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Tesla Sales, Revenue & Production Statistics (2024)

Backlinko Team

Written by Backlinko Team

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 1,103,070 electric cars in the first 8 months of 2024, ranking 2nd worldwide after BYD.
  • Tesla sold over 6.75 million vehicles to date.
  • Tesla has manufactured 1.31 million vehicles in the first three quarters of 2024 alone.
  • Tesla’s revenue was $71.98 billion in Q1-Q3 2024.
  • 121,000 employees work at Tesla worldwide.

Tesla Vehicle Deliveries

In the first nine months of 2024, Tesla delivered 1,293,656 vehicles.

Tesla quarterly deliveries in Q3 2024 hit 462,890, representing a 6.4% year-over-year increase.

Tesla Vehicle Deliveries

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

Note: Data for 2024 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 1,808,581
2024* 1,293,656

Sources: Tesla, CleanTechnica

Tesla Vehicle Production

Tesla produced 469,796 vehicles in Q3 2024, bringing a total of 1,313,998 vehicles in the first nine months of 2024.

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 2024 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 1,845,985
2024* 1,313,998

Source: Tesla

Total Teslas Sold

According to Tesla investor reports, Tesla has sold over 6,751,667 electric vehicles to date.

Tesla has sold over 6,751,667 electric vehicles to date

Sources: Statista, Tesla

Tesla Annual Revenue

In 2023, Tesla generated $96.77 billion in annual revenue. That’s an increase of 18.8% compared to 2022. In the first nine months of 2024, Tesla’s revenue is already $71.98 billion.

Tesla Annual Revenue

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

Note: Data for 2024 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 $96.77 billion
2024* $71.98 billion

Sources: Tesla, Macrotrends

Tesla Supercharger Locations

Supercharger is Tesla’s fast-charging network. Tesla operates 6,766 Supercharger stations in 50 countries as of October 2024.

Tesla Supercharger Locations

The number of Supercharger locations has increased by 59.61% over the last two years (October 2022 – October 2024).

In the last 3 years alone (October 2021 – October 2024), Tesla has added 3,900 new Supercharger stations.

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

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
December 2024 6766

Source: supercharge.info

Tesla Supercharger Stations by Country

As of October 2024, the US and China account for 67.76% of all Tesla Supercharger stations. The two countries combined have 4,005 Supercharger locations open.

Tesla Supercharger Stations by Country

While the Tesla Supercharger network extends to 50 countries, the vast majority (87.42%) of stations are located in just 10 countries.

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

Country Superchargers (% Share of Total)
USA 2444 (36.12%)
China 2141 (31.64%)
Canada 228 (3.37%)
Germany 210 (3.1%)
France 209 (3.09%)
South Korea 164 (2.42%)
United Kingdom 151 (2.23%)
Norway 138 (2.04%)
Japan 123 (1.82%)
Taiwan 107 (1.58%)

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 1,103,070 vehicles in January – August 2024, 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 August 2024:

Car manufacturer EV Sales
BYD 2,208,798
Tesla 1,103,070
BMW 345,658
Li Auto 306,563
Wuling 302,616
Volkswagen 274,033
AITO 254,419
Geely 245,675
Mercedes 242,891
Aion 230,683

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 2024. 86,801 Model Y vehicles were sold in the third quarter of 2024. Tesla Model 3 claims second place with 58,423 quarterly sales in the country.

Tesla Sales in the US

All Tesla models combined claimed 48.2% of all US electric vehicle sales in the third quarter of 2024.

Here are the most popular electric vehicles in the US ranked by the number of sales in Q3 2024:

EV Model Sales
Tesla Model Y 86,801
Tesla Model 3 58,423
Tesla Cybertruck 16,692
Ford Mustang Mach-E 13,392
Honda Prologue 12,644
Hyundai Ioniq 5 9,772
Chevy Equinox EV 10,707
Chevy Blazer EV 7,998
Rivian R1S 7,245

Source: Cox Automotive

Tesla Sales in China

In January – September 2024, Tesla Model Y was the third most sold electric vehicle in China. A total of 337,648 of Model Ys and 122,552 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 – September 2024:

EV Model Sales
BYD Song (BEV+PHEV) 467,750
BYD Qin Plus (BEV+PHEV) 370,453
Tesla Model Y 362,721
BYD Seagull 297,395
BYD Yuan Plus 197,099
BYD Destroyer 05 157,629
Wuling HongGuang Mini EV 154,432
AITO M7 151,378
BYD Han (BEV+PHEV) 145,471
Wuling Bingo 128,703

Source: CleanTechnica

Tesla Sales in Europe

In January – September 2024, Tesla Model Y was the most sold electric vehicle in Europe. 155,219 vehicles have been sold across the continent. That’s 2.54x more than the closest non-Tesla EV model in Europe, Volvo EX30.

Tesla Sales in Europe

Here’s a ranking of the top 10 most electric vehicles in Europe between January and September 2024:

EV Model Sales
Tesla Model Y 155,219
Tesla Model 3 85,954
Volvo EX30 61,210
Audi Q4 e-tron 51,400
Skoda Enyaq 50,198
VW ID.4 45,282
MG 4 42,890
VW ID.3 41,233
Volvo XC60 PHEV 40,894
BMW iX1 38,726

Source: CleanTechnica

How Many People Work at Tesla?

According to the latest estimate, more than 121,000 people work at Tesla, including temporary workers.

Tesla had 140,473 employees worldwide as of December 2023 according to the latest company update.

How Many People Work at Tesla?

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

Note: Employee count for 2024 includes estimates and hasn’t been confirmed by Tesla.
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
2023 140,473
2024* 121,000

The median compensation packages for software engineers at Tesla totals $145,000. Tesla employees working in the US on an H1-B visa receive a median base salary of $145,000.

Sources: CNBC, 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.