A reader comparing a 2026 global tracker share report with Chinese industry coverage will find two incompatible 'number two' claims.
Wood Mackenzie ranks suppliers by shipment share, with Nextpower around 30 percent and GameChange second. Chinese industry reports describe Arctech with a 12.1 percent global share and TrinaTracker as second in an 'overall ranking'.
Both can be internally valid. Only one has a published, reproducible methodology in the sources we can inspect.
The question
A reconciliation table
Statistical object, year, unit, whether fixed tilt is included, whether orders rather than shipments are counted, and any weighting. Once these are written down, the apparent contradiction usually disappears.
What we compared
Why 'overall' is not a share
A composite ranking may weight technology, patents, project references or revenue. Without disclosed weights it cannot be compared with a shipment-share table or used as corroboration.
Publishing our own method
Our ranking pages carry a methodology field, a source list and a last-verified date. Where a number cannot be verified, the page says so rather than averaging the two.
Data box
| Field | Value as reported |
|---|---|
| Shipment-share basis | 134 GWdc, leader about 30 percent |
| Chinese report claim | 12.1 percent share, 'overall ranking' second |
| Non-comparable fields | Fixed tilt included, orders vs shipments, weighting, year |
| Output | Methodology note plus last-verified date |
All figures above are quoted with the unit and reference period used by the primary source. They are reproduced here for reference, not independently re-measured.
Where this reading can be wrong: verification note
Different methodologies cannot be used to corroborate or be added to one another. This article is labelled analysis and states explicitly which figures remain unverifiable.
What to watch next
Publication of a composite ranking with disclosed weights and a defined statistical population.
Primary sources
- Wood Mackenzie 2026 share report (shipment-share methodology)
- Chinese industry reports citing 12.1% share and 'overall ranking'
- Company annual reports (Arctech 688408.SH, Trina Solar 688599.SH)
Researched and written by the solarrack.wiki editorial desk. Every figure in this article carries a source and a verification note; where a claim could not be confirmed against a primary document, it is labelled as such. Corrections: [email protected]
