Q2608329
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Chinese battery and electric vehicles manufacturer
Key facts
- Formerly
- Shenzhen BYD Battery Company Limited (1995–2002)
- Company type
- Public
- Traded as
- SEHK : 1211 , SZSE : 002594 , CSI A50
- Industry
- Conglomerate
- Founded
- 10 February 1995 ; 31 years ago ( 1995-02-10 )
- Founder
- Wang Chuanfu Lu Xiangyang
- Headquarters
- Shenzhen , Guangdong , China
- Area served
- Worldwide
- Key people
- Wang Chuanfu ( chairman , CEO )
- Products
- Automobiles automotive components forklifts rechargeable batteries photovoltaic systems handsets handset components semiconductors monorail systems and cars
- Production output
- 4.60 million vehicles (2025) 155.7 GWh electric vehicle batteries (2024)
- Revenue
- ¥804 billion (2025) ( US$ 112.78 billion )
- Operating income
- ¥38.1 billion (2024) ( US$ 5.29 billion )
- Net income
- ¥32.6 billion (2025) ( US$ 4.57 billion )
- Total assets
- ¥883.7 billion (2025) ( US$ 123.96 billion )
- Total equity
- CN¥185 billion US$25.771 billion (2024)
- Owners
- Wang Chuanfu (16.9%) Lu Xiangyang (13.0%) Youngy Investment (5.1%) Xia Zuoquan (2.7%)
- Number of employees
- 869,600 (December 2025)
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1995
- Location
- Shenzhen, China
- Also known as
- Build Your Dreams
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.480084.0 · ISNI 0000 0004 1757 3980
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 比亞迪股份有限公司
- Employees
- 703500
- Revenue
- 127738523000
- Official website
- www.bydglobal.com
- Image
- BYD Company Limited headquarters 01.png
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- Commons category
- BYD Company
- inception
- 1995-02-10
- total assets
- 195641593000
- net profit
- 1614450000
- MAC Address Block Large ID
- 001EDE
- social media followers
- 21500
- operating income
- 20814235000
- total equity
- 56762289000
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Article
BYD Company Limited or BYD (Chinese: 比亚迪; pinyin: Bǐyàdí) is a Chinese multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is a vertically integrated company with several major subsidiaries, including BYD Auto which produces automobiles, BYD Electronics which produces electronic parts and assembly, and FinDreams, a brand name of multiple companies that produce automotive components and electric vehicle batteries.
BYD was founded by Wang Chuanfu in February 1995 as a battery manufacturing company. Its largest subsidiary, BYD Auto, was established in 2003 and has since become the world's largest manufacturer of plug-in electric vehicles. Since 2009, BYD's automotive business has accounted for over 50% of its revenue, surpassing 80% by 2023. The company also produces rechargeable batteries (including handset batteries, electric vehicle batteries, and energy storage systems), forklifts, solar panels, semiconductors, and rail transit systems. Through its subsidiary, FinDreams Battery, BYD was the world's second-largest electric vehicle battery producer in 2024, holding a 17% market share, behind CATL.