The expansion of DC fast-charging infrastructure in the United States was pretty solid during 2025, as the year started with nearly 51,000 individual stalls and ended with almost 68,000 stalls.
The growth in the number of stalls and stations is one thing. Equally important is the increase in the number of charging networks (competition), improved reliability, and user experience (amenities, Plug & Charge feature, more pull-through stalls, etc.). The EV industry is also transitioning from the CCS1 to the NACS (SAE J3400) charging connector standard.
The year 2026 is also expected to be very strong for EV infrastructure expansion.
68,000 Ports and 14,600* Locations
According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), as of January 1, 2026, there were 67,916 public DC fast-charging ports (aka stalls), including all connector standards. This number includes DC fast-charging ports that are temporarily unavailable (951 ports, or 1.4%).
The number of public DC fast-charging stalls in the US increased by almost 17,000 (or 33%) since January 1, 2025. The data indicates that, on average, 46.5 new stalls go online every day.
*An EV charging port provides power to charge only one vehicle at a time, even though it may have multiple connectors. The number of individual connectors might be equal to or higher than the number of ports.
The temporarily unavailable points are “out of service or offline due to maintenance and plan to open again in the future”.
The numbers may differ slightly depending on the exact date of access, so please treat them as a close estimate.
If progress continues at the same rate in 2026, we should see 85,000 stalls by the end of 2026, perhaps even 90,000, because some networks have announced accelerated rollout.
The number of stations (locations) was estimated at 14,623, including 415 (2.8%) that are temporarily unavailable. However, this raw number may be inflated and somewhat misleading. That’s because some chargers are counted as separate stations, even when they are located next to each other.
The number of stations increased by over 2,200 during the past 12 months (up 17.8% year-over-year). The data indicates that, on average, six new locations go online every day.
On average, a DC fast-charging station has 4.6 stalls, up from 4.1 a year ago (sites are increasing in size).
One of the most positive developments is that the share of charging ports and stations marked as temporarily unavailable has decreased noticeably over the past 12 months.
Largest DC Fast-Charging Networks by Ports
Largest DC Fast-Charging Networks in the US: January 1, 2026 (Source: State Of Charge)
The top ten largest DC fast-charging networks, based on the number of charging ports, represent over 86% of the total number of available ports. The remaining 14% belong to other networks or are non-networked points.
The top ten’s market share is decreasing (it was over 90% a year ago), which indicates that other networks (including new ones) are installing chargers at a faster rate.
Tesla Supercharging Network
The Tesla Supercharging network remains the largest network with 35,682 stalls and a 52.5% share (down from 57% at the beginning of 2025). If nothing changes, Tesla will fall below 50% within several months, which is a sign of market maturation.
More than two-thirds of Tesla Superchargers in North America are open to non-Tesla EVs (primarily Tesla’s NACS partners; some are also compatible with all EVs via built-in NACS-to-CCS1 adapters, also known as Magic Dock).
Other Networks
The next three networks — Electrify America, EVgo, and ChargePoint* — are relatively similar in size, with between 4,456 and 5,350 charging ports. They are also struggling to maintain their market share (all are down by roughly one percentage point since January 2025).
*An important note to remember is that ChargePoint does not own the charging points (aside from a small number) because they are actually owned by thousands of individual charger owners or companies.
Blink and EV Connect are noticeably behind with about 1,900 charging stalls. The top 10 also includes the quickly growing Red E Charge (1,426 stalls; up from 361 a year ago) and Ford Charge (1,230; up from 510 a year ago). Francis Energy is ninth with a relatively stable count of 958 stalls. The Rivian Adventure Network has almost 900 stalls (38% more than a year ago).
The top DC fast-charging networks are as follows:
- Tesla Superchargers: 35,682 ports (a 52.5% share)
- Electrify America: 5,350 ports (a 7.9% share)
- EVgo: 4,834 ports (a 7.1% share)
- ChargePoint: 4,456 ports (a 6.6% share)
- Blink: 1,928 ports (a 2.8% share)
- EV Connect: 1,863 ports (a 2.7% share)
- Red E Charge: 1,426 ports (a 2.1% share)
- Ford Charge: 1,230 ports (a 1.8% share)
- Francis Energy: 958 ports (a 1.4% share)
- Rivian Adventure Network: 895 ports (a 1.3% share)
Top 10 networks: 58,622 ports (an 86.3% share); up 27% year-over-year
other: 9,294 ports (a 13.7% share); up 94% year-over-year
Ionna
The all-new Ionna charging network is expanding rapidly, closing the year 2025 with 85 locations and 790 stalls. Their growth rate is amazing, as the numbers increased from 0 in December 2024, to 500+ stalls and 50+ locations as of early December 2025, and roughly 800 stalls and 85 locations as of January 1, 2026. The 300 stalls added in a matter of a few weeks is a sign of “Ionna Speed”.
We anticipate that soon the network will reach 1,000 stalls (and 100 locations), which was the goal set for the end of 2025. A small delay does not mean much, as it’s always difficult to predict things with perfect precision. We are confident that Ionna will soon enter the top 10 chart.
Walmart
Another new charging network to watch is Walmart, which has recently exceeded 100 stalls across 14 locations, and has outlined a plan for 78 more sites across a total of 19 states. This alone is equal to several hundred new stalls.
As a side note, we must add that the Tesla Supercharging network has only NACS (SAE J3400) plugs, while the other networks use mostly CCS1, with the addition of some CHAdeMO and a small but growing number of NACS (SAE J3400).
Number of DC Fast-Charging Points by State
According to the AFDC, the top five states with the highest number of DC fast-charging ports are:
- California (17,143)
- Texas (4,644)
- Florida (4,325)
- New York (2,976)
- Illinois (2,285)
Together, they represent almost 46% of all chargers (over 31,000 ports) in the country. Alaska remains at the other end of the list with just 89 ports.
Canada
Canada noted a similar rate of expansion. According to the AFDC, the number of public DC fast-charging ports increased to 8,162 (an increase of more than 2,000, or 25%, compared with mid-December 2024). Roughly 1.3% ports (103) were considered temporarily unavailable.
The number of charging stations in Canada increased to 2,720 (up 24% in a year). However, the number of stations might be noticeably inflated. Roughly 2.1% of the stations are temporarily unavailable.
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