Water dispenser is a device that heats or cools the barreled pure water (or mineral water) and makes it convenient for people to drink. It helps to improve the quality of drinking water and life taste of the people. China's water dispenser industry first emerged in the 1990s. It is a household product for residents to drink bottled water, which is mainly divided into vertical type and desktop type; Subsequently, in order to meet the demand of residents for drinking water, domestic water dispensers developed heating and cooling functions to further stimulate market consumption; So far, the market penetration rate of water dispensers in China has been at a high level, but there is still great potential for improvement in some rural areas.

As a necessary device of bottled water, the development of China's bottled water industry also affects the development trend of water dispenser market to a great extent. In recent years, with the continuous enhancement of national health awareness, more and more consumers buy bottled water added with trace elements beneficial to human health as daily drinking water; In addition, due to the convenient and quick ordering and use of bottled water, it also promotes consumers to increase their demand for bottled water. Therefore, the demand of China's bottled water market maintains a growth trend, and then drives its market to develop continuously. It is estimated that in 2021, the scale of China's bottled water market is expected to exceed 95 billion yuan. In this context, China's water dispenser market demand continues to increase, thus promoting the rapid development of its market

According to the "deep analysis and Research Report on China's Internet plus water dispenser industry development status and industrial transformation strategy" published by the new research center for Industry and industry in the past 2021-2024 years, China is a large power supplier of drinking fountains. With the increasing market demand and the development of production technology, the output of domestic water dispensers has always been at a high level. But in the past three years, with the gradual saturation of the market and the influence of objective factors, the output of water dispensers in China has decreased. Specifically, before novel coronavirus pneumonia production in China was maintained at over 25 million units before 2018, but after 2018, due to the reduction of export volume and the outbreak of new crown pneumonia, the output of domestic water dispensers dropped sharply, and only 16 million 341 thousand units were developed in 2020. East China and South China are the main production areas of drinking fountains in China, accounting for nearly 95% of the total domestic output. It can be seen that China's water dispenser market is in the stage of industrial structure adjustment, and the degree of industrial agglomeration is relatively high.
In recent years, China's water dispenser industry is facing the adjustment of industrial structure. In order to maintain its competitive position and advantages, most domestic enterprises are speeding up to find a new development path, and the trend of market differentiation is becoming more and more obvious. At present, China's water dispenser industry is gradually developing in the direction of multi-function, energy saving, intelligent and personalized. In terms of multi-function, with the upgrading of products, in order to meet the needs of consumers, water dispensers will be subdivided in water temperature, water state and other aspects, and the product functions will also increase; In terms of intelligence, at present, China's water dispenser products have developed from a single drinking water device into a water purification equipment, and have the function of replacing the filter element to remind. The trend of product intelligence is obvious.

In recent years, with the rapid development of national economy and the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the demand for water resources is growing day by day, and China's bottled water industry is developing rapidly. As a necessary device of bottled water, the market development trend of water dispenser also continues to be good. But at present, China's water dispenser market is facing the adjustment of industrial structure, and the trend of market differentiation will be more obvious in the future.