Most-produced main battle tanks
40 of the 55 main battle tanks in the WeaponSpecs database publish a units built figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 15 main battle tanks with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.
| # | System | Units built | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M60A3 Patton | 15,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 2 | M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams | 10,300 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 3 | M1A1 Abrams | 4,796 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 4 | Leopard 1A5 | 4,744 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 5 | T-80U † | 4,500 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 6 | Type 96B † | 2,500 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 7 | Leopard 2A4 | 2,125 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 8 | T-90M † | 1,500 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 9 | M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams | 1,200 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 10 | T-72B3M † | 900 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 11 | Type 74 | 893 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 12 | Leclerc | 862 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 13 | Merkava Mk3 | 780 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 14 | Leopard 2A6 | 655 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 15 | Merkava Mk4 | 620 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 16 | Type 99A † | 600 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 17 | Leopard 2A5 | 470 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 18 | Challenger 2 | 448 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 19 | B1 Centauro | 400 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 20 | Al-Zarrar | 400 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 21 | Leopard 2A7 | 350 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 22 | Leopard 2A8 | 350 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-16 |
| 23 | Type 90 Kyu-maru | 341 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 24 | Al-Khalid | 320 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 25 | K2 Black Panther | 260 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →
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