# China is poised to leverage the humanoid and robotics market to consolidate its dominance over global manufacturing.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-08 · South China Morning Post*

## Key points

- Morgan Stanley analysts project China's export market share will rise to 16.5% by 2030.
- Chinese manufacturers produced about 90% of the humanoid robots shipped globally last year.
- US and Japanese humanoid robot efforts are mostly at the prototype stage, unlike China's mass production.
- China's annual humanoid robot sales are forecast to more than double to 28,000 units this year.

**Companies:** Morgan Stanley
**Countries:** China, United States, Japan

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