Tesla Supercharger network passes 85,000 stalls across 9,000 sites worldwide
Tesla's global fast-charging network has cleared both milestones, with independent tracker data confirmed by the company's own charging team as construction continues at hundreds of new sites.
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Milestone confirmed by Tesla Charging
Tesla's Supercharger network has moved past 85,000 stalls across more than 9,000 sites, marking the latest expansion milestone for the world's largest DC fast-charging infrastructure. The update came from Tesla Charging on October 2, 2026, which said the network had passed both marks and was "still growing", accompanied by a chart tracing Supercharger expansion from the network's launch in 2012 through to that date, as reported by Tesla North. 2
The figures were independently tallied by the community tracker supercharge.info, which counted 9,002 open and active Supercharger locations with more than 85,000 stalls. Not a Tesla App reported that Tesla's Director of Charging, Max de Zegher, replied to the tracker's breakdown from John Baker with the words, "Your numbers are very close to ours," lending official weight to the independently compiled count. 1
Growth is accelerating
The new milestone arrived roughly six months after Tesla passed 80,000 Supercharger stalls in April, meaning about 5,000 stalls have been added since, according to Not a Tesla App's analysis of the tracker data. That pace reflects a broader acceleration: at the start of 2021 the network stood at around 2,500 sites and 23,000 stalls, so it has since added roughly 6,500 sites and more than 60,000 stalls, with the growth curves steepening each year. 1
Tesla's third-quarter numbers fit that trend. Not a Tesla App reports the company opened about 2,700 stalls in the quarter, up 15 per cent year over year, while Superchargers delivered 2.4 terawatt-hours of energy between July and September, up 29 per cent from a year earlier. 1
Where the network sits
The regional breakdown compiled by supercharge.info shows North America holding more than half of the network's open stalls at 43,158, or 51.1 per cent, followed by Europe at 22,574 (26.7 per cent) and Asia Pacific at 18,651 (22.1 per cent). South America has just 20 stalls, according to the figures published by Not a Tesla App. 1
Tesla North notes the company operates the largest fast-charging network in North America, and that the network has become increasingly important beyond Tesla's own vehicles as access opens to a wider mix of electric cars. 2
Non-Tesla EVs and business-operated sites
Supercharger access is no longer exclusive to Tesla owners. Tesla North reports that in recent years Tesla has opened the network to electric vehicles from other automakers through the North American Charging Standard, with a growing number of manufacturers adopting the connector and gaining access to participating locations. That shift means new stalls support a broader group of EV owners rather than Tesla drivers alone. 2
The tracker data shows how far that opening has progressed. Not a Tesla App, citing supercharge.info's breakdown, reports 5,622 Supercharger sites — 62.5 per cent — now support other EVs, representing 61,071 stalls, or 71.8 per cent of the total. Separately, 106 sites (1.2 per cent) and 628 stalls (0.7 per cent) come from the Supercharger for Business program, under which businesses buy and brand Tesla-managed Superchargers, keep the revenue and pay Tesla a service fee; the remainder is overwhelmingly Tesla-operated. 1
How Tesla is building faster, and what is next
Deployment methods are a big reason growth keeps speeding up, according to Not a Tesla App. Last month Tesla debuted its Accordion Supercharger, designed to make it easier to install stalls in trickier locations, and the company has also been moving toward pre-fabricated posts it can drop in and wire up, plus folding Superchargers that install even quicker. Tesla has also introduced an Emergency Drive Away feature allowing drivers to break away from a stall in an emergency, though it is limited to US Superchargers for now. 1
Looking ahead, supercharge.info's map shows 365 known sites currently under construction and 1,412 more planned worldwide, as reported by Not a Tesla App. Tesla Charging's milestone update did not provide a timeline for the next major threshold, though Tesla North notes the company made clear construction is continuing. 12
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