Revenues declined in 2023 amid an international trade slump, geopolitical conflicts and economic uncertainty.
E-commerce growth and constraints on ocean shipping have fueled strong demand for airfreight this year.
Get a continent-by-continent and country- by-country look at where the Top 50 Global Freight Companies are based.
Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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1 | 1 | Amazon.com Inc. | USA | $140,053 | $573,988 | 24.4% |
2 | 3 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $93,316 | $93,316 | 100% |
3 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $90,958 | $90,958 | 100% |
4 | 6 | United States Postal Service | USA | $79,324 | $79,324 | 100% |
5 | 4 | DHL Group | Germany | $66,119 | $88,513 | 74.7% |
6 | 5 | Maersk | Denmark | $48,905 | $51,049 | 95.8% |
7 | 7 | CMA CGM | France | $47,020 | $47,020 | 100% |
8 | 11 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $42,286 | $42,286 | 100% |
9 | 12 | China State Railway Group | China | $35,181 | $178,584 | 19.7% |
10 | 9 | Kuehne + Nagel International | Switzerland | $29,659 | $29,659 | 100% |
11 | 10 | SF Express | China | $27,182 | $27,182 | 100% |
12 | 15 | Deutsche Bahn Group | Germany | $26,735 | $48,876 | 54.7% |
13 | 8 | Cosco Shipping Group | China | $24,799 | $24,799 | 100% |
14 | 18 | Union Pacific Railroad | USA | $24,119 | $24,119 | 100% |
15 | 17 | BNSF Railway | USA | $23,876 | $23,876 | 100% |
16 | 14 | DSV A/S | Denmark | $21,884 | $21,884 | 100% |
17 | 22 | Indian Railways | India | $19,634 | $31,017 | 63.3% |
18 | 13 | Hapag-Lloyd | Germany | $19,400 | $19,400 | 100% |
19 | 24 | Geopost | France | $16,976 | $16,976 | 100% |
20 | 19 | C.H. Robinson | USA | $16,373 | $17,605 | 93% |
21 | 21 | Nippon Express | Japan | $15,935 | $15,935 | 100% |
22 | 26 | CSX Corp. | USA | $14,657 | $14,657 | 100% |
23 | 16 | Ocean Network Express | Japan | $14,536 | $14,536 | 100% |
24 | 25 | Sinotrans | China | $14,376 | $14,376 | 100% |
25 | 30 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $12,870 | $13,066 | 98.5% |
26 | 27 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $12,830 | $12,830 | 100% |
27 | 28 | SNCF Group | France | $12,594 | $45,140 | 27.9% |
28 | 31 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $12,459 | $12,459 | 100% |
29 | 32 | Norfolk Southern | USA | $12,156 | $12,156 | 100% |
30 | 35 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,689 | $10,210 | 94.9% |
31 | 23 | Expeditors International | USA | $9,300 | $9,300 | 100% |
32 | - | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | Canada | $9,298 | $9,298 | 100% |
33 | 37 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | $9,006 | $9,006 | 100% |
34 | 20 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $8,499 | $8,881 | 95.7% |
35 | 34 | XPO | USA | $7,744 | $7,744 | 100% |
36 | 40 | Dachser Group | Germany | $7,682 | $7,682 | 100% |
37 | 47 | Rhenus Group | Germany | $7,644 | $8,115 | 94.2% |
38 | 46 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | $7,515 | $7,515 | 100% |
39 | 44 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $7,142 | $7,142 | 100% |
40 | 48 | GLS Group | The Netherlands | $6,693 | $6,693 | 100% |
41 | - | Ryder System | USA | $6,660 | $11,783 | 56.5% |
42 | 29 | HMM Co. | South Korea | $6,429 | $6,429 | 100% |
43 | 45 | TFI International | Canada | $6,417 | $6,417 | 100% |
44 | 36 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | $6,055 | $6,055 | 100% |
45 | 50 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $5,866 | $5,866 | 100% |
46 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $5,600 | $5,600 | 100% |
47 | 49 | Schneider | USA | $5,499 | $5,499 | 100% |
48 | 43 | Landstar System | USA | $5,303 | $5,303 | 100% |
49 | 33 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $5,162 | $5,162 | 100% |
50 | - | Estes Express Lines | USA | $5,074 | $5,074 | 100% |
Top 50 Global Freight Companies
Revenue from acquired companies only included for period after close of acquisition. All revenue figures have been converted to U.S. dollars based on the average exchange rate in the appropriate calendar year.
Sources: Company reports and SJ Consulting Group Inc. estimates
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Post-COVID normalization and shaky economic conditions led to a difficult year at container ports and airports in 2023.
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