Deutsche Post DHL Group - external revenue by segment 2024

In the fiscal year of 2024, the Deutsche Post DHL Group's revenue from its Express business unit amounted to 24.5 billion euros. Its Global forwarding segment was responsible for 18.4 billion euros in revenue.

A brief overview of Deutsche Post DHL

Deutsche Post DHL Group is a German supply chain management and package delivery multinational company. The company is composed of several transportation-related segments that include postal services, express delivery, freight forwarding, and supply chain management. The company was founded in 1995 as a result of privatization of the postal services in Germany. Since its establishment, the company demonstrated a strong growth pattern in its operations and key financial indicators. In 2024, the company reached over 600,000 employees, up from 507,641 in 2006. Interestingly, Deutsche Post DHL Group's total revenue fluctuated around 50 to 60 billion euros between 2006 and 2020, beforing sharply increasing in 2021 reaching a peak at over 94.4 billion euros in 2022.

Deutsche Post DHL Group in the global logistics market

The company expanded its operations internationally with high comparative competitiveness in terms of efficiency, cost and quality of the logistics services it provided. In terms of contract logistics, DHL is the leading one worldwide, with almost six percent of the global market share. In courier and postal services, DHL holds the highest share of couriers and local delivery services in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Yet, in the Americas region, FedEx and UPS are the leading providers of couriers and local delivery services, and DHL is the third-largest provider. In 2024, the Deutsche Post DHL Group’s revenue from its European operations was 46.7 billion euros.