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U.S. Postal Service Tops List of Largest Postal Operators
The United States Postal Service ranks No. 1 on a list of the world’s largest postal operators published by Transport Topics along with a list of the Top 50 Global Freight Carriers.ÌýÌý
In May, for instance, Japan Post assumed ownership of Toll Holdings, the largest freight carrier in Australia and New Zealand and a major global air freight forwarder. Toll Group ranks No. 41 on Transport Topics’ Top 50 Global Freight Carriers list.
La Poste, the French postal service, owns GeoPost, a multinational parcel delivery service that ranks No. 29 on the Top 50 list.Ìý
TOP 15 GLOBAL POSTAL OPERATORS
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | 2014 Postal Revenue (in millions) | Ownership Type |
| 1 | United States Postal Service | United States | $67,830 | Government |
| 2 | China Post | China | $60,209 | Government |
| 3 | Deutsche Post | Germany | $20,851 | Public |
| 4 | Japan Post 1 | Japan | $17,327 | Government |
| 5 | La Poste | France | $15,147 | Government |
| 6 | Royal Mail 1 | United Kingdom | $12,787 | Public |
| 7 | Australia Post 2 | Australia | $8,485 | Government |
| 8 | Brazil Post | Brazil | $7,501 | Government |
| 9 | Swiss Post | Switzerland | $6,450 | Government |
| 10 | PostNL | Netherlands | $5,651 | Public |
| 11 | PostNord | Sweden | $5,462 | Government |
| 12 | Poste Italiane | Italy | $5,416 | Government |
| 13 | Canada Post | Canada | $5,385 | Government |
| 14 | Austrian Post | Austria | $3,151 | Government |
| 15 | bpost | Belgium | $3,001 | Government |
ÌýTOTAL TOP 15 POSTAL OPERATORS $244,654
1 Revenues for TTM ending 3/31/15ÌýÌýÌýÌý
2 Revenues for TTM ending 6/30/14ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Notes: Revenues for mail and parcel services only, excludes revenues for banking, insurance and other non-transportation servicesÌýÌýÌýÌý
Government ownership indicated when state-controlled entities own more than 50% of a company's shares.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
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