IDC: Global humanoid robot shipments reached nearly 25,000 units in the first half of the year, up 432.1% year over year.

Zhito Finance APP has learned that the latest Global Humanoid Robot Tracker report released by International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that in the first half of 2026, global humanoid robot shipments approached 25,000 units, up 432.1% year on year, as the industry further advanced from technical validation toward the exploration of commercial applications. Application scenarios have continued to expand, accelerating into industrial manufacturing, retail, transportation and logistics, leisure and tourism, and household consumption; at the same time, industry competition has gradually shifted from body performance to comprehensive embodied intelligence capabilities. IDC expects that by 2030, global humanoid robot shipments will exceed 750,000 units, and the market will enter a stage of accelerated development in large-scale application.