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E-bikes - worldwide sales by region 2016

Worldwide sales of electric bicycles in 2016, by region (in million units)

The data describes electric bicycle sales worldwide in 2016, by region. In 2016, some 32.8 million electric bikes were sold in the Asia-Pacific region. This particular region is expected to remain the most important market for electric bikes worldwide.

Projected global sales of electric bicycles Electric bicycles, also known as e-bikes or power-assisted bikes, have seen a constant growth in sales. China has been the biggest market for electric bicycles since 2000. Here, sales have skyrocketed from about 300,000 in 2000 to almost 33 million units in 2016.

Asia Pacific 32.8
Western Europe 1.6
North America 0.15
Latin America 0.09
Middle East and Africa 0.07
Eastern Europe 0.04