2025 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Companies
Up Front
The world’s largest transportation and logistics providers are operating in a highly volatile business environment.
Shippers await clarity on tariffs and trade policies before reconfiguring international supply chains.
Get a continent-by-continent and country- by-country look at where the Top 50 Global Freight Companies are based.
Rankings
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Amazon.com Inc. |
USA | $156,146 | $637,959 | 24.5% |
| 2 | 3 | UPS Inc. |
USA | $91,070 | $91,070 | 100% |
| 3 | 2 | FedEx Corp. |
USA | $87,393 | $87,393 | 100% |
| 4 | 4 | United States Postal Service |
USA | $79,537 | $79,537 | 100% |
| 5 | 5 | DHL Group |
Germany | $67,594 | $91,110 | 74.2% |
| 6 | 7 | CMA CGM |
France | $55,480 | $55,480 | 100% |
| 7 | 6 | Maersk |
Denmark | $52,308 | $55,482 | 94.3% |
| 8 | 11 | SF Express |
China | $39,563 | $39,563 | 100% |
| 9 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. |
Switzerland | $38,371 | $38,371 | 100% |
| 10 | 9 | China State Railway Group |
China | $33,477 | $166,552 | 20.1% |
| 11 | 13 | Cosco Shipping Group |
China | $32,532 | $32,532 | 100% |
| 12 | 10 | Kuehne + Nagel International |
Switzerland | $31,060 | $31,060 | 100% |
| 13 | 17 | Indian Railways |
India | $26,873 | $49,399 | 54.4% |
| 14 | 14 | Union Pacific Railroad |
USA | $24,250 | $24,250 | 100% |
| 15 | 16 | DSV A/S |
Denmark | $24,232 | $24,232 | 100% |
| 16 | 15 | BNSF Railway |
USA | $23,437 | $23,437 | 100% |
| 17 | 18 | Hapag-Lloyd |
Germany | $20,677 | $20,677 | 100% |
| 18 | 19 | Geopost |
France | $17,135 | $17,135 | 100% |
| 19 | 28 | Canadian National Railway |
Canada | $17,046 | $17,046 | 100% |
| 20 | 21 | Nippon Express |
Japan | $17,030 | $17,030 | 100% |
| 21 | 20 | C.H. Robinson |
USA | $16,354 | $17,725 | 92.3% |
| 22 | 24 | Sinotrans |
China | $14,832 | $14,832 | 100% |
| 23 | 22 | CSX Corp. |
USA | $14,540 | $14,540 | 100% |
| 24 | 23 | Ocean Network Express |
Japan | $14,536 | $14,536 | 100% |
| 25 | 34 | Evergreen Marine Corp. |
Taiwan | $14,434 | $15,083 | 95.7% |
| 26 | 29 | Norfolk Southern |
USA | $12,123 | $12,123 | 100% |
| 27 | 26 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services |
USA | $12,087 | $12,087 | 100% |
| 28 | 27 | SNCF Group |
France | $12,018 | $46,920 | 25.6% |
| 29 | 31 | Expeditors International |
USA | $10,601 | $10,601 | 100% |
| 30 | 32 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City |
Canada | $10,553 | $10,772 | 98% |
| 31 | 25 | Yamato Holdings |
Japan | $10,231 | $11,613 | 88.1% |
| 32 | - | Walmart Inc. |
USA | $9,497 | $680,985 | 1.4% |
| 33 | 37 | Rhenus Group |
Germany | $9,304 | $9,887 | 94.1% |
| 34 | 33 | CJ Logistics |
South Korea | $8,882 | $8,882 | 100% |
| 35 | 36 | Dachser Group |
Germany | $8,655 | $8,655 | 100% |
| 36 | 42 | HMM Co. |
South Korea | $8,577 | $8,577 | 100% |
| 37 | 49 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services |
Israel | $8,427 | $8,427 | 100% |
| 38 | 30 | SG Holdings |
Japan | $8,247 | $8,699 | 94.8% |
| 39 | 35 | XPO |
USA | $8,072 | $8,072 | 100% |
| 40 | 41 | Ryder System |
USA | $7,746 | $12,636 | 61.3% |
| 41 | 44 | KLN Logistics Group |
Hong Kong | $7,468 | $7,468 | 100% |
| 42 | 39 | Knight-Swift Transportation |
USA | $7,410 | $7,410 | 100% |
| 43 | 43 | TFI International |
Canada | $7,305 | $7,305 | 100% |
| 44 | 38 | Kintetsu World Express |
Japan | $7,005 | $7,005 | 100% |
| 45 | - | Yang Ming Marine Transport |
Taiwan | $6,940 | $6,940 | 100% |
| 46 | 40 | GLS Group |
The Netherlands | $6,059 | $6,059 | 100% |
| 47 | 48 | Landstar System |
USA | $5,819 | $5,819 | 100% |
| 47 | 50 | Estes Express Lines |
USA | $5,864 | $5,864 | 100% |
| 48 | 45 | Old Dominion Freight Line |
USA | $5,815 | $5,815 | 100% |
| 49 | 12 | Deutsche Bahn Group |
Germany | $5,471 | $28,358 | 19.3% |
| 50 | 47 | Schneider |
USA | $5,291 | $5,291 | 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.
* No. 47 Estes Express Lines was added to the list after initial publication due to revised data.
Sources: Company reports and SJ Consulting Group Inc. estimates
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