June 14: That’s a lot of packages to deliver

Danny Sheridan
Fact of the Day 1
Published in
Jun 14, 2022

Source: Pitney Bowes
Published: May 2022

That’s a lot of packages to deliver

It’s not just you; Americans are shipping more and more packages.

U.S. parcel* volume grew 6% in 2021, reaching a record high of 21.5 billion. That’s 683 per second.

Marketshare:

  • USPS — 32%
  • UPS — 24%
  • Amazon Logistics — 22%
  • Fedex — 19%
  • Other — 3%

Amazon Logistics deep-dive

  • Grew revenue to $22 billion (+19% YoY)
  • Shipped 8.4 billion parcels in 2021
  • Amazon Logistics delivered 57% of parcels (4.8 billion). The remaining 43% were passed to carriers for last-mile delivery.

*Parcel shipping refers to smaller boxed items that are under 100 lbs.

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