The module shipments of the top 20 manufacturers increased by more than 50% year-on-year, of which the shipments of the top four accounted for 59.95% of the total shipments of the top 20. The major players maintained their leading positions throughout the list. The top four were LONGi, Jinko, Trina and JA Solar, the same order as previous year.
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The major players maintained their leading positions throughout the list. The top four were LONGi, Jinko, Trina and JA Solar, the same order as previous year. Canadian Solar, Risen Solar, Chint, Tongwei, DAS Solar and Seraphim were among the top five to ten.
InfoLink estimated that the top 10 manufacturers shipped around 252 GW of modules, an 166% year-on-year increase. The top four dominated 60-65% of global shipment volume, heightening that the big stays big. The top five module makers in 2022 were Longi, Jinko Solar, Trina Solar, JA Solar, and Canadian Solar.
M10 (182mm) and G12 (210mm) products together accounted for 81% of shipments by the top 10 module makers (excluding First Solar), with M10 taking up the largest share. M6 (166mm) and other formats accounted for around 14%, and n-type modules 4-5%. Manufacturers sets ambitious shipment goal for 2023.
In 2023, China accounted for almost 85 percent of the global photovoltaic (PV) module production. The country representing the second-largest share of PV production was Vietnam, accounting for just 3.4 percent.