.8 GW), Mingyang (18.6 GW) and SANY (15.1 GW). China accounted for 67 per cent of global market share in 2025, with more than 130 GW mechanically installed domestically. Chinese OEMs installed 9,319 MW outside China — 57 per cent of that in Asia (excluding China), followed by the Middle East (16 per cent) and Africa (12 per cent).
Outside China, Western manufacturers continued to dominate. The top five by capacity installed internationally 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). In Europe, 3,504 turbines were installed in 2025, representing 12.3 per cent of the global market. Nordex Group took the top position in the European market, driven by strong performance in Germany and Türkiye. European suppliers held a 94.5 per cent share of the European market, 2.5 percentage points higher than the previous year.
Five manufacturers have now crossed the 100 GW cumulative installations milestone: Vestas (more than 201 GW, the first to surpass 200 GW), Goldwind (163 GW), Siemens Gamesa (148 GW), GE Vernova (125 GW) and Envision (103 GW). Vestas remained the world’s most globally dispersed supplier with installations in 36 countries in 2025. The average turbine size exceeded 6 MW for the first time, with the global weighted average onshore turbine at 6,160 kW and offshore at 10,312 kW.
Hybrid drive (medium-speed) turbines continued to gain ground, reaching a 37 per cent global market share — up from 29 per cent in 2024. Combined with high-speed geared systems, geared-drive turbines accounted for 95.6 per cent of global installations. Direct-drive turbines held a 4.4 per cent share. GWEC CEO Ben Backwell said the strong growth “comes despite years of challenging business conditions” and called on governments to accelerate permitting and grid development to sustain the momentum.
