Global Air Conditioner Brands of 2026
Euromonitor: Midea AC global volume No.1 in 2025 (~27.5% / 71.83m in 2024); Gree 2024 split-type retail-volume No.1. China AVC retail CNY 235.7bn; Gree online share 24.31%.
Main table: global AC brand volume lead
Compiled 2026-08-14. Per Euromonitor Consumer Appliances 2026 relays: Midea air conditioners ranked global volume No.1 again in 2025; in 2024, with global AC sales about 260 million units, Midea sold about 71.83 million units (~27.5% share). Gree holds a separate Euromonitor certificate for 2024 global split-type AC retail-volume No.1. HVAC group sales: global HVAC; washers: global washing machines; appliances: home appliances.
| # | Brand / company | Scope | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midea | 2025 global AC volume No.1 | Euromonitor Consumer Appliances 2026; media relay |
| 2 | Midea (2024 share) | ~27.5% / 71.83m units | Global ~260m units that year; same relay |
| 3 | Gree | 2024 global split-type AC retail-volume No.1 | Euromonitor; Gree official certificate note |
On overall AC volume, Midea leads in the 2024–2025 Euromonitor relays; Gree’s certificate is specifically split-type retail volume (2024). Daikin and other HVAC groups’ sales sit in the HVAC post.
Main table: China AC market
FX used only for USD ranking: about CNY 7.2 = USD 1.
| # | Scope | Figure | USD equiv. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China AC all-channel retail sales | CNY 235.7bn | ~$32.7bn | 2025; AVC via Midea annual report; −0.4% |
| 2 | 2025 cooling-year retail sales / volume | CNY 257.2bn / 80.59m units | ~$35.7bn | Cooling-year scope; +17.1% / +17.6% |
| 3 | Gree · RAC online retail-value share | 24.31% | — | 2025; AVC; Gree AR; industry No.1 |
| 4 | All-channel volume TOP3 (Jul 2025) | Midea 29% / Gree 17% / Haier 15% | — | AVC via Economic Observer |
| 5 | China RAC total sales volume | 198.39m units | — | 2025; ChinaIOL via Gree AR; −1.2% |
Side table: central AC and group cuts
| Cut | Figure | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Midea · China central-AC sales-value share | >20%, industry No.1 | 2025; ChinaIOL via Midea AR |
| Midea · China commercial VRF sales-value share | >28%, industry No.1 | Same |
| Midea · Building Technology revenue | CNY 35.79bn; +25.7% | FY2025; HVAC / elevators etc. |
| Gree · consumer appliances (incl. AC) | CNY 133.06bn; −10.44% | FY2025; group revenue CNY 171.12bn |
| Gree · China central AC | No.1 share for 14 consecutive years | Gree AR wording |
| Haier · global residential AC volume | +14.8% | 2025; Haier AR / Xinhua |
| China central AC domestic+export size | CNY 138.68bn; −4.1% | 2025; ChinaIOL |
| AC systems market (GM Insights) | Daikin share >13% | 2025; systems scope, HVAC-heavy |
How we ranked
Main table one uses Euromonitor global AC / split-type volume leads (Midea, Gree). Main table two uses AVC China retail, Gree’s online share, and ChinaIOL total volume. Side table covers central-AC shares and group segments; Daikin group sales sit in the HVAC post. Board defaults to S–D.
| Source | When | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Cailian / Sina · Midea Euromonitor No.1 | 2026-02 | Euromonitor Consumer Appliances 2026: Midea 2025 global AC No.1; 2024 ~71.83m / 27.5% |
| Gree · split-type retail-volume No.1 | 2025-04 | Euromonitor: 2024 global split-type AC retail volume No.1 |
| Midea 2025 annual report (Sina) | 2026 | AVC China AC retail CNY 235.7bn; central AC / VRF shares; Building Tech CNY 35.79bn |
| Gree 2025 annual report (Sina) | 2026 | Online retail-value share 24.31%; ChinaIOL RAC 198.39m units; consumer appliances CNY 133.06bn |
| Economic Observer · AVC July shares | 2025-08 | All-channel volume: Midea 29% / Gree 17% / Haier 15% |
| HVACR · 2025 cooling-year survey | 2025 | Cooling-year retail CNY 257.2bn / 80.59m units |
| Xinhua · Haier Smart Home 2025 AR | 2026-03 | Residential AC global volume +14.8% |
| GM Insights · AC Systems | 2026 | 2025 systems market ~$194.9B; Daikin share >13% |
| OBPAI · global HVAC | 2026-08 | Daikin / Carrier / Trane group revenue cross-check |
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