Tesla Sales, Revenue & Production Statistics (2024)
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Tesla Sales, Revenue & Production Statistics (2024)

Brian Dean

Written by Brian Dean

Tesla Revenue and Production Statistics

Tesla was incorporated as an electric vehicle manufacturer in July 2003.

Initially, the company faced significant difficulties when it came to developing technology, producing prototypes, and scaling manufacturing. Elon Musk joined the company as chairman in 2004. Early on, he stated that Tesla had just a 10% chance of success.

Today, Tesla delivers more than 400,000 vehicles each quarter.

From revenue to the number of charging stations, here’s a breakdown of everything you’ll find out about on this page:

Key Tesla Stats

  • Tesla sold 1,438,992 electric cars in the first 10 months of 2023, ranking 2nd worldwide after BYD.
  • Tesla sold over 4.97 million vehicles to date.
  • Tesla has manufactured 1.35 million vehicles in the first three quarters of 2023 alone.
  • Tesla’s revenue was $71.6 billion in Q1-Q3 2023.
  • 127,855 employees work at Tesla worldwide.

Tesla Vehicle Deliveries

In the first nine months of 2023, Tesla delivered 1,324,074 vehicles.

Tesla quarterly deliveries in Q3 2023 hit 435,059, representing a 26.53% year-over-year change.

Tesla Vehicle Deliveries

From 2019 to 2022, annual Tesla deliveries increased by 3.58x.

Here’s a comprehensive overview of Tesla deliveries since 2013:

Note: Data for 2023 is incomplete and includes only Q1-Q3 deliveries.
Year Deliveries
2013 22,442
2014 31,655
2015 50,517
2016 76,243
2017 103,091
2018 245,491
2019 367,656
2020 499,535
2021 936,222
2022 1,313,851
2023* 1,324,074

Sources: Tesla, CleanTechnica

Tesla Vehicle Production

Tesla produced 430,488 vehicles in Q3 2023, bringing a total of 1,350,996 vehicles in the first nine months of 2023.

Tesla Vehicle Production

Tesla’s annual vehicle production has increased 3.75x from 2019 to 2022. For perspective, it took the company 50 days to manufacture the 50,000 Tesla vehicle in 2019. Today, the same number of vehicles can be produced in just under 14 days.

Here’s a complete breakdown of Tesla vehicle production since 2014:

Note: Data for 2023 is incomplete and includes only Q1-Q3 production.
Year Production
2014 35,000
2015 51,095
2016 83,922
2017 100,757
2018 254,530
2019 365,232
2020 509,737
2021 930,422
2022 1,369,611
2023* 1,350,996

Source: Tesla

Total Teslas Sold

According to Tesla investor reports, Tesla has sold over 4,972,647 electric vehicles to date.

Tesla has sold over 4,972,647 electric vehicles to date

Interestingly, 27.2% of all Teslas sold since 2022 have been sold so far in the first nine months of 2023.

Sources: Statista, Tesla

Tesla Annual Revenue

In 2022, Tesla generated $81.46 billion in annual revenue. That’s an increase of 51.35% compared to 2021. In the first nine months of 2023, Tesla’s revenue is already $71.6 billion.

Tesla Annual Revenue

We’ve charted the growth in Tesla’s annual revenue since 2008:

Note: Data for 2023 is incomplete and includes only Q1-Q3 revenue.
Year Annual revenue
2008 $15 million
2009 $112 million
2010 $117 million
2011 $204 million
2012 $413 million
2013 $2.01 billion
2014 $3.2 billion
2015 $4.05 billion
2016 $7 billion
2017 $11.76 billion
2018 $21.46 billion
2019 $24.58 billion
2020 $31.54 billion
2021 $53.82 billion
2022 $81.46 billion
2023* $71.6 billion

Sources: Tesla, Macrotrends

Tesla Supercharger Locations

Supercharger is Tesla’s fast-charging network. Tesla operates 5,878 Supercharger stations in 45 countries as of December 2023.

Tesla Supercharger Locations

The number of Supercharger locations has increased by 91.47% over the last two years (December 2021 – December 2023).

In the last 3 years alone (December 2020 – December 2023), Tesla has added 3,898 new Supercharger stations.

Here’s a table showing the number of active Supercharger stations since 2013:

Note: Monthly data as of December 15, 2023.
Date Active superchargers
January 2013 7
July 2013 15
January 2014 84
July 2014 145
January 2015 328
July 2015 432
January 2016 553
July 2016 640
January 2017 767
July 2017 889
January 2018 1133
July 2018 1314
January 2019 1433
July 2019 1594
January 2020 1770
July 2020 1915
January 2021 2613
July 2021 2966
December 2021 3070
March 2022 3251
December 2022 4620
April 2023 5003
December 2023 5878

Source: supercharge.info

Tesla Supercharger Stations by Country

As of December 2023, the US and China account for 68.12% of all Tesla Supercharger stations. The two countries contain a combined 4,005 Supercharger locations.

Tesla Supercharger Stations by Country

While the Tesla Supercharger network extends to 45 countries, the vast majority (87.73%) of stations are located in just 10 countries.

With that, here’s a table that contains the full data:

Country Superchargers
USA 2092 (35.59%)
China 1912 (32.53%)
Canada 206 (3.5%)
Germany 189 (3.22%)
France 170 (2.89%)
South Korea 153 (2.6%)
United Kingdom 126 (2.14%)
Norway 120 (2.04%)
Japan 99 (1.68%)
Taiwan 90 (1.53%)

Source: supercharge.info

Tesla Manufacturing Facilities

Tesla has 4 active automotive manufacturing facilities spanning 3 countries: the United States, China and Germany.

As well as the original Fremont Factory in California, there are active production lines at the Gigafactory Texas, Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg and Gigafactory Shanghai.

Source: Tesla

Tesla Worldwide Sales

Tesla sold 1,438,992 vehicles in January – October 2023, making it the 2nd most popular EV manufacturer after BYD.

Tesla Worldwide Sales

Here’s a list of the top 10 electric car manufacturers between January and October 2023:

Car manufacturer Sales
BYD 2,267,867
Tesla 1,438,992
GAC Aion 401,085
BMW 388,833
Volkswagen 379,456
SGMW 350,285
Mercedes 298,332
Li Auto 284,649
Changan 267,023
Geely 256,743

Source: CleanTechnica

Tesla Sales in the US

The Tesla Model Y was the most popular electric vehicle in the US ranked by a number of vehicle sales in Q3 2023. 95,000 Model Y vehicles were sold in the third quarter of 2023. Tesla Model 3 claims second place with 53,000 quarterly sales in the country.

Tesla Sales in the US

All Tesla models combined claimed 54.55% of all US electric vehicle sales in the third quarter of 2023.

Here are the most popular electric vehicles in the US ranked by the number of sales in Q3 2023:

Model Number of deliveries
Tesla Model Y 95,000
Tesla Model 3 53,000
Chevy Bolt EV/EUV 15,835
Rivian R1T/R1S/EDV 700 15,564
Ford Mustang Mach-E 14,842
Hyundai Ioniq 5 11,665
Volkswagen ID.4 10,707
Tesla Model X 8,000
Kia EV6 6,470
BMW iX 5,541
Hyundai Ioniq 6 5,073
Nissan Airya 4,504
Tesla Model S 4,500
Ford F-150 Lighting 3,503
Mercedes EQE SUV 3,488
Mercedes EQB 3,270
Volvo C40 & XC40 Recharge 3,079
Cadillac LYRIQ 3,018

Source: CleanTechnica.

Tesla Sales in China

In January – October 2023, Tesla Model Y was the third most sold electric vehicle in China. A total of 346,462 of Model Ys and 115,893 Model 3s have been sold.

Tesla Sales in China

Here’s a ranking of the top 10 most popular electric vehicles in China in January – October 2023:

Plug-in vehicle model Sales
BYD Song (BEV+PHEV) 492,201
BYD Qin Plus (BEV+PHEV) 370,453
Tesla Model Y 346,462
BYD Yuan Plus 281,930
BYD Dolphin 272,740
GAC Aion S 193,930
GAC Aion Y 190,684
Wuling HongGuang Mini EV 189,863
BYD Han (BEV+PHEV) 184,411
BYD Seagull 168,049

Source: CleanTechnica

Tesla Sales in Europe

In January – October 2023, Tesla Model Y was the most sold electric vehicle in Europe. 220,310 vehicles have been sold across the continent. That’s 3.15x more than the closest non-Tesla EV model in Europe, Volkswagen ID.3.

Tesla Sales in Europe

Here’s a ranking of the top 10 most electric vehicles in Europe between January and October 2023:

Plug-in vehicle model Sales
Tesla Model Y 220,310
Tesla Model 3 73,385
VW ID.4 69,833
Volvo XC40 (BEV+PHEV) 64,260
Skoda Enyaq 61,473
MG 4 58,983
Audi Q4 e-tron 56,892
VW ID.3 54,622
Fiat 500e 54,425
Dacia Spring 49,954

Source: CleanTechnica

How Many People Work at Tesla?

Worldwide, 127,855 full-time employees work at Tesla and its subsidiaries. Tesla’s employee count has grown by 1.8x since 2020, in which time the company has added 57,098 new employees.

How Many People Work at Tesla?

Here’s a table showing the Tesla employee count since 2010:

Year Employees
2010 899
2011 1,417
2012 2,964
2013 5,859
2014 10,161
2015 13,058
2016 17,782
2017 37,543
2018 48,817
2019 48,016
2020 70,757
2021 99,290
2022 127,855

The median compensation packages for software engineers at Tesla totals $195,000. Tesla employees working in the US on an H1-B visa receive a median base salary of $140,000.

Sources: Macrotrends, Levels.fyi, H1B Salary Database.

Conclusion

That’s it for my list of Tesla statistics.

Hopefully, the facts and figures I’ve included here have helped shed some light on Tesla’s growth story. It will be interesting to see if the company can continue on its upward trajectory.

Now I want to hear from you:

Do you think Tesla can maintain and grow its dominant position in the EV market? And how will the company fare compared to the traditional automobile industry giants?

I’d also be happy to answer any questions you may have about the data you’ve read here. And I always love suggestions about how to make these roundups even better.

Don’t hesitate to let me know in the comments section below.

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