UK has over 119,000 public EV chargers

Zapmap reveals trends in power and distribution of chargepoints

There are now over 119,000 public electric vehicle chargers across the UK, reports EV infrastructure information specialist Zapmap.

At the end of March 2026, there were 119,080 EV chargers, which are sited on 92,141 devices across 46,107 charging locations around the UK. These locations support a range of use cases across on-street, destination and en-route charging.

Last month, 759 a total of net new EV chargers were added to the Zapmap database. Zapmap provides UK government's Department for Transport with the data that underpins the official public charging statistics.  

The number of public EV chargers in the UK has grown from 102,771 at the end of 2024 to 116,052 by the end of 2025, this represents a growth of 13%. However, Zapmap points out that this masks the fact that devices with different power ratings provide a significant difference in capacity. For instance, while Rapid and Ultra-rapid chargers only make up 23% of total EV chargers, they account for around 60% of the total capacity.

During 2025, 13,281 EV chargers were added to the UK public network. This was a growth of 13% in the overall network, but a reduction in the number of chargers installed compared to the previous year. In 2024, there were 24,557 EV chargers added to the UK public network – 19% more than were added in 2023.

The most common type of EV chargers to be installed are Standard chargers, which are typically found on-street, in residential areas, public car parks and accommodation.

For Rapid and Ultra-rapid EV chargers, Zapmap reports that the key trend is a shift towards 150kW+ Ultra-rapid chargers. In 2025, there were 3,425 Ultra-rapid chargers added to the public network, a 40% year on year growth.

During 2025 the overall number of Rapid EV chargers decreased slightly as some were upgraded to Ultra-rapid chargers and some were removed altogether. There was also one significant update to a network's data feed to reclassify how its EV chargers were counted, this resulted in a net drop of circa 500 EV chargers towards the end of 2025.  

In March 2026, 759 net new EV chargers were added to the Zapmap platform. This number takes into account that every month some EV chargers are decommissioned by chargepoint operators.  

Charging networks

The charging network with the most EV chargers is Shell Recharge Ubitricity, with its network of on-street chargers. Next up is Pod, a network of destination chargers found mainly in retail car parks, particularly supermarkets. In third place is Connected Kerb, which has an extensive network of on-street chargers across the UK.
 

Network	EVSE Count
Shell Recharge Ubitricity	14,617
Pod	8,265
Connected Kerb	7,040
BP Pulse	5,398
char.gy	4,970
ChargePlace Scotland	4,373
blink	3,631
TotalEnergies	2,968
Evolt Network	2,916
MFG EV Power	2,838
Osprey	2,838
Zest	2,745
Fuuse	2,535
Believ	2,384

 

Areas with the most EV chargers

The geographical area that has the most EV chargers is Greater London with 30,912, followed by the South East with 15,383 and Scotland with 12,672. These totals aggregates all the different types of EV chargers, so Zapmap advises that caution should be used when making comparisons. 
 
Region
EVSE Count
Greater London
30,912
South East
15,383
Scotland
12,672
West Midlands
10,062
East of England
9,880
South West
9,067
North West
8,377
Yorkshire and the Humber
6,531
Wales
5,710
East Midlands
5,633
North East
3,708
Northern Ireland
1,145
 

Rapid or Ultra-rapid chargers

As of March 2026, there are 27,372 Rapid or Ultra-rapid EV chargers, across 6,785 charging locations in the UK. Last month, 363 net new Rapid or Ultra-rapid EV chargers were added to the Zapmap platform.  

The number of public Rapid and Ultra-rapid EV chargers in the UK has grown from 22,997 at the end of 2024 to 26,378 by the end of 2025, this represents a growth of 15%. 

Ultra-rapid EV chargers have grown at a particularly high rate, with 3,425 added in 2025, a year on year growth rate of 40%. 

In 2025, 3,381 Rapid or Ultra-rapid EV chargers were added to the UK public network. This was a growth of 15% in the overall network.

During 2025 the overall number of Rapid EV chargers decreased slightly as some were upgraded to Ultra-rapid chargers and some were removed altogether. There was also one significant update to a network's data feed to reclassify how it's EV chargers were counted, this resulted in a net drop of circa 500 EV chargers towards the end of 2025.  

There are still over 14,000 Rapid chargers on the Zapmap platform, but the trend now is to install new Ultra-rapid chargers, to provide quick 20-30 min top ups during en-route charging.  

Which network has the most Rapid and Ultra-rapid EV chargers?

The chargepoint operator with the most Rapid and Ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers is MFG EV Power, who have 2,838 EV chargers at the end of March 2026.

After MFG EV Power, Osprey operate the most Rapid and Ultra-rapid EV chargers in the UK with 2,537, followed by BP Pulse with 2,502.

The number of EV chargers at a location is usually how many EVs can be charged at that location. Zapmap points out that this is not a perfect measure as there are circumstances that can reduce the number of EVs that are able to charge simultaneously at a given location. 
  

Region	EVSE Count
Greater London	30,912
South East	15,383
Scotland	12,672
West Midlands	10,062
East of England	9,880
South West	9,067
North West	8,377
Yorkshire and the Humber	6,531
Wales	5,710
East Midlands	5,633
North East	3,708
Northern Ireland	1,145

What is the market share of Rapid and Ultra-rapid charging networks?

There are six networks which make up 50% market share of Rapid and Ultra-rapid EV chargers. The three networks with the highest market share are MFG EV Power with 10.4%, closely followed by Osprey with 9.3% and BP pulse with 9.1%. 
  

Network	EVSE Count
MFG EV Power	2,838
Osprey	2,537
BP Pulse	2,502
Tesla Supercharger	2,343
InstaVolt	2,297
GRIDSERVE Electric Highway	1,662
Shell Recharge	1,188
Ionity	788

Which areas have the most Rapid EV chargers across the UK?

The UK geographical area that has the most Rapid or Ultra-rapid EV chargers is the South East with 3,823, followed by Scotland with 3,171 and the East of England with 3,029.

The areas with the fewest Rapid/Ultra-rapid EV chargers are the North East with 878 and Northern Ireland with 355 EV chargers.

Network	EVSE Count
MFG EV Power	2,838
Osprey	2,537
BP Pulse	2,502
Tesla Supercharger	2,343
InstaVolt	2,297
GRIDSERVE Electric Highway	1,662
Shell Recharge	1,188
Ionity	788
Lidl	770
Other	10,447

 
Charging hubs

At the end of March 2026 there were 972 Rapid charging hubs across the UK, which are open to all EVs. 

Zapmap defines a charging hub as a charging location with at least eight Rapid or Ultra-rapid EV chargers. The number of charging hubs grew in the last year from 723 at the end of 2024 to 926 by the end of 2025, a 28% year on year growth.

In addition to these open charging hubs there are 65 charging hub locations only available to Tesla drivers. Tesla has already opened up many locations to all EVs, and is expected to continue to do so over the coming months.
 
A
Charging hubs
2024
723
2025
926
2026 (YTD)
972
 
Notes on the data
Zapmap provides UK government's Department for Transport with the data that underpins the official public charging statistics.  For 2026, the metric used to track the size of the public charging network has changed from devices to EV chargers. Additionally the power band from 3kW up to 7.9kW has been renamed from Slow to Standard and the power band from 8kW up to 49kW has been renamed from Fast to Standard Plus. The four speeds or power ratings that are tracked are thus defined as Standard (from 3kW up to 7.9kW), Standard Plus (from 8kW up to 49kW), Rapid (from 50kW up to 149kW) and Ultra-rapid (150kW and above).