Most Produced Tanks
Overview
Ranking of the most produced main battle tanks in history. Production numbers reflect a tank's success, reliability, and global adoption. From World War II-era mass production to modern Cold War and post-Cold War designs, this ranking shows which tanks have been manufactured in the greatest quantities.
M4 Sherman
#1 Ranked
58,000 units
Top Value
Most Produced Tanks
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | units | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | M4 Sherman | 🇺🇸 United States | U.S Army Ordnance | 58,000 | |
| 🥈 2 | T-72 | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Malyshev HMB Plant | 25,000 | |
| 🥉 3 | T-54 / T-55 / TM-800 | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Malyshev HMB Plant | 16,532 | |
| 4 | T-64 | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Malyshev HMB Plant | 13,000 | |
| 5 | M1 Abrams | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Corp. | 10,300 | |
| 6 | M1A1 Abrams | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Corp. | 9,200 | |
| 7 | Type 59MII | 🇨🇳 China | Norinco | 9,077 | |
| 8 | M60A3 TTS Patton | 🇺🇸 United States | Detroit Tank Plant | 8,931 | |
| 9 | M48A5 Patton | 🇺🇸 United States | Detroit Tank Plant | 6,764 | |
| 10 | Leopard 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Krauss-Maffei | 6,565 | |
| 11 | T-62 / TR-580 / Tiran | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Malyshev HMB Plant | 6,142 | |
| 12 | T-80 | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Malyshev HMB Plant | 5,500 | |
| 13 | KV-1 | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sergeï Mironovich Kirov | 5,200 | |
| 14 | M24 Chaffee | 🇺🇸 United States | U.S Army Ordnance | 4,731 | |
| 15 | Centurion | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Royal Ordnance Factory | 4,423 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | units | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | T-90 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Malyshev HMB Plant | 4,000 | |
| 17 | Leopard 2 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Krauss-Maffei | 3,600 | |
| 18 | AMX-30 | 🇫🇷 France | GIAT Industries | 3,571 | |
| 19 | T-10 | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Industrie d'Etat Soviétique | 2,500 | |
| 20 | M26 Pershing | 🇺🇸 United States | U.S. Army Ordnance | 2,000 | |
| 21 | Chieftain / Shir | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Royal Ordnance Factory | 1,056 | |
| 22 | Merkava 3 | 🇮🇱 Israel | Israeli Military Industries | 1,000 | |
| 23 | Type 74 | 🇯🇵 Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 870 | |
| 24 | Leclerc | 🇫🇷 France | KNDS | 862 | |
| 25 | K1A1 Rokit | 🇰🇷 South Korea | Hyundai Precision / Sangyong Heavy Industries | 800 | |
| 26 | Karrar | 🇮🇷 Iran | Bani Hashim Defense Industrial Complex | 800 | |
| 27 | M47 Patton | 🇺🇸 United States | Detroit Tank Plant | 757 | |
| 28 | Type 69IMP | 🇨🇳 China | Norinco | 730 | |
| 29 | Type 61 | 🇯🇵 Japan | Mitsubishi | 560 | |
| 30 | M-84 | 🇳🇱 Ex-Yugoslavia | - | 452 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | units | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Challenger 2 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Defense Systems | 447 | |
| 32 | Challenger | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Defense Systems | 420 | |
| 33 | Sabra | 🇮🇱 Israel | Israeli Military Industries | 400 | |
| 34 | Pz.68 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Ateliers fédéraux de Thun | 372 | |
| 35 | Merkava 4 | 🇮🇱 Israel | Israeli Military Industries | 360 | |
| 36 | M103 | 🇺🇸 United States | Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant | 300 | |
| 37 | PT-91 Twardy | 🇵🇱 Poland | ZMIS | 285 | |
| 38 | STRV-103 "S" | 🇸🇪 Sweden | Bofors | 260 | |
| 39 | Olifant 1 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | OMC Engineering | 250 | |
| 40 | Type 85 | 🇨🇳 China | Norinco | 200 | |
| 41 | FV214 Conqueror | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Royal Ordnance Factory | 200 | |
| 42 | TAM | 🇦🇷 Argentina | Thyssen-Henschel | 200 | |
| 43 | MB-3 Tamoyo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Bernardini S/A Industria e Comercio, Brazil | 150 | |
| 44 | Magach 7 | 🇮🇱 Israel | Israeli Military Industries | 150 | |
| 45 | KV-85 | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sidorenko & Usenko | 148 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | units | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Type 90 | 🇯🇵 Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 120 | |
| 47 | Type 10 | 🇯🇵 Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 117 | |
| 48 | Vickers Mk.3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Defense Systems | 112 | |
| 49 | OF-40 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Palmaria | 36 | |
| 50 | Arjun | 🇮🇳 India | CVRDE / DRDO | 10 |