Research & Press

Free access for research and press

Researchers, NGOs and journalists can use Chargalytics Analytics free for 12 months, for non-commercial work. In return, credit us wherever our numbers appear: Source: Chargalytics (chargalytics.com).

Who it's for

Researchers at universities and research institutes, students writing a thesis, journalists, and NGOs.

Open to applicants in every country. You can write your application in any language.

What you get

  • The same as our Analytics plan: the charging map with live status and usage history, country dashboards, the CPO benchmark, ChargiPedia company profiles and the personalised newsletter.
  • The Research API: aggregated figures by country, region and operator, including monthly time series, for your own analysis. API documentation
  • Free for 12 months. Renew by applying again.
  • Not included: the Projects planning tool, file exports and our commercial Data API. We never provide raw data.

The terms in short

  1. Non-commercial use only: research, teaching, journalism and NGO work.
  2. Every published chart, figure or finding that uses our numbers carries the credit: Source: Chargalytics (chargalytics.com)
  3. No redistribution of our data, and no paid consulting on top of it. Commercial use needs a paid plan.
  4. Access lasts 12 months. We email you a month before it ends, and you can apply again to renew.

This is a short summary. The full Research & Press terms govern your access.

Apply for access

Use your address at the institution or newsroom. We send a confirmation link to it, and nothing happens until you click it.
University, research institute, newsroom or NGO.
Journal, publication, report series or outlet.

We check every application. With an institutional email, approval is usually instant; otherwise a person reviews it within two working days.