Chinese manufacturers accounted for more than 97 percent of global humanoid-robot shipments in the first half of 2026, according to Taipei Times coverage of a Smart Analytics Global (SAG) report. Global volume reached about 19,100 units — more than triple the roughly 5,100 units SAG counted for H1 2025 — and Shanghai-based AgiBot overtook Hangzhou’s Unitree for the first time, with about 8,400 units (44 percent share) against Unitree’s about 5,900 (31 percent).
The ranking flip matters more than the China share alone, which secondary trackers had already placed above 90 percent. SCMP, citing the same SAG work, says AgiBot’s shipments jumped 562 percent year on year across a diversified mix of full-size A-series bipedals, compact X-series units and wheeled G-series platforms, while Unitree’s humanoid volume stayed concentrated on the G1 with a large education, research and performance slice. Taipei Times notes that those Chinese volumes still dwarf named US shippers such as Tesla, Figure and Agility in the SAG tally — a comparison from SAG’s tally, not an independent re-count of Western fleets.
AgiBot and Unitree are the manufacturers to watch in this ranking, with the compact X2 and the G1 as practical humanoid references (AgiBot’s A2, Genie and other lines remain available on its manufacturer page). The same week brought Unitree’s STAR Market subscription — public-market pricing beside third-party shipment leadership. Taipei Times also notes AgiBot’s Hong Kong listing process; that remains capital-markets colour, not a completed listing.
SAG’s “humanoid” definition and channel mix are not independently re-counted here; wheeled platforms and research/education units can inflate headline share relative to factory bipeds doing paid work. Full-year ~60,000 and 2030 ~500,000 figures in the same report are forecasts, not catalogue facts. Shipment leadership is not the same as verified autonomy, safety certification or US import readiness — buyers still need sourced specs and deployment evidence on each robot page.