15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies– Based on the annual report of the company in 2020, there are 15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies. Of course, these companies have billion of assets and millions of income in 2020. In that year, the pandemic of Covid-19 has influenced the business of courier companies. Some of them were affected by this pandemic.

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies _ King of Courier

A courier is a company who delivers mail, packages from one place or person to another place or person in a distant area. With this company, the distribution of goods can be done in several days. It can help the company transmit their goods fast. Maybe, as humans, we ever used their service to help deliver our mail or packages.

In 2020, with the challenging pandemic, the company has different obstacles with the effect of the slowdown of the global economy. Some of them still can get a positive result but some of them have negative effects because of decreasing their business revenue.

Here is The Rank of 15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies Based on Net Income in 2020. These data of each company are obtained from Annual Report in 2020.

The Rank of 15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies Based on Net Income

Rank	Name of Company	Revenue	Revenue	Net Income	Net Income
		Origin Currency	US Dollar	Origin Currency	US Dollar
1	Fedex Corporation	83.9 Billion US Dollar	83.9 Billion US Dollar	5.2 Billion US Dollar	5.2 Billion US Dollar
2	Deutsche Post-DHL	66.8 Billion Euro	75.4 Billion US Dollar	3.1 Billion Euro	3.5 Billion US Dollar
3	UPS	84.6 Billion US Dollar	84.6 Billion US Dollar	1.3 Billion US Dollar	1.3 Billion US Dollar
4	S.F Express	153 Billion Yuan	24.4 Billion US Dollar	6.9 Billion Yuan	1.1 Billion US Dollar
5	Royal Mail	12.6 Billion Poundsterling	16.6 Billion US Dollar	521 Million Poundsterling	687 Million US Dollar
6	ZTO Express	3.8 Billion US Dollar	3.8 Billion US Dollar	663 Million US Dollar	663 Million US Dollar
7	Poste Italiane	9 Billion Euro	10.1 Billion US Dollar	324 Million Euro	366 Million US Dollar
8	TFI international	3.4 Billion US Dollar	3.4 Billion US Dollar	275 Million US Dollar	275 Million US Dollar
9	Australia Post	8.2 Billion US Dollar	8.2 Billion US Dollar	261 Million US Dollar	261 Million US Dollar
10	PostNL	3.2 Billion Euro	3.6 Billion US Dollar	213 Million Euro	240 Million US Dollar
11	Austrian Post	2.1 Billion Euro	2.3 Billion US Dollar	115 Million Euro	129 Million US Dollar
12	Gati	28.6 Thousand Lakhs	37 Million US Dollar	(-17.6 Thousand Lakhs)	(-22 Million US Dollar)
13	YRC worldwide	4.5 Billion US Dollar	4.5 Billion US Dollar	(-53 Million US Dollar)	(-53 Million US Dollar)
14	Canada Post	9.3 Billion CAD	7.3 Billion US Dollar	(-570 Million CAD)	(-450 Million US Dollar)
15	Shenker AG	39 Billion Euro	44 Billion US Dollar	(-5.7 Billion Euro)	(-6.4 Billion US Dollar)
Source : Annual Report, 2020
Currency Rate :
1 Euro = 1.13 US Dollar
1 CAD = 0.79 US Dollar
1 GBP = 1.32 US Dollar
1 Yuan = 0.16 US Dollar
1 INR= 0.013 US Dollar
1 Lakhs = 100,000 INR

As additional data, there are 15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies Based on Assets in 2020. These data are obtained from the Balance Sheet of each company in 2020.

The Rank of 15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies Based on Assets

Rank	Name of Company	Assets	Assets	Liabilities	Liabilities
		Origin Currency	US Dollar	Origin Currency	US Dollar
1	Poste Italiane	114 Billion Euro	128 Billion US Dollar	107 Billion Euro	120 Billion US Dollar
2	Gati	71.4 Thousand Lakhs	92 Million US Dollar	8.9 Thousand Lakhs	11 Million US Dollar
3	Fedex Corporation	82.7 Billion US Dollar	82.7 Billion US Dollar	37.8 Billion US Dollar	37.8 Billion US Dollar
4	Shenker AG	65.4 Billion Euro	73.9 Billion US Dollar	58.2 Billion Euro	65.7 Billion US Dollar
5	UPS	62.4 Billion US Dollar	62.4 Billion US Dollar	61.7 Billion US Dollar	61.7 Billion US Dollar
6	Deutsche Post-DHL	55 Billion Euro	62 Billion US Dollar	41.3 Billion Euro	46 Billion US Dollar
7	S.F Express	111 Billion Yuan	17.7 Billion US Dollar	54.4 Billion Yuan	8.7 Billion US Dollar
8	Royal Mail	9.9 Billion Poundsterling	13 Billion US Dollar	5.1 Billion Poundsterling	6.7 Billion US Dollar
9	ZTO Express	9 Billion US Dollar	9 Billion US Dollar	1.5 Billion US Dollar	1.5 Billion US Dollar
10	Canada Post	11.2 Billion CAD	8.8 Billion US Dollar	12.8 Billion CAD	10.1 Billion US Dollar
11	Australia Post	7 Billion US Dollar	7 Billion US Dollar	4.5 Billion US Dollar	4.5 Billion US Dollar
12	TFI international	3.8 Billion US Dollar	3.8 Billion US Dollar	2 Billion US Dollar	2 Billion US Dollar
13	Austrian Post	2.6 Billion Euro	2.9 Billion US Dollar	2 Billion Euro	2.2 Billion US Dollar
14	PostNL	2.2 Billion Euro	2.4 Billion US Dollar	2 Billion Euro	2.2 Billion US Dollar
15	YRC worldwide	2.1 Billion US Dollar	2.1 Billion US Dollar	2.4 Billion US Dollar	2.4 Billion US Dollar
Source : Annual Report, 2020
Currency Rate :
1 Euro = 1.13 US Dollar
1 CAD = 0.79 US Dollar
1 GBP = 1.32 US Dollar
1 Yuan = 0.16 US Dollar
1 INR= 0.013 US Dollar
1 Lakhs = 100,000 INR

Brief Description of 15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- Brief Description

1. FedEx Corporation

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies _ FeDex

FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 2, 1997, with headquarter in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Historically, it began with the initiation of Frederick W. Smith who found this company. Basically, FedEx provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services through FedEx brand. This company has some of the following reportable business segment, namely FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Freight. In 2020, the company generates revenue of 83.9 billion US Dollar and Net Income reach 5.2 billion US Dollar.

2. Deutsche Post-DHL

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- DHL

founded in San Francisco, USA September 25, 1969, Deutsche Post DHL provides service consisting of letter and parcel dispatch, express delivery, freight transport, supply chain management, and e-commerce solutions. Basically, this group has five operating divisions: Post Parcel Germany, Express, Global Forwarding, Freight, Supply Chain, and eCommerce Solutions. In 1998, Deutsche Post began to acquire shares of DHL 1998 and fully control DHL in 2001. Now, the Deutsche-DHL has headquartered in Germany Bonn, Germany

Based on the performance in 2020, the company generates revenue of 66.8 billion Euro or equivalent with 75.4 billion US Dollar and net income reach 3.1 billion Euro or equivalent to 3.5 billion US Dollar.

3. UPS

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- UPS

United Parcel Service is an American multinational package delivery and supply chain management company founded on August 28th, 1907, in Seattle, Washington with the initiation of James Casey and Claude Ryan. Along with the development of a Business company, this company has some services, namely Courier express services, Freight forwarding services, and Logistics services. Financially, in 2020, UPS generates revenue of 84.6 billion US dollars and net income reached 1.3 billion US dollars.

4. S.F Express

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- SF_Express

SF Express (Group) Co., Ltd. is multinational delivery services and logistics company from China. Commonly, this company has a primary office in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Historically, this company was founded in 1993 by Wang Wei. Along with the development of a business company, this company has miscellaneous business services with employees of around 135 thousand people. Based in the performance in 2020, the company generates revenue of 153 billion Yuan or equivalent to 24.4 billion US Dollar and net income reach 6.9 billion Yuan or equivalent to 1.1 billion US Dollar.

5. Royal Mail

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- Royal- Mail

Royal Mail Group plc is a British multinational postal service and courier company that has established in 1516 by King Henry VIII. Now, along with business development, this company has miscellaneous services, namely Letter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, freight forwarding, and third-party logistics. In 2020, the performance of Royal Mail showed positive performance with revenue of 12.6 billion Pound sterling or equivalent to 16.6 billion US dollars, and net income reach 521 million Pound sterling or equivalent to 687 million US dollars.

6. ZTO Express

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- ZTO_express

ZTO Express is a transportation logistics company from China. It has headquartered in Shanghai, China, founded in 2002 by Meisong Lai. Financially, the performance of ZTO express has shown a positive signal with revenue of 3.8 billion US dollars and net income reaching 663 million US dollars.

7. Poste Italiane

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- PosteItaliane

Poste Italiane S.p.A. is an Italian Courier and Postal service that has a main office in 190 Viale Europa, Rome, Italy. Overall, the total of employees of this company reaches around 125 thousand people. The Italian-based company in 2020 showed positive performance with revenue of 9 billion Euro or equivalent to 10.1 billion US Dollars and net income reach 324 million Euro or equivalent to 366 million US Dollar.

8. TFI international

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- TFI_International

TFI International Inc. is a Canadian courier company based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada that was founded in 1957 by the Emond brothers. Along with business development, this company has 366 facilities across Canada, USA, and Mexico. Financially, TFI International showed positive performance with revenue of 3.4 billion US dollars and net income reaching 275 million US dollars.

9. Australia Post

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- Australia_Post

Australia Post, formally the Australian Postal Corporation, is a government business enterprise that provides postal services and couriers in Australia. Officially, the headquarter office of Australia Post is in Bourke Street, Melbourne. Historically, this company was founded on July 1st, 1975. Along with the development of the company’s business, the company has 4.3 thousand outlets and 35 thousand employees.

Australia Post in 2020 showed positive performance with revenue of 8.2 billion US Dollars and net income reaching 261 million US Dollars.

10. PostNL

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- Post_NL

PostNL formerly TNT N.V. is a courier corporation with operations in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. Historically, this company was founded in June 1998 with its headquarter in Hague, Netherlands. Financially, PostNL showed positive performance with revenue of 3.2 billion Euro or equivalent to 3.6 billion US Dollars and net income reach 213 million Euro or equivalent to 240 million US Dollar.

11. Austrian Post

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- Austrian_Post

Austrian Post or Österreichische Post is a courier company from Vienna, Austria. Since it’s founded in 1999, the company has 20 thousand employees in 2017. Austrian Post has a positive performance in 2020 with revenue of 2.1 billion Euro or equivalent to 2.3 billion US Dollars and net income reach 115 million Euro or equivalent to 129 million US Dollar.

12. Gati

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- Gati

Gati Ltd is an Indian courier company based in Hyderabad, Telangana. Historically, this company was founded in 1989. in 2020, the company was acquired by Allcargo Logistics. Gati has negative performance in 2020 with revenue of 28.6 thousand Lakhs or equivalent with 37 million US Dollars but suffered negative performance with a net loss of -17.6 Thousand Lakhs or equivalent to -22 Million US Dollar.

13. YRC worldwide

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- YRC

Yellow Corporation is an American transportation and courier company that has headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Historically, this company was founded in 1929 by Cleve Harrell. Along with business development, the company has 19 thousand employees. In 2020, YRC Worldwide showed negative results with revenue of 4.5 billion US dollars and suffered a net loss of up to -53 Million US dollars.

14. Canada Post

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- Canada Post

Canada Post Corporation is a Courier company that was founded on July 1, 1867. Officially, this company has its main office in Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, and has 64 thousand employees. Canada Post has revenue of 9.3 billion CAD or equivalent to 7.3 billion US Dollars and suffered negative results with net loss reaching -570 Million CAD or equivalent to -450 Million US Dollars.

15. Shenker AG

15 World’s Biggest Courier Companies- DB Schenker

DB Schenker is a part of Deutsche Bahn AG focused on logistics. Historically, the company was acquired by Deutsche Bahn in 2002. Basically, the company is divided into several divisions, dealing with land, sea and air transportation, as well as contract logistics. Shenker AG has negative performance in 2020 with revenue of 39 billion Euro or equivalent to 44 billion US Dollar and net loss reach -5.7 Billion Euro or equivalent to -6.4 Billion US Dollar.