Scott Services: Tesla Revenue and Production Statistics for 2021

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.

Despite the major hurdles encountered, the company produced its one millionth car in March 2020.

Today, Tesla delivers more than 180,000 vehicles each quarter, with plans to ramp up production significantly in the future.

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 499,535 electric cars in 2020. More than any other electric vehicle manufacturer worldwide.
Since 2009, Tesla has produced a total of 1.43 million vehicles.
Tesla manufactured 509,737 vehicles in 2020 alone.
Annual Tesla revenue is $31.54 billion.
70,757 employees work at Tesla worldwide.

Tesla vehicle deliveries

Tesla delivered 499,535 vehicles in 2020, representing a 35.9% year-over-year growth.

Since 2017, annual Tesla deliveries have increased 4.85x.

Here’s a comprehensive overview of Tesla deliveries since Q1 2013:

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

Sources: Tesla, CleanTechnica.

Tesla vehicle production

Tesla produced 509,737 vehicles in 2020. That’s an increase of 39.56% over 2019.

Tesla’s annual production has increased 5.06x since 2017. For perspective, it took the company 181 days to manufacture 50,000 Tesla vehicles in 2017. Today, the same number of vehicles can be produced in just 36 days.

Year	Production
2014	35,000
2015	51,095
2016	83,922
2017	100,757
2018	254,530
2019	365,232
2020	509,737

Source: Tesla.

Tesla annual revenue

Tesla generates $31.54 billion in annual revenue. That’s an increase of 28.31% compared to 2019.

Over the last 7 years, Tesla’s revenue has grown at a CAGR of 48.19%.

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

Year	Annual revenue
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

Sources: Tesla, Macrotrends.

Tesla Supercharger locations

Supercharger is Tesla’s fast charging network.

Tesla operates 2,649 Supercharger stations in 40 countries. The number of Supercharger locations has increased by 80.45% over the last two years (March 2019 – March 2021).

In the last 3 years alone, Tesla has added 1,467 new Supercharger stations.

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

Note: Monthly data as of 22 March 2021.
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
March 2021	2649

Source: supercharge.info.

Tesla Supercharger stations by country

The US and China account for 67.17% of all Tesla Supercharger stations. The two countries contain a combined 1778 Supercharger locations.

While the Tesla Supercharger network extends to 40 countries, the vast majority (87.75%) of stations are located in just 10 countries:

Country	Superchargers
USA	994 (37.55%)
China	784 (29.62%)
Canada	111 (4.19%)
Germany	87 (3.29%)
France	86 (3.25%)
Norway	71 (2.68%)
United Kingdom	70 (2.64%)
Sweden	44 (1.66%)
Italy	40 (1.51%)
Australia	36 (1.36%)

Source: supercharge.info.

Tesla manufacturing facilities

Tesla has 6 manufacturing facilities spanning 3 countries: the United States, China and Germany.

4 of Tesla’s plants are already in operation. As well as the original Fremont Factory in California, there are active production lines at the Gigafactory Nevada, Gigafactory New York and Gigafactory Shanghai.

As of March 2021, the remaining 2 facilities (Gigafactory Berlin and Gigafactory Texas) are under construction.

Across its Fremont and Shanghai locations, Tesla has an installed annual production capacity of 1.05 million vehicles.

Source: Tesla.

Tesla worldwide sales

Tesla sold 499,535 vehicles in 2020, making it the most popular EV manufacturer. Tesla outsold Volkswagen, its closest competitor, by 126.83%.

10 car manufacturers sold at least 100,000 plug-in electric vehicles in 2020:

Car manufacturer	Sales
Tesla	499,535
Volkswagen	220,220
BYD	179,211
SGMW	170,825
BMW	163,521
Mercedes	145,865
Renault	124,451
Volvo	112,993
Audi	108,367
SAIC	101,385

Source: CleanTechnica.

Tesla sales in China

The Tesla Model 3 was the most sold plug-in vehicle in China in 2020. A total of 139,925 Model 3s were sold throughout the year, 17.33% more than the nearest competing model (the Wuling HongGuang Mini EV).

Here’s a ranking of the top 10 most popular plug-in vehicles in China in 2020:

Plug-in vehicle model	Sales
Tesla Model 3	139,925
Wuling HongGuang Mini EV	119,255
Baojun E-Series	47,704
Great Wall Ora R1 / Black Cat	46,774
GAC Aion S	45,626
BYD Qin Pro EV	41,621
Chery eQ	38,214
Li Xiang One EREV	33,186
BYD Han EV	29,073
NIO ES6	27,961

However, based on monthly sales data for January 2021, the Tesla Model 3 is no longer the most sold electric vehicle in China. A low-cost alternative, the Wuling HongGuang Mini EV, recorded 36,762 sales in a single month. That’s 2.65x more than the Tesla Model 3.

Here’s a ranking of the top 10 most sold plug-in vehicles in China in January 2021:

Plug-in vehicle model	Sales
Wuling HongGuang Mini EV	36,762
Tesla Model 3	13,843
BYD Han EV	9,298
GAC Aion S	6,092
Great Wall Ora Black Cat	6,090
Chery eQ	5,772
Li Xiang One EREV	5,379
SAIC Roewe Clever EV	5,172
BSAIC Roewe eRX5 PHEV	3,779
Xpeng P7	3,710

Source: CleanTechnica.

Tesla sales in Europe

The Tesla Model 3 was the 2nd most sold plug-in vehicle in Europe in 2020. 87,642 vehicles were sold across the continent. That’s 12.02% less than the most popular EV model in Europe, the Renault Zoe.

Here’s a ranking of the top 10 most sold plug-in electric vehicles in Europe in 2020:

Plug-in vehicle model	Sales
Renault Zoe	99,613
Tesla Model 3	87,642
Volkswagen ID.3	56,937
Hyundai Kona EV	48,537
Audi e-Tron	35,463
Volkswagen e-Golf	33,659
Nissan Leaf	31,791
Peugeot 208 EV	31,554
Kia Niro EV	30,690
Mercedes A250e	29,436

Source: CleanTechnica.

How many people work at Tesla?

Worldwide, 70,757 full-time employees work at Tesla and its subsidiaries. Tesla’s employee count has grown by 47.36% since 2019, in which time the company has added 22,741 new employees.

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

The average compensation at Tesla in the US is an estimated $153,755. Tesla employees working in the US on an H1-B visa receive a median base salary of $127,750.

Sources: Tesla, Comparably, 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 compare 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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