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5. Poste Italiane
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 9.8
Total revenue of the company (in millions of dollars): 30,689
Total assets of the company (in millions of dollars): 276,168
Total profits of the company (in millions of dollars): 1,531
Total employees of the company: 121,000
One of the largest companies in Italy, Poste Italiane is the Italian postal service provider, which was created over 150 years ago in 1862. Like many postal companies, Poste Italiane also provides financial and insurance services in addition to of course goods delivery services.
4. Japan Post Holdings
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 24.2
Total revenue of the company (in millions of dollars): 77,727
Total assets of the company (in millions of dollars): 2,054,393
Total profits of the company (in millions of dollars): 3,462
Total employees of the company: 100,100
Japan Post is the biggest courier company in Asia, located of course in Japan and is the biggest courier company in the world according to value of assets. Japan Post Holdings is the biggest employer in the country, and provides goods transportation services in addition to miscellaneous services such as life insurance, banking business and even financial window business. While initially state-owned, Japan Post Holdings is being privatized, though the process is quite slow.
3. FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX)
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 38.9
Total revenue of the company (in millions of dollars): 83,959
Total assets of the company (in millions of dollars): 82,777
Total profits of the company (in millions of dollars): 5,231
Total employees of the company: 508,650
We’ve talked about FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) in the intro, but it is also important to remember that FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) is one of the biggest companies in the world by number of employees. the company has been integrated in popular culture by a number of TV shows and movies, showing the level of fame the company has achieved. While FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) has close to 2,000 locations, its biggest division is its air shipping services, which have made its hub, the Memphis International Airport, the biggest cargo airport in the world.
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2. Deutsche Post DHL Group
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 36.5
Total revenue of the company (in millions of dollars): 93,752
Total assets of the company (in millions of dollars): 70,135
Total profits of the company (in millions of dollars): 5,795
Total employees of the company: 548,042
Duetsche Post DHL Group is the largest courier company in Europe and headquartered in Germany. The company’s postal division delivers 61 million letters daily just in Germany alone. Meanwhile, the parcel delivery service DHL has operations in 220 countries and territories. Duetsche Post DHL Group also purchased StreetScooter GmbHm which manufactures electric scooters.
1. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)
Total market cap of the company (in billions of dollars): 145.6
Total revenue of the company (in millions of dollars): 97,287
Total assets of the company (in millions of dollars): 69,405
Total profits of the company (in millions of dollars): 12,890
Total employees of the company: 400,945
Easily topping the list of the 10 biggest courier companies in the world is United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS), with a market cap greater than the next 5 companies combined. Initially starting off as a telegraph company, United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) successfully pivoted as a courier company, and its main international hub is considered to be the fifth busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) delivered more than 6.4 billion parcels in 2021 alone in at least 200 countries and territories, and has also committed to power at least 40% of its ground operations with alternative fuels by 2025.
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